Drawing static images in flash 8

Hello Community !
Does anyone here know what the steps and tools that are used
to draw static images in Flash 8? Once drawn I would like to import
them into Dreamweaver 8 nad Illustrator 8. Not to be used as a flah
movies of Jif or gif.
Any books you may know about and ofr videos would be great,
preferably "books" on the subject.
Thanks
ATj The Flow

Thanx Albee!
albee wrote:
> you need to define i explicitly:
>
>
>
> _root.createEmptyMovieClip("fundo",1);
> fundo.loadMovie("image3.jpg");
> var fotosArray:Array = ["image1.jpg", "image3.jpg",
"image7.jpg"];
> var i:Number = 0;
> function fotosRotativas() {
> i == 2 ? i = 0 : i++;
> loadMovie(fotosArray
, fundo);
> }
> setInterval(fotosRotativas,5000);
>

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ok sorry but doesn't sscce say to post the whole code?the first S is Short, and yes, it needs to be all the code needed to illustrate the problem and let use reproduce it. If you were developing a new Web framework, your example might be short, but for a student game it's very long.

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            img = ip.createImage();
        return img;
    /** Replaces the AWT image, if any, with the one specified. */
    public void setImage(Image img) {
        waitForImage(img);
        this.img = img;
        JPanel panel = ImagePanel.panel;
        width = img.getWidth(panel);
        height = img.getHeight(panel);
        ip = null;
    /** Opens a window to display this image and clears the status bar. */
    public void show() {
        show("");
    /** Opens a window to display this image and displays
     * 'statusMessage' in the status bar. */
    public void show(String statusMessage) {
        if (img==null && ip!=null){
            img = ip.createImage();
        if ((img!=null) && (width>=0) && (height>=0)) {
            win = new ImagePanel(this);
            draw();
    private void waitForImage(Image img) {
    if (comp==null) {
        comp = ImagePanel.panel;
        if (comp==null)
            comp = new JPanel();
    imageLoaded = false;
    if (!comp.prepareImage(img, this)) {
        double progress;
        while (!imageLoaded) {
            if (imageUpdateW>1) {
                progress = (double)imageUpdateY/imageUpdateW;
                if (!(progress<1.0)) {
                    progress = 1.0 - (progress-1.0);
                    if (progress<0.0) progress = 0.9;
public void setFileInfo(FileInfo fi) {
    fi.pixels = null;
    fileInfo = fi;
}

Scrolling Text and Images in Flash CS3

I am pretty new to Flash and I have spent all day trying to
look up tutorials on making it possible to scroll text and images
in Flash but none of them are working for me. I know you save the
content into a movie clip but that's as far as i have gotten. would
anyone be able to walk me through this PLEASE???
Thanks,
Peter

You could use a Swing HTMLPANE or draw it all onto a
BufferedImage and display that (code posted under 2D graphics thread).
MArk

Alternative image to flash file

hello
how do i add a alternative gif or jpeg image if the flash
file won't load in a browser. for example when i view my site on an
iphone the flash file doesn't display so i would like a static
image in it's place.
any help much appreciated.... P

Hello,
Check out these two links:
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/flashembedcagematch/
http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/
Start with the documentation link at the top.
Hope that helps.
Take care,
Tim
"pgc1" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:g8kt15$gqu$[email protected]..
> hello
>
> how do i add a alternative gif or jpeg image if the
flash file won't load
> in a
> browser. for example when i view my site on an iphone
the flash file
> doesn't
> display so i would like a static image in it's place.
>
> any help much appreciated.... P
>

Compressing Images in Flash

if you have the checkbox for use imported jpeg data selected
within the info for an image, does this mean that there will be
ZERO compression applied to the image from Flash when it is
exported?
Thanks.

This from the Flash help file:
The JPEG format lets you save an image as a highly
compressed, 24-bit
bitmap. Generally, GIF format is better for exporting line
art, and JPEG
format is better for images with continuous tones, such as
photographs,
gradients, or embedded bitmaps.
Flash exports the first frame in the SWF file as a JPEG,
unless you mark a
different keyframe for export by entering the #Static frame
label.
1.. Select File > Publish Settings, click Formats, and
select JPEG Image.
2.. For the JPEG filename, either use the default filename,
or enter a new
filename with the .jpg extension.
3.. Click JPEG. Dimensions Enter values for width and height
in pixels for
the exported bitmap image, or select Match Movie to make the
JPEG image the
same size as the Stage and maintain the aspect ratio of your
original image.
Quality Drag the slider or enter a value to control the
amount of
JPEG file compression. The lower the image quality, the
smaller the file
size, and the reverse. To determine the best compromise
between size and
quality, try different settings.
Note: To change the object's compression setting, use the
Bitmap
Properties dialog box to set the bitmap export quality per
object. The
default compression option in the Bitmap Properties dialog
box applies the
Publish Settings JPEG Quality option.
Progressive Show Progressive JPEG images incrementally in a
web
browser, which makes images appear faster when loading with a
slow network
connection. Similar to interlacing in GIF and PNG images.
4.. Click OK.
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/UsingFlash/WSd60f23110762d6b883b18f10cb1fe1af6-7bc7.ht ml
Dan Smith > adobe community expert
http://www.dsmith.tv
"StanWelks" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:[email protected]...
> if you have the checkbox for use imported jpeg data
selected within the
> info
> for an image, does this mean that there will be ZERO
compression applied
> to the
> image from Flash when it is exported?
>
> Thanks.
>

