Re: Fireworks files into Flash

[Mike Greenberg]

I actually think Expression is a nice enhancement for Freehand,but then came

Fireworks. Seriously I love the Stroke Warehouse in Expression,but I think

Fireworks does a pretty bang up job.


Michael

Michael Greenberg

Macromedia Evangelism

Multimedia/Shockwave Developer (Director and Flash)

Project Manager of Mercavia Web Site

http://www.enquest.com

http://www.mercavia.com


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From: "Judy Miller" <judyfallriver [dot] ns [dot] ca>

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To: <flashershocker [dot] com>

>Subject: Fireworks files into Flash

>Date: Mon, Jul 13, 1998, 5:09 PM

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>thanks Mike,

>do you know if there are any plans to rectify this? Metacreations has a

>program called Expression which is similar but exports as Vector. I haven't

>played with it too much, but I find fireworks so much easier to use and

>learn than Freehand. I would imagine, I could create some pretty nifty

>effects easily and quickly. I was bouncing in my seat when I realized the

>implications of the live effects. You can play and play with colour,

>texture, patterns, the whole thing without having to redo steps. This is

>such a fantastic enhancement for web designers,. BUT the fact that I can't

>import as vector so that I can scale, and play more in Flash, not to

mention

>the file size or scaling ability sort or bugs me.

>It would be quite the enhancement to either develop an xtra or add vector

>export in the next version.

>

>Judy Miller

>Fall River Decorative Arts

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http://fallriver.ns.ca judyfallriver [dot] ns [dot] ca (mailto:judyfallriver [dot] ns [dot] ca)

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>>> At 3:35 AM -0700 7/13/98, Judy Miller wrote:

>> >But I would like to know why you can't export your

>> >vector based drawings in Fireworks into Flash as vectors.

>>

>> That may be the biggest blunder Macromedia made in Fireworks 1.0.

>> You can't

>> export the vectors to anything.

>>

>> --MIke

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