Frame-by-frame in graphic symbol vs video?

Hi there,
I have several Flash 8 files with a fair amount of lip
syncing over approx 300-500 frames.
They are all done as graphic symbols on the main timeline.
Will it reduce the file size if I import the entire file as a
Quicktime video or would putting all the lip syncing into one
graphic symbol on the main timeline make the file size smaller?
I've also heard that exporting as a quicktime video keeps the
lip syncing more accurate vs Flash animation as your lip syncing
will vary depending on ea computer it is viewed on. Any more
blogs/info on this topic?

You can set a keyboard short cut for the palette menu items for moving between frames in Edit/Keyboard Shortcuts.

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frame from 3 to 1, Flash forces it to remain at 1.
What am I doing wrong?

somewhere on this layer you have used a motion tween - select
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Chris Georgenes / mudbubble.com / keyframer.com / Adobe
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bippity wrote:
> I'm working on an animation, and I'm using a graphic
symbol with 5 frames of
> slightly different poses.
>
> Whenever I try to change frames on the main timeline,
Flash will not allow a
> change. For instance, if I try to change a single frame
from 3 to 1, Flash
> forces it to remain at 1.
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>

Graphic Symbol First Frame Issues with Tweening

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Select the keyframe containing the motion tween. Look in the
Properties panel, deselect (un-check) Sync.
Chris Georgenes / mudbubble.com / keyframer.com / Adobe
Community Expert
bippity wrote:
> I created part fbf/part tweened walk cycle using leg
positions on different
> frames of a graphic symbol.
>
> After tweening certain positions, I can't switch the
symbol to a a different
> frame in the properties panel.
>
> Does anyone know how you get around this?
>

Changing frames within a symbol

Can anyone tell me how to change frames within a symbol, by using a button in the actuall stage. Every time I try searching for it, I get lost in half compleated answers, action script 2, and things that throw a ton of code and words and stuff at me, but never explain the parts of it. (Often also has losts of additional code that I probally don't need)
I've got the button, but I need the function.

I can see from your other posts you are familiar with coding a button, so... In your button event handler function you would use something like...
symbolName.gotoAndStop(someFrame);
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Frame in frame with graphics problem-or maybe not

Hi from Croatia.
Well I have and extremely demanding costumer that wants to control every single bit of the project.
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I have a book that every once in a wile has annotation which above and bellow has a graphic line (not simple line but complex graphic imported from illustrator.)
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How do I play a graphic symbol backwwards?

Hi, I'm a flash character animator for television in NYC.
I often have to reuse animation that's in a symbol. Many
times I have to play this animation backwards, but doing so
requires me to keyframe it.
All the symbols we use are graphic symbols.
Does anyone know a script, plug-in or anything that would let
me play a graphic symbol backwards so i don't have to keyframe it
but do it automatically?
-Nels

Nels22 wrote:
> Hi, I'm a flash character animator for television in
NYC.
>
> I often have to reuse animation that's in a symbol. Many
times I have to play
> this animation backwards, but doing so requires me to
keyframe it.
>
> All the symbols we use are graphic symbols.
>
> Does anyone know a script, plug-in or anything that
would let me play a
> graphic symbol backwards so i don't have to keyframe it
but do it automatically?
you cant script graphic, its not valid instance for action
control, secondly actions
are not exportable to video as upon export it become images
sequence.
You need to copy paste and reverse frames if you want some
parts to play backward.
basically extend the timeline. Manually...
Best Regards
Urami
<urami>
If you want to mail me - DO NOT LAUGH AT MY ADDRESS
</urami>

I cannot get an animated graphic symbol to be animated in my browser...

Hello and thanks for looking...
I have followed this animation using bones and armatures tutorial:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/character_animation_ik.htmlhttp://
(which is superb and thanks to the poster)
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Hey guys,
I'm using Adobe Flash CC for animation and I've created a graphic symbol for a head for my animation. Inside I've done all the keyframes for lip syncing and emotions.
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Blur filter on graphic symbols?

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What I meant is, there are different ways of setting up a
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to do the same in Flash: make every frame a keyframe, then copy and
paste everything from one frame into the next, then make whatever
changes are needed. A classically-trained animator can get a good
momentum working this way.
But for making the most streamlined SWF files, this method is
not the best. It's much better to rely on library assets, place
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those things that need keyframes. If good planning is done in
advance, it can be just as fast as doing straight-ahead keyframed
animation.
Either method may end up with the same result. But when you
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created of "best practices" which I give to e-card animators.
One of these best practices is: place a thumbtack on the "G"
key on your keyboard. The very WORST habit that is taught to studio
animators using Flash is to use neither Graphics nor Movie Clips,
but to immediately click Ctrl-G every time they draw something.
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name, but it causes ENORMOUS problems, especially when doing
retakes and revisions. And it results in gargantuan SWF files.
I literally GLUED a thumbtack to one one animator's keyboard,
since he seemed unable to remember this rule. Luckily this wasn't
in America, or I'd have been charged with grievous bodily
assualt.

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