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Converting Flash To Image ... Is It Possible?
Is there any way to convert a flash movie (or a part of it) to an image? Here is what I must do:

I need to create a logo builder that allows the user to specify different colors to parts of a football helmet and put some text on that helmet too. This part is almost done. The trick, however is to get a "snapshot" of the final logo to use into a PDF newsletter. The ideal thing would be that the conversion of the swf to image could be done by scripting (action script, php, java script).

Can anyone point me to the right direction?

Thank you in advance.

EDIT: Another usefull way would be to be able to send an eps file to the server, if it can be done. I mean to print the specific frame, but instead of using the user's printer, to use something on the server.

Converting Bitmap Image Sequences To Flash
Hello,

I use LightWave 3D to create a set of characters that are simple talking heads. Composited in Mirage and edited in VT4, it's all bitmap images. You can see a sample here:

Subversive Entertainment

That version was intended for TV but isn't going to sell. I'd like to try it as an animated editorial cartoon embedded in a Flash player at online newspapers. But when I compress the video it doesn't convert as cleanly as I know a direct Flash file would. I'd like to import the image sequences into Flash and converting them to symbols(?) or movie clips(?) or(?)...

What would be the best way to handle the image sequences in Flash? They are currently 180 frames long for each character, but I could reduce the image sequence to as little as 60 frames. Once the image sequence is converted to a set of symbols(?) they would be re-used over and over.

I imported a 180 frame image sequence and it put one image on each frame in the Flash timeline. How would I convert that entire image seqence to a sequence of symbols(?) that I could re-use. When I exported it as a movie it made a .swf file that looks great but I don't think that's what I want to work with within Flash. (I'll create a differnt background in FLash as well.)

Whew,

Hope this made sense.

TW

Edited: 06/19/2007 at 11:31:56 AM by tomwood2

Converting A File Too Use In Flash
Was wondering if anyone here can tell me how too convert a DEM file from Half-life into a movie so that i can make a flash intro too there site?

Converting Flash File To Gif?
Is there a way to export or convert a flash file to a picture file? Even if I go through fireworks? How would I get my flash animation imported into Fireworks???

Thanks,
vv

Converting Image Sequences Into Video (inside Flash)
On my narrow search for transparent video, the only solution I could come up with was converting a movie into an image sequence, using photoshop droplets to erase certain areas, and then exporting with .PNG's.

So how can I get an image sequence (~500 frames) back into Flash, letting the images keep their transparency AND allowing the images to be played at 30 frames a second, so it still looks like a video.

If there's a better way to do this entirely, please, let me know.

here's a visual: (~3mb, no preloader) http://clay.bellmor.com/gotoandlearn/example.swf
//I'd like the top video of my little brother to be transparent on the outside (black area) so the bottom video (glowy things) can show through.
//note: the video may look choppy because it was recorded at 15fps.

Cheers,
CLAYTON

Problem Converting Flash File To Animated .Gif
I've never made an animated gif from a flash file but the flash help says to simply do the following:

Flash exports the first frame in the movie as a GIF, unless you mark a different keyframe for export by entering the frame label
#Static. Flash exports all the frames in the current movie to an animated GIF unless you specify a range of frames for export by
entering the frame labels #First and #Last in the appropriate keyframes.

No matter what I try, when I export to an animated gif, the image that shows up is not animated but I only get the first frame. What could be missing and what areas should I check? Thanks in advance.

Converting An .exe Flash File Back To Edible .fla File?
Does any one know if there are ways to convert an .exe flash file back to ediable .fla file?

Need A Quick Favour - Converting Old Flash File Into MX Format
File is here :

http://s52.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3...E0GKFTFIC7KQ2K

Thankyou!

~angrymice

Converting Flash Scripts Inside .fla Into External .as File?
Hi, I have a client that for some reason they are wanting to convert their .fla project and break up the 8 script layers of their game, and put it in an external .as file for the Flash project.

