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Raster Images In Flash
at the risk of sounding like an imbicile, i'm going to ask:
does anybody know how to keep rasterized images clean, sharp and crisp in flash at all.

i have a design motif that requires me to use exaggerated pixelization and, well. when i import a raster image into flash, it trys to blur the pixels together making it smooth. the exact opposite of the desired effect.

so if anybody can help me. it'd be greatly appreciated

thanks.

[F8] Scailing Raster Image In Flash ?
Hi guys,
Maybe some knows how to scale ( make smaller ) a raster image that has been imported into Flash without having those jagged edges? I.e. how to make it smaller and keep it nice and smooth in the same time?

Thanks

Question About Raster Images In Flash From Fireworks
I noticed that when you copy an image from Fireworks into flash, the file size tends to be small than if you import the exact same image from your desktop. I thought it might be that it compresses the image more, but when I compressed a jpg low enough for the swf size to be about the same, the picture looked grainy.

Somehow, FW is making the file size smaller but holding resolution. Is it copying in as some sort of PNG?

I even tried saving some PNGs from PhotoShop and importing them into flash and it made the published swf size bigger.

I guess basically what I'm asking is... What type of file could you import into flash that would be the equivalent of copying from FireWorks?

[F8] Continuously Rasterize JPGs (or Other Raster Images) In Flash?
I have a Flash project which is going to require insertion of a lot of JPGs (or other raster images). If I insert a 72ppi JPG, it looks great as long as it's kept at 100% in Flash. However; if I want to "zoom in" to the image (scale more than 100%), or even "zoom out" (scale down) and fly the image around on screen... it turns to pixelated crud. Even if I insert a 300ppi JPG, the JPG will look great when I zoom in to it. But, scaling down a high-res JPG so that it fits on screen still makes the image look chunky. And, even if I get the images laid out in Flash so that everything is a nice 100% 72ppi across the board... it all gets blown away as soon as the user hits "Ctrl+F" to go Fullscreen (causing the EXE to be displayed at a greater than 100% resolution)... or the presentation is shown on a monitor that doesn't have enough resolution to display the SWF at 100%. I know I can limit the user from viewing the presentation at anything other than 100%... but for this project, that's not an option.
Is there a way to get Flash to "continuously rasterize" (don't know how else to describe it) raster images, regardless of monitor resolution and/or MovieClip scaling factors?

Can Flash Export Various Raster Images Properly Without Mangling The Edges?
Okay so this is a problem I have never got around in Flash.
I make some graphics in photoshop, cut them out and export them.
Import into Flash, insert the same way they were cut out, down to the exact pixel.
Export the movie to SWF and BOOM, flash has decided to move these graphics slightly, and sometimes even resize them, so that they no longer tile perfectly together. Usually it stuffs up the edges of the graphics.

I've tried exporting with no compression, and 100% quality, and importing the graphics with NO smoothing, and as png/lossless quality. It only seems to happen with jpegs.
This probably sounds confusing, so click the attached image to view at example, or go here: http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~alkali/the-problem.gif

I hope there is some way to fix this problem...

Thanks

Raster Gfx Are F-ed Up
For some reason, flash refuses to display raster graphics like they are even when its in GIF and its on 'lossless', it seems to be antialiasing or just dimming the damn picture or something but its crucial that i get it to display pixel by pixel correctly. (i guess thats why i like to design in photoshop instead...) what am i to do??

on an unrelated note, does flash have any file i/o functionality? i.e. read in a text file? (not like loadVariables with its messed up format or XML, just pure text file reading)

thanks

Raster To Vector?
How do I convert a raster image to vector. is there a utility or what? Basicly the problem is that I only have jpg and gif images of my company logo, I'd like to do something cool with it in flash but first I need to get it to vector format so I can play with it. Any suggestions?

Help Plz - Bouncing Raster Bar
hey actionscript experts, i'm trying to do a simple animation of a raster bar going down then going up when it hits the bottom.

the movie size is 580x170, i can get it to go down but cant figure out what kind of loop statement i have to write in order for it to go back up. help?

here's my code so far:
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (this._y >=170) {
this._y = this._y -5;
}
this._y = this._y +5
}

tia!
-DT

Raster To Vector
this might get asked alot.

i need to find new software (or plugins) that can convert clean up into vector line art.
aside from the usual, cheap, fast, decent quality features i also need this to be BATCH automated. (if it has a registering ability that would kick butt)

i already know of these* options but i was hoping people knew of a few more underdogs, or plugins

streamline
[my hands and a tablet.]
Flash [trace bitmap feature]
toon boom (US animation)
silouhette (illustrator plugin)

now what do i need this for: classical animation (several frames) on websites and the work must be in vector.

drawing straight in flash is not an option.

can anyone point me in a great direction?

