EXPORT FOR ACTIONSCRIPT

I'm noticing that in the Flash Library panel either the original bitmap image file (JPG, PNG, etc.) or its graphic symbol can be exported for actionscript. Is it best to use the original file (e.i., PNG) and do away with creating a symbol? Those images will only be used via AS3, not on the stage within the Flash authoring environment.
Regards,
Ron

graphic symbols can be useful for designers that like to design using the timeline: when you scrub the playhead across a movieclip, the movieclip doesn't play. but when you scrub the playhead across a graphic, the graphic will play.
i'm a developer, not a designer. i've never used a graphic even when i was a newbie. and, i'd venture to say 90% of the contributers to these forums are also developers/not designers and i'll bet they don't use graphics, either. if you don't use timeline animation, you have no use for graphic symbols.
but for designers that do a lot of timeline animation, graphics can be very useful.

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Just a simple question.
Don't need to know if it works or not I have tested it. What
I want is to understand. Here it is:
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ccroo wrote:
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