Can Flash do true vector graphics?

I created a drawing in Flash with the pen tool and paint
bucket. Some of the drawing I may have used the line segment tool
and connected the points. Other parts of the drawing I may have
started with a circle, added points, and strecthed parts to make my
desired shape. I exported the file to an .eps format.
I want a drawing to be transcribed to a T-shirt.
Unfortunately the two shops I've worked with know CorelDraw
and not Flash. One lady knows Illustrator and I have also
exported to an .ai format for Illustrator. However when
they open those formats of my drawings come as individual
vectors with outlines around each piece. They said they would have
redraw the artwork in CorelDraw at a major expense. Can Flash do
true vector graphics such that a drawing of a figure, for example,
with many different colors so that the exported .eps or .ai file is
a true vector graphic and not all in pieces? Or should I go with
Illustrator CS3? I have used both programs and most of the drawing
tools and methods seem to be the same, does Illustrator create true
vector graphics?

While your code might be correctly written, a 1009 error is not about incorrect code. The 1009 error indicates that one of the objects being targeted by your code is out of scope. This could mean that the object....
- is declared but not instantiated
- doesn't have an instance name (or the instance name is mispelled)
- does not exist in the frame where that code is trying to talk to it
- is animated into place but is not assigned instance names in every keyframe for it
- is one of two or more consecutive keyframes of the same objects with no name assigned in the preceding frame(s).
If you go into your Publish Settings Flash section and select the option to Permit debugging, your error message should have a line number following the frame number which will help you isolate which object is involved.

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When I try to import the svgz file that I created in
Indesign, Flash MX 2004 says that it does not recognize the file
type. I thought Flash used vector graphics for it's images.

alexjustin wrote:
> When I try to import the svgz file that I created in
Indesign, Flash MX 2004 says that it does not recognize the file
type. I thought Flash used vector graphics for it's images.
Yes it does but it doesn't mean it can understand every
single format they are delivered in.
Try something more common like AI.
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How can I make ANY vector graphics with graphics2D and save on clipboard?

I am at my wits end here, and need some help. Simply put, I have a program that creates a basic x-y graph, drawn in a jpanel. I want to create the graph as a vector (emf, eps, svg, I don't care anymore, any of them would be good). But, all I get is a jpg or bitmap.
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XmaxV = 0;
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gY[i] = gY[i] * yRat;
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g2.draw(new Line2D.Float(LgX[ii][j]-2.0f,(gY[ii][j]+semVal[ii][j]),LgX[ii][j]+2.0f,(gY[ii][j]+semVal[ii][j])));
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And, when the user clicks on the "copy" button, invokes this:
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//******This is the key method right here: It is ALWAYS imageFlavor, never anything else. How do I make this an EPS flavor?
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if (flavor.equals(DataFlavor.imageFlavor)) {
return GraphMaker.image;
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g2d.setGraphicContext(new org.apache.xmlgraphics.java2d.GraphicContext());
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The same happens with FreeHEP - I want the flavor to be EMF, but the program sees an image so it is always imageFlavor. I know I am missing something, but what, I don't know.
thanks for your help.

I don't think there's a built-in solution. One workaround I've seen is to create a dummy graphics class that overrides the desired drawing functions. Instead of actually drawing pixels, the object writes postscript commands to a buffer. There also seems to be commercial code that does exactly this.

Can I use Scalable Vector Graphics (.SVG) in RoboHelp 11 projects?

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Hi folks
Simple Simon here.
First off, I totally agree with Erik in that you should file a Feature Request.
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How can I create this as a vector graphic?

HI Folks,
I'd like to create the attached as a vector graphic, can anyone tell me the best way to do this in Fireworks CS3?
http://www.sandwell.nhs.uk/circles.jpg
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Hi matthisco
Go to vector tools and choose the donut tool. Draw a circle and use the yellow spots to adjust the edges minimize the fill area and drag the segment you want to cut so it looks like you want. For the circle choose no fill, and stroke about 20-25px , stroke category 1-pixel soft.

