Creating Targets

You can create as many targets as you need, either for a collection or a standalone movie. You can use different settings for each target, so that each output is unique.

How to Create Targets for a Collection

  1. Open the Mimic collection.
  2. In the Collection Editor, click the Targets tab.
  3. At the bottom of the tab, click New. The New Target dialog opens.
  4. Use the tabs in the dialog to do any of the following.

    To Provide a Name

    On the General tab, type a name for the target.

    To Select an Output Format and Provide SEttings

    1. Select the Output Format tab.
    2. In the Default Output section, select the format.
      • HTML5 HTML5 is a movie format that uses the <video> element instead of <object> and can be viewed on any browser that supports HTML5 content. Most newer browsers support the <video> element, including Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Opera, Chrome, and Safari. Older browsers such as Internet Explorer 8 do not. HTML5 can also be used to generate a standalone video file to play your movies on an iPhone or upload them to YouTube or Vimeo. See Specifying HTML5 Options.
      • PDF Short for "Portable Document Format," PDF is an open standard format for electronic documentation exchange invented by Adobe. PDF files are used to represent a two-dimensional document in an device- and resolution-independent fixed-layout format. If you select this option, you can also click the Page Setup button. This opens the Page Setup dialog, which lets you choose settings such as page size, orientation, and margins. See Setting Up Pages for Print-Based Output.
    3. (Optional) Provide the following settings.
      • Single File Output (Per Movie) When you build output for HTML5 movies, you can select an option to generate single output files. This option generates a single MP4 and/or WebM file, in addition to the many other browser-related files. These single MP4 and WebM files can be used to play movies in a standalone player, such as Windows Media Player or QuickTime. Single MP4 files can be used to view movies on the iPhone. You can play single MP4 or WebM files on YouTube or Vimeo.
      • Comment You can enter an internal comment for your own purposes.

    To Change Variable Definitions

    1. Select the Variables tab. All available variables are shown in the tab.
    2. You can type a different definition for any of the existing variables. For more information see Variables.

    Note If you have linked to a Flare project, you cannot change the definitions for the variables from that project. However, you can change the definitions for variables that you create in Mimic. If you want to edit a variable from a Flare project, you need to do so from within Flare.

    To Associate Conditions

    1. Select the Conditional Text tab.
    2. Select which condition tags you want to include in the target or exclude from it. For more information see Conditions.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click Save the active file. to save your work.

How to Create Targets for a Standalone Movie

  1. Open the standalone movie.

  2. Select Movie > Properties.

    The Movie Properties dialog opens.

  3. Click the Targets tab.
  4. At the bottom of the tab, click New. The New Target dialog opens.
  5. Use the tabs in the dialog to do any of the following.

    To Provide a Name

    On the General tab, type a name for the target.

    To Select an Output Format and Provide Settings

    1. Select the Movie Output tab.
    2. In the Default Output section, select the format.
      • HTML5 HTML5 is a movie format that uses the <video> element instead of <object> and can be viewed on any browser that supports HTML5 content. Most newer browsers support the <video> element, including Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Opera, Chrome, and Safari. Older browsers such as Internet Explorer 8 do not. HTML5 can also be used to generate a standalone video file to play your movies on an iPhone or upload them to YouTube or Vimeo. See Specifying HTML5 Options.
      • PDF Short for "Portable Document Format," PDF is an open standard format for electronic documentation exchange invented by Adobe. PDF files are used to represent a two-dimensional document in an device- and resolution-independent fixed-layout format. If you select this option, you can also click the Page Setup button. This opens the Page Setup dialog, which lets you choose settings such as page size, orientation, and margins. See Setting Up Pages for Print-Based Output.
    3. (Optional) If you are generating an HTML5 movie and you want to generate a single output file, select Single File Output. ClosedRead more… When you build output for HTML5 movies, you can select an option to generate single output files. This option generates a single MP4 and/or WebM file, in addition to the many other browser-related files. These single MP4 and WebM files can be used to play movies in a standalone player, such as Windows Media Player or QuickTime. Single MP4 files can be used to view movies on the iPhone. You can play single MP4 or WebM files on YouTube or Vimeo.

    To Change Variable Definitions

    1. Select the Variables tab. All variables in your movie are shown in the tab.
    2. You can type a different definition for any of the existing variables. For more information see Variables.

    Note If you have linked to a Flare project, you cannot change the definitions for the variables from that project. However, you can change the definitions for variables that you create in Mimic. If you want to edit a variable from a Flare project, you need to do so from within Flare.

    To Associate Conditions

    1. Select the Conditional Text tab.
    2. Select which condition tags you want to include in the target or exclude from it. For more information see Conditions.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Click OK again.
  8. Click Save the active file. to save your work.