I was just wondering if this could be done could someone show me a link, tutorial or anything on how I would go about doing this, and why this needs to be done this way?

Easy implementation for future games of the same kind?

Image Changes When Converting To Button
Hey guys, so i text thats as image in flash and I wanna make the rollover button to it. So I cut out the image for up and over put it in flash and now when I run it the A and some letters look messed up. How do I fix this. I cant just type the words in as text in flash b/c the spacing wont be the same. Any ideas. Am I converting the jpg wrong in photoshop

attached is teh swf so you can see what im talking about. The words on the left are what they should look like and the word one top ( approach) the A is messed up and so on.

Thanks

http://xquisitegraphix.com/resources/menu.html

Converting Movie Clip To An Image
Hi all,

I am having a very big problem here. I am creating a movie clip with different images on it. the user will be able to save the movie clip and updated in the database using the x and y coordinate of the different image.

Now I wanted to convert the movie clip into an image (JPEG) file and so that I can retrieve it and display onto the browser. May you all help me how should I do it. Thanks for your help pls.

Regards
Fernado

Converting An Image To An Array Of Bits
Hiz!

I´d like to convert an image or a portion of my Fla in an Array of bits.

The objective of that is to send that array to an JAVA aplication an then convert the Array to the original picture.

The Class BitmapData allows to work with bitmaps and the bitmapInstance.getBits() seems to do exactly what i wont but i dont know how to "link" that information.

I use Flash8.

Can anyone help me in this matter??

Converting A Vector Into An Image Via Actionscript
Ok I was just wondering,
wouldn't it be great, to save swf filesize, if you could, at the start of the frame, change some vector movieclips into images.

This would save massive amounts of filesize because you don't need to embed the images, and also I/you could change your vector in flash without having to re-import the image...

Is there a way to do it with BitmapData or copying a movieclipt to a bitmap or something?

Is this possible and if so, how can i acheive it?
-Jacob

Converting To Button, But Image Distorts
Hey guys, so i text thats as image in flash and I wanna make the rollover button to it. So I cut out the image for up and over put it in flash and now when I run it the A and some letters look messed up. How do I fix this. I cant just type the words in as text in flash b/c the spacing wont be the same. Any ideas. Am I converting the jpg wrong in photoshop

attached is teh swf so you can see what im talking about. The words on the left are what they should look like and the word one top ( approach) the A is messed up and so on.

Thanks

http://xquisitegraphix.com/resources/menu.html

Problem When Converting Image To Button
Hi
I have the following problem:
When I import a jpg or bmp image and then convert it to a button symbol, the image is stretched a tiny bit, which adds some ugly notches to the image.
It's not visible until I test or export the movie.
It's not all images which act this way.
Also it's only visible when the desktop is set to display less than 32 bit colours (no problems in 32 bit!)
I've accessed my movie from other PCs, but the problem is exactly the same: Nothces in 24/16 bit, no problems in 32 bit.
I hope someone can help me.
Thanks
Jesper

Converting File
Ok I know I ask alot of questions. Thx for Helping me.

Ok I made my site on word ( for my first site) Now im told i need a converter to put it into the internet??? Um how can I put my word website/file into the internet. Thx

Jake

Converting Web/File
Ok I know I ask alot of questions. Thx for Helping me.

Ok I made my site on word ( for my first site) Now im told i need a converter to put it into the internet??? Um how can I put my word website/file into the internet. Thx

Jake

Converting Swf Into Exe File
hi;
I am new user of flashkit .I have a question ?
how can I convert a swf file into an exe file.

Help With Converting File
Could someone convert this file to Flash MX? Not Flash MX2004.

Thanks
Ecinele

Converting An AS2.0 File To AS3.0?
Hey everyone,

I have a CS3 file that was given to me to make some changes to.
It was written in AS2.0, but I would like to implement some new AS3.0 classes.
Is there any way to convert this file to an AS3.0 file? I'd really like to avoid re-creating the entire .fla.