Vector Vs Raster?
ive recently heard that vector is better than raster images, but later i heard that gradients applied to vector shapes takes up tons of memory. should i just import a png with a gradient or should i leave a vector with a gradient??? which would take less memory?

thanx
austin

Gradient Or Raster?
I'm making this game, car race and the cars are about 100x15 pixels. They have about 2 gradients on them. Since the game must be as fastest as it can get I wondered is it better to make the cars raster, with gradients or solid fills?

P.S. by the way what is tweak (in flash terminology)?

thanks, kreso

if you don't know what I mean you will figure it out easy here:
http://www.zorin-dom.hr/utrka.swf

Draw As Raster
Hi all,

I have a swf that draw dynamic lines on a movie.
This movie can be drag.
When I draw over 300 lines on the movie then the drag action start to be very slow.
So I did a test, I drew 500 lines on the same spot (you see only one line, but on the stage there are actually 500 lines), and then I started to drag the movie and the movie hardly move !
Does the flash calculate each move every single line ?
Is there any way to tell flash to draw only what you see on the screen ?
Here is a little code that'll show you what the problem.
It create a empty movie, draw 550 lines on this movie.
Start drag the movie and see that it's hardly move.

--------------------------

ActionScript Code:
this.createEmptyMovieClip("Lines",100)
Lines.lineStyle(5,"0x123456",100)
for (I=0; I<550; I++) {
Lines.moveTo(0,0)
Lines.lineTo(100,100)
}

Lines.onPress = function() {
this.startDrag();
}
-------------------------------

Thanks a lot,
James.

Borders With Raster?
I import an 88 x 31 button with a border.. the border gets messed up and is always indented, making the top left and right border one more pixel... anyone know what's uo? Smoothing is turned off..

Raster To Vector
I have a raster (.jpg) B&W line art logo I want to convert to vector, is there an application I can use to convert it to a vector image or do I have to redraw it by hand?

Raster Image Twitching
I've noticed that when vector animations occur in the same stage area above or below an imported raster image, certain pixel twitching or shifting occurs in the raster image. It seems to be an unavoidable bug in the way Flash handles these two formats together. Anyone find this annoying, or better yet, know a solution?

Best wishes,
Derek
http://www.derekprospero.com

Transitioning Raster Backgrounds
I am setting up a site with four color backgrounds I designed in Photoshop. I need these four BGs to transition (cross-dissolve) between each other based on the menu button clicked.

For example, say I have four BGs – one blue, one red, one green, and one yellow – and four buttons.

If the site starts on blue, and the user clicks green, I want the blue to fade out and the green to fade in at the same time. If the user then clicks the red, I want the green to fade out and the red to fade in. If the user clicks back to blue, the red should fade out while the blue fades in. In other words, the transistions need to be non-linear.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Split Cam Class Into Raster
Hello Everybody,

I am working on a Project with interactive medias. (Yeah... a lot people here do the same)
My Idea was to split a webcam-image that is defiened as class in actionscript. I know that I can read the activitylevel from this class.

Is it possible to seperate one WebCam Image into several parts, where I can read each activityLevel. In my Idea i have this webcam image seperatet into 10x10 and an 2 deminsonal array with all activityleves saved...

So please help me with this idea...

Thanks Andreas

Animated Raster Preloader? How?
how do you code a raster preloader that shows up so fast and loads quickly like on this site?
http://www.rappcollins.com/

thx

Animating Raster Images
Hello,

I have animated raster images in Flash in the past and the majority of time they will animate slowly.

I was wondering if there is an optimal raster type I should be using for animation in flash.

I typically used PNG due transparency but in my next project there will be little transparency. Is JPG or GIF the next best thing? Are there any tips to animating raster images in Flash?

Thanks!

Transparent Bg Raster Image Help
my first post

everyone knows there are two ways to do this

1. Gif
2. png

i'm wondering if anyone knows better ways to do it? As you can see, images in 2advanced doesnt looks like they are GIF or PNG at all, i believe there is a better way to do this

help anyone?

Distorted Raster Images
I've imported some GIF images that Im using as rollover buttons. On a mouseover event, I fade one out to reveal the over state (lying beneath it). I've taken these images and an invisible button and packaged them inside of a MovieClip but something strange has happened to 2 of the sets (out of the 4):

They seem to have been squashed slightly (vertically) and its somewhat obvious to see (the text in the images looks like a horizontal line is missing from the image). All graphics are sized as they ought to be and nothing has been Transformed and image quality is set to lossless etc - I have no idea why this happens. The fade works smoothly and shows the same abberation in the underlying image (missing or squashed horizontal line of pixels)

Ive looked at all four of the sets of rollovers/hidden buttons but find no differences among them and yet it only effects 2 of them....Im very confused now.

