[MX04] Version And Import Question
Greetings,
I am new to Flash and I have picked up a site that has a movie that needs to be edited. I do not know what version was used to create it but its a .SWF file.
I ftp'd a copy of the movie and imported it into Flash8 and all tools were greyed out. When I imported it into MX2004 I can get the timeline but only for the opening scene and it opens as an untitled project.
Is there a way to import the entire movie with all scenes?
Thanks for any help for this very new noob.
Steve
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Posted on: 10-07-2006, 12:51 PM
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