Thanks in advance for any thoughts!

Help Converting File
I hope I can get some help here.

In a nutshell, I've made a 15-minute flash video for a friend's wedding. Basically it's a glorified slideshow, but several people asked for a copy. I'd like to provide copies as DVDs people can just stick in and play, particularly since many of them are blue-haired great aunts that won't necessarily have the latest and greatest computers, or any computer for that matter.

Does anyone out there have an angle on how to convert a Flash video into a straightforward movie format? I'm not a developer, so basically, I'm looking to pay someone to just take care of it for me.

Any leads would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

[F8] Converting Profile Image To Frontal Image
Hello:

I have a 2D illustration of a woman's profile done as vector art in Adobe Illustrator.

I need to (somehow) transform this into a frontal view, as my customer wants this added to a Flash animation for his website.

Does Flash (or any program) have a feature like this?

Any input would be great.

Thanks.

[F8] Converting Child Image To Symbol/red Box Of Death
Hello all,
I have started using flash to create some interactive learning tools, but I have run into a problem.
I created a scene that contains a movie clip of a diagram that rotates. It is an octagon composed of 8 child bitmap images that fit together like slices of pie. I used this action script on the movie clip,
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
i = getProperty(this,_rotation);
setProperty(this,_rotation,i + 1);
}
when I test it it works fine.
Now I would like to turn each of the child images into a button. I 'convert to symbol'. Now when I test the movie, the slice that I converted has been replaced by a red box that overlaps onto other slices, the whole box reacts to mousover like a button. It is the same red box that appears when I double click on a bitmap image in Flash and there is nothing inside.
What is the meaning of the red box? Is there a problem creating buttons within the movie clip?
What I would like to do is have each slice of the octagonal pie be a button, which would rotate the movie clip onclick so that the clicked slice is at the top, then transition into another scene.

Converting .txt File To Array
Hi,

I have a text file, which has large arrays in it of this format,

&Array1 = [2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, etc etc etc ];
&Array2 = [2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, etc etc etc ];

I need these loaded in at the begining of my movie (before any other actionscript can run), and converted to arrays in my Flash movie. When I do loadvariables, it just loads the text file in as a string, but I need it as a array.

How would I do that?

thanks for any help.

phil.

Converting SWF To Gif Animation File
Is that possible? I notice that under "Publish", it gives me the option to publish the file to Gif, but it only shows up the background image. Please help.

Converting To QuickTime File
Hello
I have a problem converting Flash 8 movie to Quick Time movie
I am using Export Movie command: selecting Quick Time file type, choosing needed options (kipping file flatten), setting Flash version to Flash Player 5, as asked.
I have a .mov file as a result, but it plays only in my computer; if I send this file to somebody else via email, it does not work anymore.
I tried to publish the movie as QuickTime – still the same result.
The size of that .mov file is equal to the size of the original .fla file, which is not right at all.
I remember, when I had Flash 5, there were no problems converting Flash movies to QuickTime movies, but now I spoke with several people, it seems like everybody have the same problem.
I would very appreciate, if somebody could help me
Thank you

Converting A MX 2004 File To MX
Hi,
I've been having trouble converting a .fla file from MX 2004 to MX.
I tried Save As Flash MX Document but when I openned it with MX it gave an error, Unexpected File Format.
I searched the forums but didn't have much success.
Does anyone know how can I convert it?
My main traget is to use Symbols I've created, I do have AS code but it's less important.
Thanks!

Converting An .fla File Into A Scene?
Hi there,

I hoping this is possible. I have a flash file I want to convert into a scene in a different fla file. Is there an easy way to do this?

WMV File Not Converting To FLV Properly
I am trying to use the Flash Video Encoder to convert a WMV file that a client provided to me into an FLV file. The audio works fine in the FLV, but the image stays stuck on the first frame through the whole movie.

This file needs to be uploaded by tomorrow. I've tried compressing with about 6 different compression settings (both in Sorenson and the newer On2 VP6 codecs).

