Flash :: Importing Images

Importing Images On The Fly
I am creating a web site for an art gallery whose image content is constantly changing. I created an image scroller, but it is way too time-consuming to repurpose this thing every time I have new images. I am looking for a script that will read in the images from a given location, so no matter what images are there it will automatically update. Any ideas? Thanks in advance

Importing Images
Hey can anyone tell why, when you import an image into flash, it turns all blurry, how can you fix this? I know you can use bitmap based images on flash cause ive seen some sites that use animated with images that definately aren't vector based.

Importing Images
I'm working with another person on a small project. He is preparing raster images for me. Is it better for me to import an image that has been created to-size accept at a higer resolution, 100 or 150 dpi (letting Flash perform the compression) or should I have him make the images to exact size and resolution?

The images I'm working with are sample page layout designs so, while the copy on them is not quite as important as the appearance of the layout, if the copy looks real blurry I'm guessing that it will effect the overall appearance of the image.

Importing Images
What is the best file type to import black and white or grayscale pictures? Which types are the smallest in size but keep the quality. I have some original artwork done in charcoal that I want to scan in and import. Thanks,

Importing Images
Is there any way to import images into a flash movie, from an external source once the movie is running. Also i would need to have flash preload those images. What i want to do is have an image viewer, where you use flash to select an image then, when you click on it it opens in a new window, bigger. I want to import the image, because i don't want the viewer to have to load the image twice.
Thanks

P.S. How do you put those flash images in your signatures.

Importing Images
is it possible to have flash call external images and display them to a pre set size within a flash movie, and also have an admin area where the user can upload images on their local machine to the server and have flash call them into the stage, just like a messege board, but with image?

if anyone can help me please mail me at info@codec1.co.uk

thanks alot

Importing Images..HELP :(
Hello...this is my problem : I've made an image in Photoshop 6.0 (which i know quite well) but when i wanted to import it to flash it imported the whole image with white/transparent background..How can i import only image to Flash when i want to create an animation or button(without background).It imported it also when i copy/paste it from PS to flash.
Please help.
Thx in advance.
Dragan aka Sa1Nt

Importing Images
I find it cool to import images from the web, but is there any way to save them (for the time not on line)?

Importing Images
I was wondering if its better practice to compress the files as much as you can before import, and let flash use that file as is... or its better to import it at high quality, and let flash compress it. I don't know if flash does a better or worse job compressing then photoshop.

...if it is better to import an uncompressed file, which fileformat is best? JPG, PNG or is there some trick by going thru another program like illustrator or something ;/

Guess it comes with experience... but thought i'd ask first

TIA
dizy
[Edited by dizy on 06-27-2002 at 04:45 PM]

Importing Images
I created a collage in photoshop that I'd like to import into Flash. However, no matter how I save it (gif, etc.) after flattening the image, the whole thing looks digitized in Flash. Any suggestions?

Importing Images
Whenever i import an image, it always imports it and appears in a really small size. Much smaller than its actual size. How the hell do i get it to show imported pictures onto the workspace in their actual size. Coz i have to scale it out and its stuffing my movies around.

Importing Images
When I insert images, they tend to get distrorted. I've tried 72dpi and 300dpi, jpg, bmp, gif, and even extra large sizes so I can reduce the size once I've imported it. Nothing seems to work. What is the "proper" way to import images?
Here's an example of what I've done:
http://www.automaticbankcard.com/flash.html
(go to the "directory" link and look at those images on the mouseover)

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Scott Sarrells
http://www.sarrells.com

Importing Images
NM I figured it out.

Importing Images
We're having a debate in the office. Let's say you're laying out a flash piece that will work as a photo gallery -- simple button navigation between images. Now, flash doesn't allow you to import those images from an ftp source, correct? They have to be imported WHEN YOU'RE AUTHORING THE MOVIE -- you can't just plug in images as you would on an HTML webpage, using paths to an external source. Correct?

Importing Images
I'm trying to create a hole in a bitmap image by doing the "trace bitmap" and then selecting the area I want to get rid of...then converting the bitmap to a graphic. The idea is to have images behind that image only appearing through the hole that was created.

Is there a photoshop file format I can import that will have a transparent area?

Is there a better way to do this? It seems to be time consuming and tracing the bitmap isn't an exact science...I'm pretty new so any help will be appreciated!

Thanks!

Importing Images With XML
hi,

i have struck a problem...

i am creating a catalogue slide show of images, where flash calls upon a XML document for the location of the images. the problem is resizing the images. i can do this in photoshop but only if i reduce the dpi/px aswell. this causes a problem because it reduces the quality of the image. if i do resize the image by keeping the dpi/px in photoshop flash imports the image in the form of dpi/px not cm's!!! can i overide flash in actionscript telling it to import the image's size in cm's or inchs rather than dpi/px?

please help!!

