Re: FLASH: Help with the wishlist

[Kenneth C. Sherwood]

Byron Canfield wrote:


> As easy as they are to create in Flash, and as little as I (and many

> others, I suspect) use round-cornered rectangles, and as much programming

> as would be necessary to provide everybody's likes and dislikes (i.e.,

> radii control, axial proportional sizing, etc.), I'd rather Macromedia save

> on program bloat and put the effort into things that can only be provided

> by Flash, as there are at least three illustration packages, all providing

> formats importable as vectors into Flash, that can do round-cornered

> rectangles.


I agree.


I purchased Flash 3 and FreeHand 8 as a discounted package, and I might be

tempted to advocate that *anyone* who uses Flash 3 have FreeHand 8 at hand as

well.


On page 26 of the Flash 3 manual, MM (admittedly somewhat biased) tells us:


"Importing FreeHand Files: FreeHand is the best choice for creating vector

graphics for import into Flash. FreeHand exports layered images that are

recognized by Flash. You can exchange RGB or CMYK graphics between FreeHand 8

and Flash 3. To convert CMYK images to RGB with good color fidelity, import the

image into FreeHand and then export it as a Flash movie using the Convert

Colors to RGB option in FreeHand preferences. See the FreeHand Designers Center

on the Macromedia Web site for more information (at

http://www.macromedia.com/support/freehand/ )."


HTH.


Ken Sherwood


p.s. Before I get off my soapbox, do all the newbies know about the discussion

groups macromedia.flash, macromedia.freehand, macromedia.flash.sitedesign,

etc.? You can only access them via Macromedia (*not* via your NSP), so you have

to begin access by going to:


http://www.macromedia.com/support/general/ts/documents/tn3535-newsgroupfaq.html



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