Re: FLASH: Reducing nodes

[Daniel Brown]

> Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 13:46:26 -0800

>

From: "Michael@BTW" <mplistbigtimeweb [dot] com>

> Subject: Re: FLASH: Reducing nodes

> 


> Well you can do all this with trace-bitmap in flash as well except for the

> batch. In my own tests, SL is less good at maintaining needed detail while

> reducing edge jags than Flash's TB (which also s*cks at it, but it s*cks

> less than the others...)


Batch tracing gets cool when you're doing frames from video (needless to

say). StreamLine's original job, however, was primarily print. It and

Dimensions have suddenly found a whole new world of opportunities.



>> As for

>> needing a plug-in, I'll need to send John a copy of Illustrator 8.0. We have

>> a tool that lets you selectively reduce the number of points in a path so

>> you have control over where you want to optimize the points.

>> 

>> db

> 

> That sounds cool, Daniel, can you give me any more info on how it works? How

> do you reduce points along an edge to get rid of traced jaggies while

> maintaining internal detail in the image? Wouldn't such a tool make more

> sense in Streamline? Is Adobe planning to come out with SL 5 anytime soon?

> Seems it has been languishing at 4 for some time now....


Basically, it's called the "smooth" tool. You can selectively draw over a

particular section of a path and it will reduce the number of points in that

particular area, rather than over the entire path. (So if one part looks

good the way it is, don't tweak it.)


Streamline has some of these features (and a pen tool for that matter) but,

yes, some adjustments to SL are probably in order... Likewise for

Dimensions.


As for future versions, we can't comment on those but, with LiveMotion in

the house, the need for tools to send files to it is growing...



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