John Simpson

Importing Images
I have tried several different file types when importing bitmaps. I am wondering what tricks people have for displaying bitmaps without them becoming blurry or just plain ugly.

Thanks any help would be great!

Importing Images
Is there anyway to import an image from outside of the flash movie into it... like... i want to make a big gallery of pictures... but i can't put all of the pictures into toe movie bcuz it will get to big... i want to import them from outside... is there a way to do that?

Importing Images
hi,

i'm trying to import an image that has transparency into flash. i tried saving it as .png but when i run the movie, the image looks distorted. any suggestions as to a better format or way of making my images look better?

thanks in advance.

Importing Images
Hello All,
Good to be back. I have two questions from me, the newbeeeee... I am importing images (JPG's) into Flash and dragging them onto the scene. The images are being magnified or something like that and the resolution is bad. Is there a certain procedure to doing this? Secondly, I am attempting to build a site that opens to a specific size in anothe window with out the browser buttons. How do you do this? Thanks for all your help!

SS

Importing Images
hi, im making a site for a company, which one of the pages needs to be updated every month, and i was wondering if there is a way to make flash import a picture from a url (the company uploads a picture every month so i dont need to update the fla every month).
any help would be greatly appreciated.
u can email me at Thor@TheDarkEmpire.com.

thanks.

Importing Images
How do i make sure my images dont lose so much of there quality when I import them in to MX???

J

Importing Images
When I am using photoshop.... I am able to make portions of the image transparent. That way... when I put the image in a web page.... the background of that page shows through the transparent portions.

Here's my problem:

When I import those same images into flash... those transparent portions are no longer transparent but rather white.

Can someone tell me if there is a way of maintaining transparency or can I remove those portions that I want without making a mess of the image in the process?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Help Importing 4 Images Into MC's
Hi I want to import 4 images

pic1 = http://www.domain.com/1.jpg
pic2 = http://www.domain.com/2.jpg
pic3 = http://www.domain.com/3.jpg
pic4 = http://www.domain.com/4.jpg

Now Ive created 4 blank MC's and put them on the stage

picholder1
picholder2
picholder3
picholder4

Now how do I load the four images into the MC?

Cheers,

Mads

Importing Images
Hey guys

This seems like a bit of a n00bish question so i hope you'll take the time to pity a foo

To the point then; whats the best format to use when importaing images into flash (im on MX2k4 btw). normaly its not a problem but for example i did the buttons for a project my chum is working on (www.cadenzaonline.co.uk/null/foc - it looks aweful i know but we are no where near finshed hell we havn't really got start yet, thanks to my 12 year old brother for much of the content ), in photoshop and after importing they go all jaged and aweful looking, ive tried jpeg, png everything thats sensible.

What do you suggest?

Cheers

AJ

Importing Images...
how do I import images with clear backgrounds so I can layer them over other elements on my site. If I can get this effect another way please let me know.
Thank you

Importing Images
Hi.
I have imported some png files.
My movie's dimensions are 800x600 and the images look nice.
But as you can understand when I maximize the window the images seem pixelated.

Is it possible not to make the window maximized (making inactive the maximize button)?

Any other useful suggestions?
Thanks.

Importing Images
When I import an image into the library (Flash Pro 8), does it automatically become a symbol? Or do I need to drag it onto the stage and convert it to a symbol? TIA

Importing Images From XML
Hey everyone I'm trying to figure out how to load a list images form an XML file and have all the images loaded into there own MC that I can later call individually I have seen some examples of doing a photo gallery with thumbnails but can seem to modify it to do just large images and store them off stage for later use. Can any one post code or point me to code that will do this?

Tank you
Giblin

P.S.
This is AS2 in Flash CS3

[CS3] Importing Images And DNS
I've been working on a Flash movie that loads images that are designated in an XML document. The URL to the images was hard coded with the full URL. Before we pointed our domain name to the server I was using the DNS numbers to point to the images and it worked fine both on my computer and when I uploaded it.

However, now that we have our domain name pointed to the server the images won't import. I've tried using the domain name, the numbers, and even relative URLs from where the flash file is embedded...nothing works.

I've tried adding System.security.allowDomain statements and changing the embed code to allowScriptAccess = "always".

I'm at my wits end. Please somebody...what am I missing? Thanks ahead!

