RE: FLASH: Re: flasher-digest V1 #751

[Rich Lee]

Have to admit, I'm guilty of the same sin...  I've been using PS since

before I was born it seems, and I can do everything I need in that or

Painter, so until Flash I was able to perpetrate this scam.... Now, though,

I've got to bite the bullet and "vectorize" myself....


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From: ownershocker [dot] com [ownershocker [dot] com]On">mailto:ownershocker [dot] com]On Behalf Of Angelique

> Gulermovich Epstein

> Sent: Thursday, February 11, 1999 11:31 AM

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To: flashershocker [dot] com

> Subject: FLASH: Re: flasher-digest V1 #751

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>

> Hi everyone,

>

> Here's a guilty admission.  My Illustrator skills stink; until Flash came

> around there wasn't really any call for Illustrator for me.  So, here's my

> question:  What's the best way to get a good grounding in Illustrator,

> fast?  The CIB?  Or are there other great resources I should know about?

>

> Thanks!

>

> Yours very truly,

> Angel

>

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> >

> >Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 09:00:31 -0500

>

>From: John Croteau <croteauerols [dot] com>

> >Subject: Re: FLASH: A rephrasing of the Tools question...

> >

> >Hi Joost and all,

> >

> >> I always create my artwork in illustrator, i think the tools

> >> to create graphic content in Flash are to poor, but why

> >> do you need these tools within Flash if you can create your

> >> artwork in more dedicated programs? The only graphic tool i use

> >> within Flash for graphic content is to change the colors of

> >> some imported graphics, because sometimes colors change when

> >> importing into Flash.

> >Anyone who wants to create fast and lean graphics for Flash and uses

> >illustrator or any other external program exclusively:

> > 1) Doesn't know the drawing features and capabilities of Flash.

> > 2) Spends a lot of extra time optimizing and adjusting.

> > 3) Doesn't make lean and fast animations that are properly optimized.

> >

> >I always teach students how to draw in Flash first because only then

> >will you know when it is best to import or create in Flash.

> >

> >

> >> That brings up a question, how can you avoid having to adjust

> >> colors in Flash. I have a lot problems with the purple colors

> >> imported from illustrator to Flash. Any ideas about thisone?

> >Create in Flash. Or wait for the next version of Photoshop which should

> >have a good solution.

> >

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>John Croteau croteauerols [dot] com (mailto:croteauerols [dot] com)

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