I'm about to rip my hair out.

I even downloaded a trial version of Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 to export it and it's taking an hour to do so. My suspision is that it wont work in there either.

Edited: 09/08/2007 at 08:51:28 PM by ThinkSeed

Converting An Image To A Movieclip And Adding It To The Main Movie
Hi, I'm new to AS3 so even if my question is dumb, please be tolerable

Ok, I made a class that takes an image and basically convert it to a movieclip with a tween that changes its alpha value.

ActionScript Code:
package
{
import flash.display.*;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import fl.transitions.Tween;
import fl.transitions.easing.Regular;

class ThumbNail extends MovieClip
{
public var movie_clip:MovieClip;
public var tweens:Array;

public function ThumbNail(fname:String)
{
var ldr:Loader = new Loader();
var url_req:URLRequest = new URLRequest(fname);
ldr.load(url_req);

// if the image is loaded
ldr.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, fileLoaded);
}

private function fileLoaded(e:Event):void
{
tweens = new Array();
movie_clip = new MovieClip();

// convert the image to a movie clip (by adding it to a blank movieclip)
movie_clip.addChild(e.target.content);

// tween: change alpha from 0 to 1
var tweenAlpha:Tween = new Tween(movie_clip, "alpha", Regular.easeIn, 0, 1, 12);

tweens.push(tweenAlpha);
}
}
}

and this is my document class for my test movie

ActionScript Code:
package
{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import ThumbNail;

public class ThumbNailTest extends MovieClip
{
public function ThumbNailTest()
{
addChild(new ThumbNail("DSC01159.JPG"));
}
}
}

I get no error but I can't see anything on the screen,, What's wrong with my code?

Thank you in advance

Converting Swf File To Broadcast Quality Movie File
I'm using a Patrick Jansen effect in flash and if I try to export it the way I usually do for movie credits - ie export to quicktime - all I get is a grey box. The only way I can get the movie into a quicktime file correctly is to save the file as an swf then use "swf and flv player" to export each frame as a tif then recompile in quicktime.
Is there a program that will convert the SWF to quicktime in one go and keep the quality? It's for a movie, so I need it very high res.
thanks in advance,

(mac os x 10.4.9 G5 dual 2ghz, internal 250 and 350hd, external 500gb, 4gb ram)

Converting A Simple AS2 File To AS3. Pic Loop Bar.
Hi everyone. I'm no expert on Actionscript 3.0. I'm wondering if someone had a suggestion on how to fix my AS3 code.

Here's the AS2 loop picture bar code. Works perfect.

_root.pics.onEnterFrame=function(){
_root.pics._x+=(86-_root._xmouse)/33.3;

if(this._x>0){
this._x=-300;
}
if(this._x<-300){
this._x=0;
}
}

Then I was trying to update to AS3. There's something obvious I'm missing, no?

pics.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onEnterFrame);

pics.x+=(86-mouseX)/33.3;

if(this.x>0){
this.x=-300;
}
if(this.x<-300){
this.x=0;
}

thanks kindly for any suggestions!

Converting Video File In FLV In Runtime
Hi,
I am working on a site where user can upload his video files like mpeg,avi,mov etc and i have to display that file in flash in FLV format so that its size will be minimum.
Is it possible ?
thanks for any help.

Converting An Number In A Text File To A Variable
I'm tried this a hundred ways, and can't seem to get it to work. I'm trying to get my flash file to read a number from an external text file (in form: &var0100=4&) and have the flash file go to a specific frame number based on this variable. This code works if I import it into a text file, but I can't get it to take what's in the text file and convert it to a variable. Here's my following code:

totalprojects = new LoadVars();
totalprojects.load("rmptext.txt");
totalprojects.onLoad = function(right) {
if (right) {
trace("done loading");
total.Number = this.var0100
if (Number(total) < 5) {
projectmovie.gotoAndStop(2);
}
else {
projectmovie.gotoAndStop(3);
}
}
else {
trace("not loaded");
}
};
stop();

Converting A Slide Show Into A Movie File
How can I take a slide show (with several frames) and convert it into a movie?

