Re: FLASH: Paste into Flash?

[Michael Penne]

It does work a bit wierd: I get _two_ layers after

importing a circle with a gradient, the top layer

appears to be the gradiet info (must activate the top

layer to edit the gradient) w/as turning off the

visibility of the lower layer hides the graphic.

However, after converting to symbol, _deleting_ the

image and second layer, and bringing the symbol back

onto stage I can hide it normally. 


I haven't really tested the size differences between

imported AI graphics and Fla, but others have reported

that a reason for the strangeness of flash's vector

editing tools (no bezier handles, for instance) is a

trade off for smaller size. 


--- steve shelden <

sheldenwgn [dot] net

> wrote:

 After importing the

> Flashwriter file, I 

> can edit it and then put in the Library. I created a

> new layer and 

> drag it out of the Library, I cannot hide it by

> clicking under the 

> Eye symbol. Does this happen with you as well? Since

> I'm very new at 

> using Flash, I'm not sure what the downside is for

> not being able to 

> hide certain items.

> 

> I also pasted in the same image from Illustrator and

> it looks just 

> like the one from Flashwriter, I wonder what's the

> difference. File 

> size? I do see a color shift with the pasted in

> version, it's off 

> from the original.

> 

> Is it your understanding, if you draw an image in

> Illustrator and 

> import it into Flash using Flashwriter, that there

> would be no 

> difference in file size? Since I'm a long time user

> of Illustrator, I 

> would rather do all my drawings in Illustrator

> instead of Flash which 

> has limited tools. I have heard a lot lately about

> how you must draw 

> in Flash to be able to keep the file sizes down, so

> I'm not sure what 

> good this Flashwriter is. Have you heard much about

> the advantages? 

> They don't seem to have much info at Macromedia's

> site about it.

> 

> Thanks again,

> -Steve

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