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Export the animation to a SWF file.

Choose File > Export > Macromedia Flash, choose a location in the Save In menu, enter a file name, and click Save. In the SWF Settings dialog box, choose Ignore from the Unsupported Features menu, select Loop Continuously and Include Layer Marker Web Links, deselect all other options, and then click OK.

Our resulting animation is completely vector-based, which ensures that the text retains its crisp edges and detail even if the animation is scaled larger than the original composition.

Note: The only effects that are supported by the SWF format include Audio Wave From, Audio Spectrum, and Path Text. Also, the Motion Blur switch isn’t supported.

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Preview the SWF animation in a browser.

In a Web browser, open the HTML file located where you saved the SWF file, and click Open.

When you export a file to the SWF format, After Effects generates an HTML page with an embedded SWF file. The HTML page notes the SWF settings you chose and displays the animation. You can click the SWF file name in the Web page to make the animation fill an entire browser window.

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