Bending images

how do i bend an image in flash i really cant figure it out
cheers warby

you can't - flash does not have an image warp feature - you
would have to do 1 of 2 things:
Trace Bitmap the image to convert it to vectors - then use
Free transform tool > Envelope or Distort
tools.
OR
Bend the image in P'shop and then import into flash.
If you need to bend the image as an animation - then flash is
not your tool - i would highly
recommend Animae Studio (www.e-frontier.com) for this (I use
it all the time). It supports IK
(Bones) and Image Warp - then export as Quicktime and Import
into flash.
hope this helps
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