Saving and exporting Flipbooks

When you save Flipbook files from Files > Save, Save As, or Save a Copy as, they are saved as a proprietary Sketchbook Animation format (.skba) that stores all the animation settings, keyframes, background layers, and timeline data. 

Flipbooks can also be exported as:

• Sequential PNG
• Sequential layered PSD
  • export only - Flipbook cannot import layered files or sequences.
• MOV (macOS only)
• WMV (Windows only)
• MP4
• Animated GIF

Exporting a single keyframe 

If you have a keyframe that you wish to save as an individual image, you can export it from the menu using File > Export Current Frame…

In the Save dialog, TIFF will be the default format. Tap on File Format for the drop-down of options:

• Flattened image formats
  • JPEG
  • PNG (to export transparent PNGs, turn off visibility of the background color)
  • BMP
• Layered formats
  • Sketchbook Tiff
    • Exports the layer stack of the selected keyframe and the background layers and background color.
    • This is a useful format if you want to further develop the frame as a static canvas in Sketchbook Pro.
    • Remember, you cannot re-import layered files back to Flipbook.
  • PSD
    • Exports the layer stack of the selected keyframe and the background layers, but subject to the limitations of exporting PSD files
  • Adobe TIFF
    • Exports the layer stack of the selected keyframe and the background layers, but will not retain background color.

Export sequential images

You can export a sequence of PNG or PSD files. This is a full export of every frame, including all the duplicates from empty frames.

From the menu bar, select File > Export Flipbook.

• By default, Export As is set to PNG Sequence
  • If you want PSD, tap to select from the dropdown
• Customize export options as needed
  • Background color - by default, this is OFF 
• Export all frames or a custom range (minimum 2 frames)
  • Changing export size
    • By unchecking Match Document Size you can export at a different proportional size. 
    • The size cannot exceed the maximum canvas size for Flipbook (13 MPX).
• Export location
  • Windows: after tapping Export, the browser will open.
    • Enter your file name. This creates a Folder with this name.
    • All images will have this name with a .### numbering suffix.
    • Tap Save
  • Mac: after tapping Export, Finder will open
    • Images will be automatically use the name of the folder you select.
    • Navigate to the desired folder or create a new folder
    • Select Open to export images.

Exporting Animated GIF

1. From the menu bar, select File > Export Flipbook.
2. Choose Animated GIF from the Export As options.
3. Customize options
   • you can uncheck Match Document Settings to reduce the image size or frame rate.
   • For a looping Animated GIF, you can choose the Loop Playback setting

Exporting Video

1. From the menu bar, select File > Export Flipbook.
2. Choose the video format from the Export As options.
3. Customize Range or Size and Frame Rate options
   • Background color and Loop Playback are not options for video formats.
4. Tap Export.
5. Enter File Name and Save.