Importing PSDs to Flash

When Importing PSDs to Flash why do you end up with bitmap colour information (which of course is not editable), if you start with vector shapes in Photoshop. I still don't understand why they got rid of export swf when they ditched imageready after cs2. It used to work so well.

Thanks for your reply. I figured it out, It just took some time. I have to
delete that post because it´s stupid.
Pietari
2010/5/4 kglad <[email protected]>
actionscript in the imported swfs will not work and never did work in any
version of flash. i don't know anything about flash studio so i can't
comment on how that worked.
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Importing PSD into Flash CS5

I have a PSD file with layers that I am trying to import into Flash. The problem that I am having is that the text effects that I have applied in Photoshop are not transferring into Flash. All I get is the Font, Font size, and color. But I used Drop Shadow on some of the and some other effects as well. None of these are transferring over to Flash. Do I have to save them in a certain way i n Photoshop in order to effect the transfer. I want to be clear. I am not trying to import text effects as separate layers or anything complicated. I just want the text to look like it does in photoshop. Can anyone give me a suggestion?
Thanks!
Nena

It doesn't matter which one you use to create graphics and assets. Photoshop is regarded as the standard from creating web graphics, ther e is just so much more you can do. I prefer Fireworls when creating slices, and Pnotoshop for optimizing images for export. Keep in mind that a Fireworks PNG is basically the same as a PSD file, with layers, etc. But either one can export as a web png, transparent background. When you import one of these into flash, just choose to import as a single bitmap.

Importing PSD's into Flash

I'm using Flash 8, and have just started importing PSDs into
Flash. I actually found the import PSDs feature in CS3, and
discovered that you can import PSDs to Flash 8 as well.
The problem is, there is a color shift-the PSDs imported into
Flash appear lighter than they do in PS, or than a JPEG of the same
image appears when imported into Flash. I have noticed the same
problem with PNG's as well. They also appear lighter than a JPG of
exactly the same image when brought into Flash....
Does anyone know of any fix for this? Is it something to do
with color-profiles in PhotoShop (of which I know little about)?
Thanks!

How was the original art created? Was the original RGB or CMYK? What is the resolution of the Photoshop file? Flash only works well with RGB and 72 pixel per inch resolution. If your original art is not set this way, then Flash will attempt to convert it as it imports it. Flash uses the sRGB color space. You'll get the best color translation if your Photoshop file is using this color preference.

Importing .PSDs into CC as movieClips

Hello,
I rely on flash for work, importing psds into flash is a regular part of my day - but it looks like with FlashCC the funtionality to import layers as movieclips, and to set the registration point of those movie clips has been removed. Im working with multiple files with hudreds of layers, and going through converting each layer into a movieclip is very inconvenient. Is there something Im missing or is there no way to do this?

This was changed in flash CC. You can see more details on http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1238722?tstart=0
Have a bug created and tarcking this internally for a later update.
-Sujai

From .psd in flash

Hi! I`m new to Flash. I am trying to make a "story ",I can say. I made the background ,the ground etc. in Photoshop. And I inported them in flash. I would like to know how I can make the .psd or .jpg [as saved from photoshop] be editable in flash. Like making a road sign be a button that leads to a new area [I know how to make buttons] So I ask again,how do I import them to be editable in flash?
Thank you for your support.

In Photoshop, separate each element to a unique layer. If you want one or more elements to show different states, then make each of those states as separate elements, each in its own layer. Save the Photoshop file. Import the Photoshop file into your Flash movie. Use the default settings: "Convert layers to Flash layers" and "Place layers at original position".
When imported the new Flash layers will be named the same as the layers in Photoshop, so if this will matter, then be sure to give the Photoshop layers useful names.
Once imported each layer from Photoshop will be a bitmap object in Flash's Library, and each item will show on the stage. Click off the stage area in the stage window to deselect everything. Then you can select each item individually and set it to be a movieClip. You don't have to make everything a movieClip, but you do need to convert those that you want to control it through Actionscript.
So, in the case of a stop sign, put it into a separate layer in Photoshop, then import the file, select the stop sign and make it movieClip, or a button object. Then you can use it as a control in your Flash movie.

Importing PSD files?

