Tracing Bitmaps Adobe Flash / Getting Started
This tutorial has been brought to you by the numbers 256, 1.6 million and the letter T (for tracing bitmaps). The question of animating and morphing bitmaps has come up a few times on the board recently. Enough so that it inspired this tutorial on the subject.
Tracing Bitmaps Adobe Flash / Getting Started
Using images in Flash is quite difficult. It's not possible to edit specific parts of the image, unless you convert it to a vector image. Doing this will also allow you to zoom in without the image pixelating.
Image Optimization Tips Adobe Flash / Tips and Tricks
We all want to put bitmaps into our sites, but they make the size of the final SWF unacceptable! Ok, here are some tips on how to do your images so that they don't bankrupt your file size!.
Creating a Cut-Out Effect for Bitmaps Adobe Flash / Special Effects
I've been trying to figure out how people do this effect in their Flash movies for a long time. When I finally got it, I bounced my head off of the floor for a few days. It's so simple that it only requires two pieces:
1. An image (preferably a bitmap because Flash compresses it better than jpegs or gif images.
2. A vector to trace the shape you want removed.
Tracing Anime and other things in Flash
Adobe Flash / Animation
So you have a picture, maybe a screenshot of something you like, or you've drawn and colored something yourself and you would like to do the same in Flash. This tutorial will get you used to drawing inside Flash like a pro.
Explaining Advanced 3D in Flash Adobe Flash / 3D Effects
Flash and 3D. These two topics have raised many thoughts and comments over the last few years. I remember spending far too many hours with Flash 3 tracing over 3D objects to create a spinning cube. Then there was creating a 3D page turn in Flash 4. However with the advent of Swift 3D (by Electronic Rain) the making of these 3D animation's has become a lot easier for us designers.
Vectors and the Tracing Command in Flash Adobe Flash / Drawing
One of the greatest advantages of Flash over other web technologies is that it is vector based. In addition to the ability of flash to contain bitmap images, the Flash player can also hold vector images that look extremely sharp in comparison to their bitmap counterparts.
Tracing effect Adobe Flash / Drawing
See how to transform bitmap picture into a trace picture using the shape effect and Trace Bitmap options. You will also learn how to brake apart a picture and more.
Vector Graphics Tips for Macromedia Freehand 9 Adobe Flash / Tips and Tricks
In this Tutorial you will learn the very essential, and not that essential tips for Macromedia Flash 5 (Also 4). The tutorial has been split into four parts, Drawing, Animation, Tracing and Optimizing. Flash 5 and Flash 4 are packed with features for keeping your file sizes down and here you will learn how. Please feel free to email me for further questions.
Macromedia Flash 4 & 5 Tips Adobe Flash / Tips and Tricks
In this Tutorial you will learn the very essential, and not that essential tips for Macromedia Flash 5 (Also 4). The tutorial has been split into four parts: Drawing, Animation, Tracing and Optimizing. Flash 5 and Flash 4 are packed with features for keeping your file sizes down and here you will learn how. Please feel free to email me for further questions.