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      <div class="title_topic5" id="xps10_pagetitle"> Type</div>
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      <p class="para_topic"> The Type option allows you to select which type of animation file format to create. Three types are available: GIF89a, MPEG-2 and MPEG-1.</p>
      <div class="title_division"> GIF89a</div>
      <p class="para_division"> The GIF89a format is suitable for creating GIF animation files. GIF animation files are widely used for display on Web pages.</p>
      <p class="para_division"> If you select GIF89a for the Type, the Background filed replaces the Aspect Ratio field on the Edit Parameters dialog. The Frame Rate, Hres and Vres fields are available for you to enter values, and are assigned defaults based on what is specified by the Size option.</p>
      <p class="para_division"> The default file extension for GIF89a is .gif.</p>
      <div class="title_division"> MPEG-2</div>
      <p class="para_division"> MPEG-2 is an improved version of MPEG-1, supporting variable resolutions, aspect ratios and frame rates.</p>
      <p class="para_division"> If you select MPEG-2 for the Type, the Aspect Ratio, Frame Rate, Hres and Vres fields are available for you to enter values, and are assigned defaults based on what is specified by the Size option.</p>
      <p class="para_division"> The default file extension for MPEG-2 is .m2v.</p>
      <div class="title_division"> MPEG-1</div>
      <p class="para_division"> MPEG-1 is an early standard for MPEG movies. If you select MPEG-1 the Type, the Aspect Ratio and Frame Rate, Hres and Vres fields become insensitive and are assigned fixed values (an aspect ratio of 4:3 and a frame rate of 24 frames per second).</p>
      <p class="para_division"> The default file extension for MPEG-1 is .mpg.</p>
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