Using the same source document, you change text, color or effects and then export the animation to any of the supported formats. As you would expect, e-Picture Pro will import Photoshop, Illustrator, and QuickTime files. But it also imports 3-D text and graphics in DXF or LightWave 3D formats. The objects retain vector information, allowing you to turn them through any vantage point. The Animation Inspector, which provides an animation timeline, looks a little confusing at first, but after a run through, it becomes apparent that editing and key-framing animations are much easier than in Fireworks or ImageReady.
Easy animation Making an animation is extremely easy.
But its most powerful animation feature is its automatic tweening capability, in which you define object attributes in a start frame and an end frame, and the program fills in the intermediate frames. A tweening wizard lets you refine motion paths and other attributes between frames, without actually inserting new keyframes. This makes existing projects easy to edit compared with those created in ImageReady or Fireworks. You can apply special effects such as drop shadows, bevels or embossing to individual objects, or the layers on which they reside. The program requires Mac OS 8.5 or greater and is also available in a Windows version.