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Subject: RE: Screen Cap BMPs to Vector
From: Robert Koberg
Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 21:15:09 +0100

Thanks for the clear response! I will be trying it in a few hours.

Thanks,
Rob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owneratshocker [dot] com [owneratshocker [dot] com]On">mailto:owneratshocker [dot] com]On Behalf Of Joe
> Crawford
> Sent: Monday, May 18, 1998 11:57 AM
> To: flasheratshocker [dot] com
> Subject: Re: Screen Cap BMPs to Vector
>
>
> Robert Koberg wrote:
> >
> > maybe I'm doing something wrong with Flash's settings. What
> settings do
> > you recomened for a screen cap froom a standard windows app using the
> > standard Win16 color palette?
>
>
> Hard to say - depends on your needs. More precision means higher
> filesizes, usually.
>
>
> Get used to this workflow:
> Modify --> Trace Bitmap -->
>
> (The settings to play with are:)
> Color Threshold [100]
> Minimum Area [8] pixels
> Curve Fit [Pixels to Smooth]
> Corner Threshold [Many Corners to Few Corners]
>
> For the absolute most precise tracing use Minimum Area of 1 pixel,
> Curve fit of Pixels and Corner Threshold to Many corners.
>
> >From there you can use Modify --> Curves --> Optimize
>
> It'll take some experimentation to get it right - but luckily
> Flash's multiple undos are great in this context.
>
> For added flexibility - make each screenshot a uniquely named symbol
> and you can change them later.
>
> Hope that helps a bit...
>
> Joe
>
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