Trouble With QUALITY And Raster Imagery
In order to avoid Flash's serious distortion problem with displaying raster images, I'm using low quality for my project, by using _quality = "LOW" (also tried toggleHighQuality). This is all well and good... when I use the test command, everything is nice and crisp, etc... but I simply CAN NOT manage to get the same appearance in my browser. The images are visibly distorted, at any quality level!

Has anyone else had this problem? Help here would be much appreciated.

Converting Raster Images To Vector
Hi---can anyone please walk me through the process of converting a raster image to a vector in FlashMX? Or do I convert it first in Freehand? Much obliged for any guidance you can give.....

Raster Image Cutting Off When Published
when i publish a piece, flash is cutting off the right and bottom pixel of all raster graphics. very odd. these edges are displying in the dev environment, but are gone when published. i've duplicated this many times, tried importing the graphics different ways, tried all the bmp options in the library to no avail. see for yourself...

author mode:

when published:

notice that the black line of pixels is gone from the right edge when published. anyone had this problem before? advice?

thanks, nords.

Raster Graphic W/transparent Background
This seems like a simple question, but I couldn't find the answer on the online help. I want to place a graphic with a transparent background in Flash MX. I'm saving the file out as a PNG and importing it into Flash, but I can't get the white background to disappear. Help!

TIA!

[CS3] Raster Image Quality Problem
Hi all

I am having a problem after publishing my flash movie (as an exe). PNG images I imported to stage show artifacts ... sort of like pixelated egdes but less pervasive.

How do I get raster images to export in the movie with full quality?

I have set jpeg quality to 100%, and the PNG are used at full dimensions, so they aren't scaling artifacts.

Raster Images And Scaling To Fit Window
I have been using FlashMX2004 for years and have always set the dimensions of my movies in pixels rather than percent when working with raster images because of the distortion this caused. I just started using CS2 and I notice that it is kinder to bitmaps (with smoothing, etc.) - are people now publishing their movies that have raster images as percentage? Or is the rule still lock in your dimensions in pixels when working with any non vector graphics?
Sorry I am so out of date!!

Shape Tween For Raster Images?
Hi, New to Flash, I understand the shape tweening applied to vector shapes (simple drawings) but it doesn't work with photos (well, I guess I don't know how it works). Precisely I would like to take an image and reduce its size and the effect is progressice (you can see the transformation). How would I do that? Thanks.

Raster Images Jagged Edges, Not Here?
i thought raster images when resized look jagged in flash but on this site (rollover buttons) the images look nice and crisp, how do you import a png and resize it so you don't get jaggies?
http://flickamovie.com/

thanks

Raster Vs Vector (animation Heavy)
Still googling this....

however, just looking for a solid answer to the age old question.. I know all the tricks as far as overlapping animations, etc. etc. but I'm interested in specfically the differences between a raster animation (png) compared to a vector animation as far as processor dependency. Logically, it seems as if the raster images would be easier to proccess for animations (bc of less complex curves/math) however, when starting to get into transparency in PNG files - does anyone have any eperience in optimizing these for best results in heavy animation type websites? Or is a vector approach better?

Image Compressor / Converter (raster To Vector)
Hi there,
Does any one know a free softwares which compressed the size of a scanned images or a jpeg file so that if i import it on flash the file is already small for my .fla & .swf cause right now im having a problem on huge file size.
How about a free softwares that will convert an image file from raster graphics to vector graphics with a very least of time and very small file size.
Thanks for reading my thread!!!

How Does A Video/raster Preloader Show Up So Fast?
does this preloader show up quickly on 56k modems as it does on broadband? http://www.mindflood.com/

How do you code a preloader that has video and/or raster images to show up so quickly and work properly ??

STUMPED How To Create Raster Preloader That Shows Full Loader ?
I'm always wondering how a preloader that uses images (probably an animation that was imported into AE and exported as frames) like for example on this site: http://www.foxhome.com/garfieldthemovie/main.html is created so it shows all the way through ? whenever I use non vector animation, it shows halfway through ? is it some type of external swf preloader ? please someone maybe can explain and give an example FLA.
thanks !

[URGENT] How To Prevent Ugly Jittering In Raster (bitmap) Graphics?
Hi, guys.
In my current Flash animation, I’m using pixel-pushed fonts and other aliased graphical elements (pixel art sort of thing) that require to be lossless and without smoothing. The problem is that everything shows great while working with the file, but when the animation is previewed or exported, I get extremely annoying jittering artifacts. Is there a way to combat this? Please hear my cry for help.
Your prompt response will be greatly appreciated.

