FLC Files

The FLC (flic) file format is an Autodesk format for digital animations.

There are two slight variations of this format. Animations created by the earlier Autodesk Animator program have the .fli file name extension; the later Animator Pro and 3D Studio R4 products create animation files with a .flc file name extension. Flic files can also have a .cel file name extension.

Flic files are restricted to a maximum of 256 colors (8-bit).

Interface

Clicking Render or Setup in the Render Output File dialog displays the FLC Image Control dialog.

Palette Method—Select the method to use to create the 256-color palette for the file. Low builds the palette based on the first frame. Medium builds a 256-color palette for every frame and then optimizes them into a single palette. Custom uses the palette of another file that you specify. Uniform uses a generic set of colors for cases in which you want to use a set of flic files to all have the same standard colors.

Number of Palette Colors—Set the number of colors up to 256. If you specify a number less than 256, the remaining slots in the palette are filled with black.