Re: FLASH: Trace a bitmap?

[Sienna]

hi Erich,


Tracing a bitmap is done by a flash command.  Once you import the bitmap,

click on the image, then choose from the menu Modify-----> trace bitmap.


Sometimes it not worth tracing them though.  The vector versions of traced

bitmap can end up bigger than the original bitmap.  If your on a computer

like mine (slow processor) Flash will crash or if you're lucky not crash,

it will take forever to trace, turn to a symbol and move around on the

screen.  *sigh*  I really need to upgrade. 


I only trace small bitmaps but unless I'm doing something wrong, even after

i trace the bitmaps when I enlarge the vector version, i still see the pixels.


What works best for me is importing a bitmap, turning it to a guide layer,

locking it, then painstakingly hand trace the image and use flash fills to

duplicate the image as close as possible.


Hope this helps.


Sienna



At 10:41 PM 11/5/99 -0500, you wrote:

>Hello All,

>

>    I've heard several people mentioning the term "trace a bitmap image"

in Flash, rather than just

>using the bitmap file in Flash. Would this involve importing a .bmp file,

then actually just 'painting

>over' the layer? Did I just answer my own question? :-)  Personally, I

have yet to play around with

>importing other image types into Flash - still a newbie here.

>

>    Again, thanks for your time....

>    Erich





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