About the Capture Dialog Box
Use the Capture dialog box (click 
on the animate toolbar) to save your animation as an mpeg or an avi file, or as a series of jpeg, tiff or bmp files. From Creo Parametric 6.0, you can include a background for your animation that appears with your mechanism in Render Studio.
on the animate toolbar) to save your animation as an mpeg or an avi file, or as a series of jpeg, tiff or bmp files. From Creo Parametric 6.0, you can include a background for your animation that appears with your mechanism in Render Studio.To set a background scene follow the steps below:
1. On the View tab, click the arrow under Scenes and select a scene from the available options. To set a custom scene, click 
Edit Scene.
Edit Scene.2. Set the Display Style to 
Shading With Reflections.
Shading With Reflections.3. To view the background scene in the graphics window when you are not in Render Studio, click 
Perspective View.
Perspective View.The scene is add to your animation even when you do not display it in the graphics window. It displays automatically in the graphics window when you click > .
You can set the following options in the Capture dialog box.
• File Name—Accept the default name (the extension is determined by the Format you choose), or type another name. The file is saved in the current working directory. To change the default directory or overwrite an existing file, click Browse and select the directory or file.
• Format—Accept the default (mpeg) or choose another format.
 | • If you select a format other than mpeg or avi, the animation is saved as a series of files. Click  Time Domain to change the frame order.• Use external animation software to create an animation from the individual frames. • You can set the compression rate if you use the avi format. |
• Resolution—The default width and height values are the dimensions of the current graphics window. These values will not change if you resize the graphics window while the Capture dialog box is open.
| | You must set Render settings in the Render Studio application before capturing an animation. In Assembly mode, select > to open the Render Studio tab. For more information, search for Render in the Help Center. |
• Click the Render Frames check box to use photorendering while recording your animation. Click Settings to open the Render Settings dialog box.
• Frame rate—Type a variable to set the frame rate for an avi or an mpeg file.
• Compression—When using the avi format, select to open the Video Compression dialog box. Select a video setting from the list and then set the compression rate, or accept the default Uncompressed.
| | • Compression settings cannot be undone once an animation has been captured. • An avi capture can fail for many reasons. Make sure that all compression settings have been correctly configured or consult the relevant software. |
• Click OK to begin recording.