RE: FLASH: bitmap rotation arrggghhh!

[JGL]

Hi Travis,


Scaling a BMP to larger than it's original size will pixelate horribly . . .


Movies with BMPs should not be set to scale at 100% for that very reason


There are no set rules for BMP's. Except Trial and Error. There are probably

1,000,000 combinations you can try and in the process find a solution fairly

quick (hopefully).


Flash is expert at rendering vector. BMP's are not the forte.


Try bringing it in as a larger size and then reducing it. Definately convert

to symbol first before animating it . . . why? idunno ;)


See what happens to the file size if you trace bitmap on it . . then try

your animation.


Use fireworks to convert to png format. Then import that . . .


Copy/Paste it from photoshop . . .


Goto MM support for info on BMPs. Not much there though.


It would be nice to see a trial and error Whitepaper for BMPs.


Goto http://i-technica.com/flashlist/ and type BMP or Bitmap in the search .

. .


Another option is . . . don't use BMPs - probably not a viable solution

though ;)


There are no set rules for BMP's. Except Trial and Error.


good luck . . .


jgl


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

I know this question has come up before (and probably has an

embarassingly easy fix)...but I'm at a loss for an answer. I've got a

bitmap that scales and rotates on a mouseover...and of course gets to

be pretty jagged in the process.  Is there a certain percentage i

should be rotating it or scaling it?



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