Re: FLASH: Would this effect file size?

[Phil Ward]

Hi Dustin,


Don't forget that you can optimize the traced image to loose some size.


Generally though, if you trace a small image and enlarge the traced image to

larger size it will effectively enlarge the pixels you first traced.


Regards


Phil Ward

Crescent Graphics


----- Original Message -----

From: Dustin Krysak <

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To: <

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Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 12:59 AM

Subject: RE: FLASH: Would this effect file size?



> Thanks so much, for the very effective reply... I have been experimenting

> with the tracing, and this is the first that actually explains some things

> to me.

>

> -Dustin Krysak-

> Network Support

> Beamscope, Vancouver

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

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From: ownerchinwag [dot] com [ownerchinwag [dot] com]On">mailto:ownerchinwag [dot] com]On Behalf Of Dorian

> Nisinson

> Sent: January 27, 2000 5:09 PM

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To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> Subject: Re: FLASH: Would this effect file size?

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>

> Dustin,

> The way I would do it would be to keep the size at 800 by 600 but

> first

> open it in Photoshop and try different levels of posterize on it until I

> found a setting that gave the best results for your purposes. The more

> posterized the smaller the  final art traced in Flash will be. I would

> then save it as .bmp or .pict and import it into Flash at that large

> size and trace it. Once the trace has been done ( try a couple of

> different setting to see which is best) click the view as outlines

> square in the layer menu that contains your trace. If you have more

> outlines than space see about changing your settings. If even that gives

> you a too complex result, I would try a smaller version of your original

> bitmap as imported and see if it has a smaller byte cost than the traced

> image.

> Also, sometimes I have had good results editing the tracing by hand

> and

> combining some of the unnecessary chunks that Flash can create. It is a

> trial and error process and a bit time consuming.

>

> Dorian

>

> Dustin Krysak wrote:

> >

> > Hi... quick question about file sizes whith bmp and vectors...

> > Say I have a bmp that is say 800 pixels by 600 pixels...

> >

> > would it make a difference to say shrink the bmp down to say 100 X

200...

> trace it (in flash) and then bring it back up to 800 X 600? AS opposed to

> doing the direct trace over in flash at the full res of 800 X 600?

> >

> > If I was in front of my pc that has flash, I would try it....




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