An animation created in ArcMap, ArcScene, or ArcGlobe can be persisted in two ways:
- By saving the ArcMap, ArcScene, or ArcGlobe document (.mxd, .sxd, or .3dd) in which the animation was created.
- By saving the animation to an independent .ama, .asa, or .aga file.
Learn more about saving the document
Learn more about saving the animation to an animation file
Furthermore, the animation can be exported to the following formats:
- As a video file: Audio Video Interleaved (.avi)
- As a set of sequential images: Windows Bitmap (.bmp) and JPEG (.jpg).
Learn more about exporting an animation to a video file
Learn more about exporting an animation as sequential images
A saved animation can be loaded into an appropriate document (map, scene, or globe).