Importing Images Into A Swf
Is there anyway of producing a stand alone swf movie in flash 8 that when, for example, a button is pressed will upload images and store them in a new or the original swf movie. I have tried dynamically loading the images but this requires links to the original image files and the swf cannot be moved from the image folder. (which is required). I understand that it is a strange problem and it may not be possible, but any help will be appreciated.

Importing Images In To MX
Hey guys

Haven't been on the forum for ages, but I hope you'll be the usual font of knowledge.

Part of my problem is that I haven't used Flash for ages, so I'm a little rusty around the edges.

Basically I am putting together a microsite at the moment, and my problem is that I need to import an image in to my Flash movie and keep the crispness of the image.

I remeber a while ago reading that the png format was the best for this, can anyone give me any quick tips on this one.

Importing Images
Ok, so i want to import an image from photoshop into Flash. I used .jpg but when i export the movie, the quality of the .jpg decreaces, it goes all blotchy and wierd, even after i set the JPEG quality to 100 in the export window thing. How can i make it perfect quality? Do i have to externally load the .jpg? If so, how do i do that?

I have also tried doing it to .gif but that came out even worse than .jpg.

Thanks

Importing Images
Why is it when I try to import images into my flash movie that they look pixelated or blurry? When I look at other sites, their images seem to stay intact. Please help!

Importing Images +..
Hi all,

Allright, when I look around on the web for 'designer' sites etc, you get the most bE-A-utiful pages, with moving stuff, off the hook bling bling buttons etc etc etc. BUT... its always FLASH.
So my theory..they use PS to do make the layout/design etc.
Then import it in flash somehow, and make it all 'just' work.

When I make a layout for some page, I use photoshop.
When I slice it up, and make the links/frames etc in Dreamweaver.

But now I`m working on a MGS (metal gear solid) resource site, and I want to use flash and moving objects etc.
My first id was to use a map of the earth, make it flash couple of times and then, well yea...juse fade in.out wotever.

So first thing I tried :
1. Save the complete thing as one image, and import it in FLash (in flash set tje correct size ie 1024x768). SO I did that,s aved it etc... didnt came out very wel . Everything was wayy too small.
2. I sliced everything, imported all those into flash...same .

So my question..how the hell do they get it so 'right' ?
Everything just fits etc.
Also, whats the best way to make a rollover function?
Make 2 images in PS, then make the button in Flash?

Thx already!

Importing Images
hey, im having a problem with importing pics to flash,
if i draw a circle in photoshop for example, it imports into flash through quicktime, or if u save it as a jpeg, but it always has a white box around it, is ther a particular format u should dave in when using pics in flash?

thanx

Importing Images
Hey guys.

I'm pretty new to flash, I've only ever really played about with Motion tweening and such like.

Anyway I have a query about importing images (generally .jpg) into Flash. I notice they often lose their quality, and when I preview the movie they are not always positioned in the correct place?

I understand Flash prefers Vector, and this could be why - is there something I'm doing wrong, a way to avoid it, or is it normal?

Thanks!

Importing 700+ Images
Hello,

I'm currently working on a project where a video has been rendered out as a series of transparent png's to be imported into flash for usage. On a layer behind it was supposed to be an animated background while the png animation plays out.

Only way i saw how to do this but the amount of images is too heavy for flash to process. Is there anyway around this or anyway to fix this?

Importing Images From SQL
Anyone point me to a tuturial on the best way to import images into flash from SQL?

Importing Images With XML?
Can anyone explain to me how I can import an image through xml into flash? I have looked through a few slideshow tutorials but all I need is for it to import 1 image and not several. Any help to steer me in the right direction would be great.

Thanks,
-Bryan

Importing Images
When I import my images into flash, they become fuzzy. Whatâ€™s the best way to set my image, so it will be sharp?

I am currently using PNG-24 at 72dpi.

Is it better to make my image the correct size before bringing it to flash? Or, is it ok to shrink in flash?

Importing Images
I created some buttons in photoshop and saved them as png files and imported them into flash. They looked great... until I published it.

Here is what I got...

This is a screenshot of the buttons on flash:

http://eo-gaming.com/misc/good.jpg

This is what I got when I published them:

http://eo-gaming.com/misc/bad.jpg

Anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks

Importing Images On-the-Fly
Hi.

I've got a flash movie and need to display an image within it. This photograph should be a JPEG that is retrieved dynamically (at play time) from a specific URL. So I was thinking I could do something as such...

Within the HTML object/embed call, place something like...

<param name="photo" value="http://www.abcdef.com/logo.jpg">

And then have the flash animation read this parameter, retrieve the image from that URL and display it.

Can this be done? And if so, how would this be?

Please help.

Thanks,
Ralph