Converting Midi File Into Wave File
Hey folks. Is there a program that I can use that will convert midi sound files to wave files to use in flash?

Any URL or workaround would be helpful.

Problem Converting An MPEG File Into .FLV File
HI

I want to convert an video file into .FLV. I have imported an .MPEG file into the flash and i am trying to export as .Flv file but i culdnt find any option how to do that in flash mx 2004. Please can any one can help me in this concern....

Thanks in Advance
Ashirwad

Help Converting A Flash 9 File To Flash 8
Would anyone be willing to convert a flash 9 file to flash 8 for me? It's found at: http://www.flashandmath.com/intermed...uiz/index.html

It's in the zip file called radioButtonQuiz. It would be greatly appreciated!

Importing Strings Into A Text File And Converting Them In The Movie For Use.
I have a text file, in that text file there are several strings that look like this.

&&S1=[room,250,1]&&
&&S2=[room,252,1]&&
&&totalRooms =2&&

Any they go on like that. Now what I am wanting to do is to load this text file and convert the strings into items that can be used in the movie.

The code I have tried using for this is

code:
function buildInfo() {
for (i=1; i<=totalrooms; ++i) {
foo = "T"+i;
foo2 = "S" + i;
foo = foo2.split(",");
trace("foo:"+foo[0]);
}
}

Now I was expecting this to make the S1 into T1 with the information from text file. This is not working, when I run the movie the trace("foo:"+foo[0]); returns the actual name of the S1 file and that is it. I am just not sure what I am doing wrong. Thank you for any help. I f I have not made myself clear enough, please let me know.

Converting After Effects Scene To Swf FILE SIZE Question
I have created an introduction for a website and exported it from After Effects at 640 x 480 into Quicktime. The clip is 10 secs long and renders out to 14 megs. I have Sorenson Squeezed it 780 KBs.

Is this a good size? Or should I try another route? Is so which one?

What is a good standard file size for the web?

I Imported A Raw Fireworks Png File And Now Flash Is Auto Converting Every Thing I Draw Into A "Drawing Object"
I imported a raw fireworks png file and now Flash is auto converting every thing I draw into a "Drawing Object" How do I get rid of it? Please help!

Retriveing Date Variables From Text File/ Converting Strings To Dates
Hi,

I'm trying to read date variables from an external text file. I'm using the LoadVars method and it is working fine for regular string variables. I'm running into trouble trying to convert some of those strings into date variables so I can compare the current date to the targetDateX variable from the text file. I'm working on a countdown timer for a list of different times/dates. It will display the time left until the first event, then after that event the time left until the second event. I'm running the code in a for loop and everything is working except being able to convert the string with format (yyyy,mm,dd,hh,mm) into a date variable- I've attached a sample of where I'm having trouble.

Thanks in advance for any help! :)

Attach Code

var targetDateX:String = "targetDate" + i;
//sets a variable targetDateX equal to the variable targetDate(i) so that you can read it from the text file
var targetDateA:Date = new Date (this[targetDateX]);
//attempting to set it into a date format
trace (this[targetDateX]);
//returns the variable stored with the name targetDate(i) in the text file
trace (targetDateA);
// returns 'Invalid Date'

Edited: 11/09/2008 at 12:45:04 PM by wyattr1

Converting From Flash 5
sorry theres hardly traffic on the Flash 4 forum - and i need help quite quick : , so i came here.

i'm converting a Flash 5 script to Flash 4 script.

