FLASH: working with imported EPS-not!

[Ian Fox]

Yes, I'm new to FLASH... but I've had a lot of experience with 

Illustrator, a bit with Freehand, and I understand Timelines/actions 

and the basic concepts behind FLASH.

I have an illustrator sequence I need to animate, but I can't figure 

out how to import the vectors in a useful format.

I know I have to back-save them to  version 7, but the paint/fill 

attributes get messed-up. If I try to edit them, I have shapes and 

line all over the place.

I have tried to import a Freehand version, only to see the "only 

imports the Illustrator EPS format" dialogue.

I know there *must* be an easy way to bring editable vectors in from 

either program, and not have them fall apart, but nothing I've read 

so far has shown me how.

I've been reluctant to post to the list because this is such a basic 

problem, and I would have thought that one macromedia product would 

support file formats of the other intuitively, which makes me think 

I'm missing something. Wouldn't be the first time :)


Any and all urls appreciated.


cheers

ian

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Deakin University Geelong, Victoria, Australia

New and Improved!! <http://www2.deakin.edu.au/studio/>



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