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Mastering Lumion 3D

By : Ciro Cardoso
Book Image

Mastering Lumion 3D

By: Ciro Cardoso

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Mastering Lumion 3D
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Lumion's Movie mode – a quick overview


First things first: where can we find the Movie mode? In the bottom-right corner, there are several buttons. By now, it is not that challenging to find the Photo mode button and, consequently, the Movie mode button, which is just next in line. Click on this button to open the Movie mode. The Movie mode is the heart of all the animations we can create in Lumion. The interface of this mode is relatively simple, as shown in the following screenshot:

For now, let's keep in mind that we have three options to create a movie in Lumion:

  • Record: This option is the only one that gives you access to the scene created in Lumion

  • Image: Click on this button to load an image that can be used as part of the movie, but you need to keep in mind that the image imported needs to match the resolution of the movie; otherwise, it might look distorted

  • Movie from file: This loads an MPEG-4 video that can be used as a section of the movie

When we mention animation perchance, our...