MCscripts - generic actionscripts
MCmasknav - targeted MC for x, y positions
button - gives according x,y coordinates calling the scripts in MCscripts

Flash 5 - i used function rolloverscript.
in MCscripts:

function rolloverScript(x,y) {
_root.masknav._x=x;
_root.masknav._y=y;
_root.masknav.gotoAndPlay ("start");
};

which i called with

on (rollOver) {
_root.scripts.rolloverScript(250,100);
}

now i'm trying to convert it to flash 4.

i got this far but its not working
in MCscripts:

_root.masknav_x = masknav_x;
_root.masknav_y = masknav_y;

tellTarget (_root.scripts) {
gotoAndPlay ("play")
}

calling it in object actions of button:

on (rollOver) {
tellTarget (_root.scripts) {
gotoAndPlay ("play");

masknav_x = 250;
masknav_y = 100;
}
}

but it is not working!
does anyone see the problem?
(all MC's have instance names)

Converting From MX To Flash 5...
How can I convert Flash MX files back to Flash 5 files? Whenever I try to open it with Flash 5, it says, "unexpected file format"

HELP ME CONVERTING THIS TO A FLASH 5 AC
Let me explain this 2 you... i "jumped" flash 5 when learning, so i learn how to use Flash MX but i don't know anything bout flash 5... The case it's that i've made an sliding efect (allright..i took it from a site and changed it 4 my purposes) on Flash MX but i have to publish it as Flash 5, but in the Flash 5 the "sliding" doesn't work!! I know there's a way to convert this ActionScript onto a Flash 5 compatible...so any help will be great...any ideas too.
The code that's on the _root level it's:

Code:
stop();
// handle onEnterFrame event
_root.slidingObject_mc.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (_root.running && Math.abs(_root.marker_mc._x-this._x)<1) {
// set position and hang out
this._x = _root.marker_mc._x;
_root.running = false;
} else if (_root.running) {
this._x -= (this._x-_root.marker_mc._x)*.5;
} else {
// wait for button press
}
};
As you can see , there are 2 MCs on the stage, the marker and the Sliding Object... and when you roll over the buttons on the stage, the marker goes to a certain position taking the sliding with it (of course)...
the Action of the buttons it's

Code:
on (rollOver) {
_root.marker_mc._x = 55;
_root.running = true;
}
What should i do to make it work on a Flash 5 file ?

P.s: Yes...it have to be Flash 5

Converting From Flash 4 To 5 Help
can some one look at this and tell me what all I need to change to make this poll work in flash 5.

on (release) {
if (answer eq "") {
verify = "Please make a decision.";
} else {
verify = "Processing information...";
if (answer eq "one") {
poll_one = Number(poll_one)+1;
poll_two = Number(poll_two)+0;
} else {
poll_one = Number(poll_one)+0;
poll_two = Number(poll_two)+1;
}
poll_total = Number(poll_total)+1;
data = "";
data = data add text add "&poll_answer_one=" add poll_answer_one add "&poll_answer_two=" add poll_answer_two add "&poll_one=" add poll_one add "&poll_two=" add poll_two add "&poll_total=" add poll_total;
loadVariables ("http://www.mysite.com/cgi-bin/update.pl", "_level0", "POST");
text = "";
verify = "";
data = "";
tellTarget ("answer") {
gotoAndStop ("blank");
}
play ();
}
}

this is going to a perl file then it should bring the results back into the flash itself. haveing a hard time getting it to write from flash to the perl then to the poll.txt file.

Converting From Flash 5
I started making a website when 5 was the big thing, but have since changed to MX. I've been working on this site with out a problem since then, but I guess it's been saving and publishing as a 5 file. When I tried to add an MC with some actionscript that 5 didn't support, MX let me know. So I saved the file as MX and started publishing it with player 6. Well when I publish with player 6 nothing works. The buttons only have the script,

on (release) {
gotoandPlay(2);
}

and that should be supported in both 5 and 6. So I'm kind of at a loss as to what's happening. If I publish in 5 it still works, but then my new MC doesn't because it's not supported.

You can see the page at http://students.washington.edu/wjt2. So if anyone has any ideas on what this may be, I would appreciate it.

Thanks a lot!