Manipulate illustrator images in Flash

Once i have imported Illustrator images into Flash (CS3) can
i manipulate them, to animate them? If so How?
Thanks
T

sledrevy,
> Once i have imported Illustrator images into Flash (CS3)
> can i manipulate them, to animate them? If so How?
You'll find that your imported images are probably layered
or nested
into numerous groups, drawing objects, and symbols. Any one
of those
elements (groups, options, or symbols) behave just as if they
were created
in Flash, and you can minuplate them as such.
If an imported image (with all its nested elements) is
already on the
Stage, just select the whole collection and convert the whole
thing into a
symbol. At that point, your symbol will behave just like any
other ... you
can move it as a collective group, you can change its alpha
transparency,
give it a tint, and so on. If your symbol is a movie clip,
you can also
alter its blend mode and add effects, such as drop shadow,
blur, and the
like.
Let me know if that helps, or if you still have questions.
David Stiller
Co-author, Foundation Flash CS4 for Designers
http://tinyurl.com/5j55cv
"Luck is the residue of good design."

Capturing live stream to static image on server

As part of a kludge we're working on to get around showing inline video (from cams) on devices such as iPhone which isn't supported by flash, we're planning to use websockets to stream data instead. We've seen a few other similar services do something similar as a kludge. There is no audio but at least something is visible to the user on devices that don't support flash or where inline HLS is not available (iPhone!).
Capturing static data on the FMS seems like quite a common request (e.g. to make thumbnails or whatever) but is there code available to do this? I have looked but found nothing as of yet. As part of the solution, streams will need to be saved to static images e.g. every x seconds, on the FMS server.
Any help or pointers welcome
Puzzler.

As part of a kludge we're working on to get around showing inline video (from cams) on devices such as iPhone which isn't supported by flash, we're planning to use websockets to stream data instead. We've seen a few other similar services do something similar as a kludge. There is no audio but at least something is visible to the user on devices that don't support flash or where inline HLS is not available (iPhone!).
Capturing static data on the FMS seems like quite a common request (e.g. to make thumbnails or whatever) but is there code available to do this? I have looked but found nothing as of yet. As part of the solution, streams will need to be saved to static images e.g. every x seconds, on the FMS server.
Any help or pointers welcome
Puzzler.

Using swf file for very large static image

i have a large photo that i need to use as a banner image in a website. i have tried optimizing it for the web in fireworks -- to reduce the file size obviously -- but the client isn't happy with the resolution. i haven't had this issue come up before but i see his point (to a degree), as the detail and sharpness of the original is far superior.
i have almost no familiarity with creating with flash, but i remember reading somewhere that swf files do not have the same sizes as jpeg images.
would it be feasible to include the single static image as a swf file to preserve its original resolution? i mean, would that image as a swf file be smaller than the image as a jpeg?
mille grazie.

There are two things at play here... image quality (often harmed by compression) and image resolution (# of pixels width by height). What is the real problem?
Whether you render your image as a GIF, JPG, PNG or SWF file, they will all have the same resolution.
Packing an image in SWF should be a last resort as not everyone has Flash installed. For example, iPhone users cannot see SWF.

Convert my dynamic Drawing (created in a Flash Dialog using AS 3) into the .DXF and .DWG form

Hi ,
I want to convert my dynamic Drawing (that I created in a Flash Dialog using AS 3) into the .DXF and .DWG format.Is there any way by which I can give the export functionality on the flash page so that the dynamic drawing that created in flash code will export into .DXF and .DWG format.
Please Help
Thanks,
Simon

There's no automatic way to convert to AutoCAD formats... you will need to write your own. You will need to figure out the formats of .dxf and .dwg and then probably use ByteArray to output. It will not be a trivial task.
Hi,
Can you please give me some example for this?
I have used AlivePDF to convert my Diagram to PDF but it create a Raster image in PDF and all vector data is lost.
I want to convert this PDF to .dxf and .dwg format using any tool. but not found any way around.
Thanks!!

How to draw an Image on a JPanel?

Hi all,
Can any one give code for drawing an image on a JPanel?
thanks,
amar

That's for the JLabel right? ... For a JPanel on a JFrame, you could do something like this:
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.image.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.net.URL;
public class TestImagePaint extends JFrame {
private BjPanel bjp;
public TestImagePaint( String imageName )   throws IllegalArgumentException {
    if ( imageName == null || !( new File( imageName ).isFile() ) ) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException( "\nIn TestImagePaint constuctor"
                                         +"\t IllegalArgumentException:" );
    bjp = new BjPanel( imageName );
    getContentPane().add( bjp );
    setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    pack();
    setBounds( 100, 100, 400, 300 );
    setVisible( true );
public static void main( String[] argv ) {
    new TestImagePaint( argv[0] );
public class BjPanel extends JPanel {
    private URL   url;
    private Image image;
    public BjPanel( String imageName ) {
      try {
        url   = BjPanel.class.getResource( imageName );
        image = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage( url );
        repaint();
      catch( Exception e ) {
        System.out.println( "Can't get Image: "+imageName+"\n\t"+e );
        System.exit( -1 );
    public void paint(Graphics g) {
      g.drawImage( image, 0, 0, this );
}

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