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Subject: RE: FLASH: convert scene to a movie clip
From: Minnig, Greg
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 14:37:21 +0100

sometimes frames won't paste when the layer that you are trying to
paste into is not selected (a black dot next to the layer name).
could that be the problem?

> ----------
> From: Dorian Nisinson
> Reply To: flasheratshocker [dot] com
> Sent: Monday, September 21, 1998 10:26 PM
> To: flasheratshocker [dot] com
> Subject: Re: FLASH: convert scene to a movie clip
>
> markc wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Having made one version of a movie with multiple layers and multiple
> > scenes, and having covered more of the manual, I've decided it would
> be
> > better to create a number of movie symbols and load them into a
> 'master'
> > movie.
> >
> > So, my problem is .... how can I take all of my layers and frames
> from
> > one scene, and convert that into a movie symbol?
> >
> > I've tried using 'edit multiple frames' (with all the layers set to
> > nornal), 'select all', then 'create symbol' - 'movie symbol', but I
> only
> > get a one frame movie symbol instead of 100+ frames.
> >
> > I've tried (with all layers set to normal) shift-clicking across all
> the
> > frames and all the layers, and then 'copy frames' and trying to
> paste
> > that into a blank movie symbol .... no go.
>
> That is very odd. I do copy frames and paste them into a new movie or
> a
> new movie clip all the time. Maybe if you write down step by step the
> procedure your using for copy frames and paste frames into new movie
> or
> new movie clip I could see where the probelm is.
>
> Dorian
>
> > So am I correct in thinking that the only way to create a movie
> symbol
> > is to create a blank symbol first, and build it up within the symbol
> > itself, rather than by transferring a number of frames and layers
> from a
> > movie?
> >
> > Any help offered would be truly appreciated, (and enable me to avoid
> > having to start from scratch again :-)
> >
> > Mark
> > --
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>
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