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Understanding movies, actors, and sprite tracks

An Electrifier Pro movie can contain an unlimited number of actors, which can use any type of imported content. Actors can contain bitmap and vector graphics, video, audio, music, 3-D graphics, and even virtual-reality panoramas. Some actors, such as sprite tracks and actor sequences, can even contain collections of other actors (though a sprite track cannot contain another sprite track). You direct how and when an actor will perform, and how long it will remain in the movie.

Since actors behave differently in different contexts, we have summarized the uses of each kind of container--movies, sprite tracks, and actor sequences--so you can place your actors appropriately.

Place an actor directly in the movie to

• Provide the smoothest possible playback for video, VR, and sound.
• Provide the most efficient streaming for video, VR, and sound.

Place an actor in a sprite track to

• Provide the smoothest possible animation for any actor.
• Have the actor respond to user actions.
• Combine partially transparent actors such as vector graphics and Photoshop files.
• Reposition or reschedule a group of actors as a single unit

Place an actor in an actor sequence to

• Use transitions between actors
• Sequence a group of actors in time

For more information

For detailed information about special commands relevant to actors, movies, and sprite tracks, see the Movie menu, Actor menu, and Content menu sections of the Menu Reference.

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