Re: FLASH: FH9 vs AI9 (was: Curved text)

[John Dowdell]

Quick notes:


--  When Flash exports to .AI, curve count is no longer important, and so

the change from the fast-rendering quadratic curves to bicubic Beziers

doesn't have to worry about minimizing curve count.

    When using an automated routine to convert bicubic Beziers to SWF's

fast quadratic curves, though, it can be very helpful to check into

optimizing the final results yourself. (It's almost similar to tracing a

bitmap in a way.)


--  SneakPeeks are direction trends, and nothing is set in stone until an

application goes final. That's why I said that inspectors are a likely

trend.


--  Yes, it's very true that you can see a color shift when coming through

the AI format... the import filters are for .AI6, and RGB spaces weren't

added until version 7 of that app. It's usually better to use Illustrator

for curves that are difficult to draw otherwise, rather than colors and

fills. (FreeHand happily imports and renders CMYK, Pantone, more.)



> Thanks for letting me rant.


No worries. And hey, I thought I *did* get (and return) the joke in the

first paragraph.... ;-)


jd






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