RE: FLASH: 3-D in Flash (is: curve optimization)

[Dunn, Jeff]

>Background: Curve-fitting can be difficult to automate... it usually

>requires a human's judgment about how closely a curve should approximate a

>set of datapoints.


I have found that the best way to get a realistic image with a small file

size is to trace the image at a low color tolerance, optimize the curves,

and then manually use the eye dropper and fill tool to eliminate close

colors on elements which do not need detail.  That is, to fill in areas of

similar color in the hair and clothing while preserving the detail of the

face.  Then, optimize curves again.  Rather than using the smooth tool in

Flash, I like to go back and manually "curve out" the areas where Flash has

interpreted a curved surface as a straight line.


Of course, all of this takes time.


Jeff Dunn

Clear Channel Website Services Group

606-655-4130

Percussive Maintenance: The fine art of whacking the crap out of an

electronic device to get it to work again.


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