[MX04] Dynamic Scaling/brightness Control For VERY Large Raster Files
I am working on redesigning a small desktop program that involves showing very high resolution bitmap images at large sizes with the ability to zoom or alter the brightness of the image dynamically. I would like to try creating it in Flash but am displeased with how Flash handles the scaling of bitmap images at runtime. It looks like they need resampled in each frame, as they become very pixelated during scaling. Also, I am concerned that the large file sizes of these images might be a problem. This program is not meant to run over the internet but even on a desktop I foresee problems.

Does anyone have any advice for me or suggestions on how I might approach this? Or any suggestions of other programs or authoring environments I might use to do this? I first planned to use VB.NET but the client wanted a look very similar to a previous Flash presentation CD I produced for him which I don't think I can achieve with VB.NET with my skills.

Thanks for any help,

ZR

Flash Script? Is Writing Flash Code Possible? Without A Flash Builder Like Flash MX
I want to get into flash programming on my website, but i do not have thecash to buy flash MX 2004, it is 499 US thats a lot of money.

Basically what i want to know is, can flash be written as code, like HTML or do i need to buy a flash builder. And if so, what can i do about learning this code

Thanx from Fenton Multimedia Designs

Flash Versions Order Of Sequence : Flash 5, Flash MX, FlashMX 2004?
some questions on FLash versions

After Flash 5 was FlashMX then followed by FLashMX 2004 ???

which means Flash MX is version 6??

thanks for answering.

Can You Open A Flash File Made With Flash Mx, Using Flash Mx 2004?
Hi,

I have recently purchased flash mx 2004. However when I go to open my old flash mx flies in flash mx 2004 all I get is unexpected file format! Why is this? Also when I open flash mx 2004 and try to open one of the sample files it comes up with the same message!

Also when you download and install an extension from macromedia exchange, how do you then use the extension feature in flash? Were do you find it?

Any help on these matters would be appreciated?

Thank you

How Do You Update A Flash Object Without Flash? Selling A Flash Site.
I am wondering what may be a large wonder. If I create a website with flash etc for somebody else, how can they update their own site? For example, if they have an 'updates' page, I don't want to have to keep on redoing it for them in Flash. I heard words like 'strings' and 'XML' kicking about, but don't really understand it. Thanks,

Alex

Making A Flash Website (flash In A Flash In A Flash Etc...)
I am working on a flash "database" as it's called and to make this possible I will need to have multiple flash documents that load within a flash to keep the loading time down, otherwise the filesize would be astronomical!

To see what I am working on go to http://www.axeldesigns.com/h2/helpdatabase then click "menu button" to open the project. Hopefully then you can get a good sense of what I am trying to accomplish...So when you click on the individual links, I want a flash within the main flash to load completely on top with it's own load bar and everything.

I'm not very experienced with action scripting, but I am quite experienced with the animation side of flash and drawing tools etc...

So, if anyone knows of any tutorials or examples that I could work off of, please help me out.

Alex

Will An Swf Made In Flash MX That Is Exported As Flash 4- Play On Flash 4 Cpu's?
Will an swf made in Flash MX that is exported as Flash 4- play on Flash 4 cpu's? How do I get my mx movies compatible with people who only have Flash 4???? I ask this because I exported a movie made in Mx to Flash 4, so I am just wondering if it will play on all Flash computers that have Flash 4, eventhough they may not have flash 5 or mx. Thanks...

Updating Flash 4 Code To Flash MX 2004 Or Flash 8
Can Flash MX or Flash 8 automatically update old flash code or update depreciated code? I have a flash 4 project that when resaved as Flash MX 2004, obviously starts to throw errors.

Flash 8: Button For Flash Paper In A Flash Presentation
I am new to Flash. I have a presentation I am putting together. I need a button to open a Flash Paper (Flash Papers 2) .

How do I do this?
Does anyone sell premade buttons?

Thanks!

Flash Over Html, Hide Flash Access Html After Flash Movie Ends
We've got a green screened video playing in a flash movie over top of our html content.

when the movie ends, flash uses external interface .api to call a javascript function which swaps the flash movie out with a 5 x 5 pixel flash movie (rewrites the <div>).

this works and you can interact with the html content after the flash movie in all browsers except firefox...!

anyone know of any work-arounds or is there a better way of handling flash over html in this fashion?

any input would be greatly appreciated!

HOW DO YOU CHANGE THE BG OF THE FLASH THING ON FLASH KIT W/OUT USING FLASH?
Plz tell me because I am making a little kid's website and they'll b sad if doesn't match the flash.

Yikes, Can I Go From Flash MX To Flash MX 2004 To Flash MX?
I have flash MX on my computer here at home, I went on campus to edit a file in a class in Flash MX 2004, now I am trying to reopen the file in Flash MX here at home again and it won't allow me to open it, saything there is an unexpected format error.

Is this caused from opening it in Flash MX 2004? Is there a way to revert the file back to Flash MX? Yikes!