Re: FLASH: Dana, The Poor Bumbling Baby Flasher

[Gregg Caines]

Importing the outside SWF should move all its frames

into the timeline you are working on.  Swish SWFs are

like any other SWF you might import.


I'd recommend creating a symbol and importing the

SWF into the timeline of that symbol (then getting the

symbol from the library).


You could also create a new layer in your main timeline,

import the SWF into that layer and then copy and paste

the frames into a new symbol (and delete the original

layer to get rid of the original imports).


If you have imported the SWF and see nothing at all, you

either have a faulty SWF, or your text effect is the same

color as your background...  I can't really think of any

other possible reason...


HTH.


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Gregg Caines

n e o m e t r i x  systems inc.

http://www.neometrixsystems.com

gcainesneometrixsystems [dot] com

> Dear Knowledgable Experts,

> When imported into Flash from Swish, and saved as a movie, all the *parts*

> of the movie appear in the library as symbols.  I can only *drag* the

> instances onto the stage from there, not the actual movie clip.  I

> understand that I need to export from SWish and import into Flash and save

> as a movie.  I've got that part.  I'll reread my books about importing

> movies clips into a movie and review all the confusing responses and try

> some different things and get back to share what happens once I know

myself.

>

> Of all the responses so far, the anonymous instruction to "look up

> instances in your Flash manual" certainly seemed like the least helpful,

but

> it may be that none of you actually know and the real answer is that I

just

> need to do further research and perhaps go to the message board on the

Swish

> site of Flashlite.

>

> No doubt this is something very elementary but also a basic piece of

> skill/information, because I know tons of people must be making little

Swish

> effects or other small movie clips and importing them, in spite of the

fact

> that "just drag it onto the stage" seems to be very misleading

instruction.

>

> Thanks so far, I'll figure this out eventually and tell you the result.

>

> Dana

> jaguarwoman.com



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