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Hi,
I'd like to know if there is any way or any vector graphic file format that i can load dynamically at runtime on a web-based flash application.
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I had a look a look at flashpaper to convert pdf to swf and load them in but i can't see anywhere in the documentation about converting the pdf's at runtime rather than manually dragging and dropping them in.
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thanks in advance.
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Reduce file size vector graphics

When it comes to imported vector graphics are there any methods to decrease the swf's file size as much as possible?
So far I have:
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I rather use vector as much as possible. For a banner for examle, I've imported vector images of trees. I couldn't get it below 40 kb so I exported all illustrator files to png files which helped. Can detailed vector images be optimized just as much? Or is it better to use bitmap files when it comes to more detailed graphics? Does it matter if it is a vector images made in flash or a imported vector file even if both have the same number of paths?
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There is a certain threshold when a bitmap can actually be smaller than a detailed vector graphic. Especially when working on small image sizes, bitmaps can often be quite smaller.
For a vector graphic, you can't do more than reducing the number of vertexes which may result in a poorer graphic.
With bitmaps, you can do a lot more:
Keep in mind that bitmaps with an alpha channel use up much more memory than bitmaps without alpha information. So try to reach your goal without using transparent bitmaps - which seems hard in the beginning, but as Flash provides different blending modes, you can, for example use the blending mode "multiply" for a black logo on a white background with just a grayscale bitmap instead of a bitmap with alpha channel information.
The same is valid for a white logo on a black background: Use the "add" blending mode instead, then.
I have also written some Photoshop Plugins to reduce the alpha-channel bit-resolution which sometimes gives me the extra 3-4kb I needed. Instead of using 256 shades of alpha, it reduces them to maybe 8 or 16. Alpha-Channels are comressed like GIF/PNG images inside of flash, so having as few different shades of alpha as possible will make images smaller. I even use dithering sometimes for softer alpha areas.
In some rare cases, you can also gain some bytes if you convert text to vector graphics (pressing CTRL-B twice), but this only works when there's not much text at all. That's because the metric information for text glyphs take up a bit more space then just the shapes. So you can imagine that this may only work if there is just one text element with all different letters. So you won't get much size reduction by converting "abracadabra". But you will get some reduction if you convert "the quick brown fox jumps" into shapes.
This all can help if you have restrictions like 30kb or even 20kb to create a full animated flash banner.

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How can I move vector graphics from Keynote to other applications (like Adobe Illustrator) using the new version? I had no problem in Keynote 5. I really like using Keynote to make images and if I can't figure it out I will have to switch over to Illustrator full time...

You answer seems inappropriate to me, and I hope to many others.
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Keynote does not have this feature, use an appropriate application that meets your needs.
removing this feature is a true handicap for Keynote.
The purpose of Keynote version 6 is to; "create and deliver beautiful presentations", so states the Apple Keynote webpage.
Keynote is not disadvantaged in the least when creating presentations by the lack of exporting vector drawings.
Why would profesional designers use or promote Keynote if this software is no longer able to properly interact with other design tools?
Probably because it does in fact work very well with respected professional tools, it can import media from Photoshop, Illustrator, Word, Numbers, Excel, Indesign, Final Cut Pro, Garageband, Protools ..............
Apple has lost its common sense.
People have been saying that since 1976.

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Dear Friends,
I would like to showcase some of my vector graphics on an
html page built with DW. Can you pls advise if there is any format
- other than rasterizing & optmizing the vector files - that I
could use to load these vectors so that they could remain scalable
- for viewing purposes, by means of something like zoomify - and
retain their vector appearance?
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option, but I'm not sure that the support is wide enough yet.
http://www.adobe.com/svg/

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Hello!
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Welcome to the discussions, Alexis.
I believe that "best" is subjective. It depends on what you want to do and how much you want to pay. For example, OmniGraffle is not as well known as, say, Adobe Illustrator, but for the difference in price, it may be worth your while especially if what you intend to do is create a few shapes every now and then for your presentation. You could also take a look at Purgatory Design's Intaglio.
The cool thing about both OmniGraffle and Intaglio (that's not true for Adobe Illustrator) is they both support LinkBack. What is linkback?
http://commons.ucalgary.ca/~king/projects/keynoteplugins/linkback/
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Hi again jackson@mja.
I've given your scroll component a try just for some static texts, and I've found quite a few important bugs:
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OMA2k

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