Re: FLASH: Flash 4 locks up

[Phil Matt]

Marc Hoffman wrote:


> Sounds as if it's just this one file, yes? In that case, the next

> thing to try would be to copy all frames and paste into a new file.

> Highlight the first frame in the top layer, hold the shift key,

> highlight the last frame in the bottom layer (assuming all layers end

> at that frame or earlier). This will highlight all frames. Use

> Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C to copy frames. Start a new movie, same dimensions

> and frame rate. You need not add any frames. Just highlight the

> existing frame and use Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V to paste the old frames into

> the new movie. Now try saving. There's a good chance this will fix it.

> 


Thanks for your note, Marc. I had already tried this idea - no dice.


> If that doesn't work, you need to start eliminating elements (layers

> or objects, your choice) one at a time to find the culprit.


I found the culprit a couple minutes later - I had forgotten that Flash 

4 on the PC has problems with Postscript fonts - in the past I had 

experienced crashes when attempting to convert a word of text 

written in a Postscript font to a symbol - crashed every time.


I was working on graphic elements and MC's for this file, and created 

a new layer for some text. I used a Postscript font (Adobe Garamond 

SC) and for some reason the conversion to symbols worked. The 

crashes came right afterwards, but I had forgotten about the problem 

with PS fonts. 


I ended up just making little GIFs in Fireworks and importing those 

into Flash - end of problem. I will probably make a couple of font 

conversions in Fontographer to speed things up.


Thanks again for your help.


Cheers --- Phil




Phil Matt Photography

www.philmatt.com

716-461-5977


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