John Hill wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Thanks for reading. I have created a simple fade in/out flash movie, see the
> link below. I have a couple newbie questions -
>
> 1. These images are png files straight from Fireworks - should I first
> export these as jpg after using selective jpg compression to optimize these
> images, or does Flash export these as jpg (I have the compression set to
> 70%)?

> 2. I would like to repeat this movie using separate but same-sized images -
> is there an easy way to do this?

> 3. Anything else that should/should not have been done with this movie?

"urami_" <runnerHaHaHIHI@HAHAHIHIflashFugitive.com> wrote in message
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>
> John Hill wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Thanks for reading. I have created a simple fade in/out flash movie, see
the
> > link below. I have a couple newbie questions -
> >
> > 1. These images are png files straight from Fireworks - should I first
> > export these as jpg after using selective jpg compression to optimize
these
> > images, or does Flash export these as jpg (I have the compression set to
> > 70%)?
>
> you can export png from flash as jpg, that is in fact the default setting.
> Keeping them PNG loseless will only increase the file size.
> Now, these images are not with transparency so you can import them as JPG
to
> keep your working FLA source file small, they do have tendencies to
corrupt
> especially when becoming larger.
> To set up individual compression for each image (instead than using the
global)
> open the library CTRL L and right click your PNG , than go to properties.
> Uncheck the smoothing, it makes them look better and than play around with
compression.
> If you import as jpg, you can set it to "use imported image compression",
will keep them
> the way they look before import.
>
> > 2. I would like to repeat this movie using separate but same-sized
images -
> > is there an easy way to do this?
>
> on the same timeline or as new file ?
>
> > 3. Anything else that should/should not have been done with this movie?
>
> not much content so right now you on the right track :)
>
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>
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John Hill wrote:
> Hi Urami - thanks for the good advice about the files! To answr your
> question, actually both - I would like to change the image on a timeline
> and/or be able to duplicate this to a new file excpet with different images.

"urami_" <runnerHaHaHIHI@HAHAHIHIflashFugitive.com> wrote in message
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>
> John Hill wrote:
> > Hi Urami - thanks for the good advice about the files! To answr your
> > question, actually both - I would like to change the image on a timeline
> > and/or be able to duplicate this to a new file excpet with different
images.
>
> The easy way would be to build such thing dynamically. Make a list of
images in XML ,
> load and parse the xml in flash and build fade engine that would shuffle
the images list.
> this would allow you to literally define any image you like for the very
same file by simply
> editing the xml source file (could be edited in notepad)
> I could forward you one like that, done plenty of these for product
showcasing where customer do
> own updates. You can as well define variety of fade methods, all in XML.
>
> The easiest of all w/o knowing any code and need to bother to learn it
would be to save your file
> as new file and open the library - right click images and go to
properties.
> Under properties you have IMPORT option where you can browse for different
image and once you select
> it , it will replace existing one and in the same time update anywhere it
was used on timeline.
> So you don't need to build the tween from scratch.
>
> Want it dynamic ?
> do let me know, i'm digging in one right now so i can just forward you the
file in short while.
> You can mail me some place I can send it "runner AT flashfugitive DOT com"

John Hill wrote:
> gee, Urami - that is GREAT information - thanks a ton - my email is
> jhill@hil-tec.com if you want to forward me the xml file or anything, and
> thanks again!