RE: FLASH: Best Graphic Format

[Campbell, Clyde]

WEll well...


As far as importing pixel-based graphics goes, I found this out by trial and

error, if you import jpegs into flash, the resulting swf comes out even

larger than if you were just to import the bmp version of the pic. This must

be because the jpeg is already compressed, not really giving room for flash

to do it's own nifty compression. Obviously gifs are quite useful for

transparecny and small size, but offer less of a colour range than a bmp

would. As far as transparency goes though, the png format (best from MM

Fireworks, but also works from Photoshop5) works like a charm.


FOr vector stuff? Well, when I had Freehand7 and tried experimenting with

Corel Draw, it was always a tossup between exporting as wmf's, eps's or ai's

(adobe illustrator). The problem comes in with text, and basically anything

with a "hole" in it, like the letters "D, g, e, a" for instance -they don't

import nicely at all. Also the same for any "punched" sections in Freehand

drawings. I suppose copying and pasting does work for simpler stuff. With

Freehand 8 however, you can just export straight as an swf!! Everything

works great except for horizontal/radial gradient fills in Freehand. These

have to be re-created in Flash.



	cheers from sunny South Africa



> >I'm a little new here.  Could anyone tell me 

> >what the best graphic format to import into

> >Flash is?

> 

> About the vector formats:

> 

> I'm working on PC and usually I plan and draw the scene (with all it's

> element's) for Flash in Corel Draw. Then I "Copy" element in Corel and

> "Edit -> Paste Special" in Flash.

> It works fine. No problems. No bothering about the format. Very simple,

> quick and effective.

> 

> About the bitmap:

> I prefer  .gif for it's small size and "controllability" (fixed color

> palette, dithering, transparency etc)

> But posiibly it's my prejudice. (I'm classic web-designer or

> html-designer.  :) ).

> 

> 

> 

> Catherine.

> from Russia with love.

> http://catherine.co.ru



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