In Photoshop CS2, I used the Extract filter to cut out the
background aroung people in several photos and saved them as PSD
files with transparent backgrounds. They look fine in Photoshop,
but when I import them into Flash 8, they look washed out and they
have light halos around the more intricate cutouts (like hair).
Looks like light colored pixel fringe. Any idea what's going on, or
how to improve the quality of the imports? (The PSD files are
placed over an imported JPEG photo background in my Flash file.)
Thanks

Maxwell Hammer wrote:
> In Photoshop CS2, I used the Extract filter to cut out
the background aroung
> people in several photos and saved them as PSD files
with transparent
> backgrounds. They look fine in Photoshop, but when I
import them into Flash 8,
> they look washed out and they have light halos around
the more intricate
> cutouts (like hair). Looks like light colored pixel
fringe. Any idea what's
> going on, or how to improve the quality of the imports?
(The PSD files are
> placed over an imported JPEG photo background in my
Flash file.)
> Thanks
save as PNG 24 and import to flash than you can have
transparency and apply
to JPG compression upon export to minimize the size.
Open library CTRL L - right click image - properties, play
with compression
to compare quality versus size. PNG can produce great results
and be
really small in final file size.
Best Regards
Urami
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Is Importing PSD really a Good Idea?

I understand how cool it is to import an .AI file, but when
you import a PSD aren't you just asking for a long download time?
I would think you'd still have to Save For Web in PhotoShop
if you wanted to optimize as well as possible... No?

No - you missed the point.
It doesn't create longer downloads.
Ok - example time: Before CS3, let's say you have a PSD file
(common tool for designing a site
layout) sent to you by a design department, client or someone
who needs it turned into a Flash site.
The PSD has 30+ layers with text, alpha, the works. How would
you get them all into Flash? You had
to do it manually by exporting each layer and importing them
into Flash individually and re-building
the layer structure.
CS3: We now simply go to File > Import > locate PSD -
the wizard allows us to decide what layers we
want and don't want and how assets are treated once in Flash.
Can't beat that - HUGE improvement in
workflow and integration right?
So in the end - would you rather spend hours doing it
manually or a 1-2 minutes with the aid of a
wizard designed to bridge the gap between the 2 programs?
In the end - when you publish - they are all the same assets
and you apply all the same compression
resulting in the same file size - yet with CS3 you saved a
ton of manual labor that nobody enjoyed
having to go through pre-CS3.
Get it?
Chris Georgenes / mudbubble.com / keyframer.com / Adobe
Community Expert
davidlieb wrote:
> That's what I thought. So, what's the big deal about
this new feature? Why is
> Adobe encouraging something that just leads to longer
download?
>
> One of the things that really turns people off to flash
media is
> "loading...loading...loading..." It seems that it would
have been smart to
> include some kind of good individual image optimizer
along with this feature...
>

Importing PSD or PNGS? (Transparent)

Since Flash CS3 imports PSDs, should I continue importing
PNGS and JPEGS?
I am importing Transparent PSDs and find the published file
swf size is a little smatter than when I import transparent PNGs.
What is the rule of thumb with Flash CS3 and importing?
Thanks for your help.

there is no rule of thumb - the PSD import wizard is an added
and welcomed feature if you are
working with layered PSD files and Flash - but if you have a
single PNG then that's fine to import
on its own also.
As for file size - there may be a difference between a PNG
and the same PNG in a PSD file - I have
never tested it.
Chris Georgenes
Adobe Community Expert
www.mudbubble.com
www.keyframer.com
www.howtocheatinflash.com
FlashRenaissance wrote:
> Since Flash CS3 imports PSDs, should I continue
importing PNGS and JPEGS?
> I am importing Transparent PSDs and find the published
file swf size is a
> little smatter than when I import transparent PNGs.
> What is the rule of thumb with Flash CS3 and importing?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>

Import error when importing .psd file created in Photoshop CS3

I have a file that was created in Photoshop CS3. I am trying to import this file into Catalyst CS5, but I keep getting an input error. I created a file in Photoshop CS5 and I was able to import this .psd file successfully into catalyst. So I guess my question is this; Does Catalyst support .psd files created in Photoshop CS5 only? If this is the case, how can I convert the CS3 .psd to a CS5 .psd

I am now building my files using photoshop CS5. A few challenges I have experienced while trying to import into Catalyst:
- If I do a straight import into Catalyst, I loose all my colors in Catalyst. That is, catalyst imports all my vectors without any of the colors I had in Photoshop. My understanding is that Catalyst has libraries to support Photoshop files, so your import from Photoshop should not look any different in Catalyst.
Work Around: I have had to rasterize / merged all my image layers for the different components I have built in Photoshop CS5. Then when I start the import process I click the Advanced button on the catalyst import dialog. From the advanced dialog, I have to flatten (to bitmap) all the images I intend to import.
This process takes about two hours because I have a lot of components on the page.
Is there something I'm not doing right here? I'm not seeing the value add to Catalyst, if it's taking me this long to just import .psd files

Imported PSD Files Are Being Erroneously Resized in Captivate 4

I am trying to import PSD files to use in my Captivate 4 project. I verified that the PSD image size is 800 x 600, and my Captivate project dimensions are the same 800 x 600. But when the import process completes, the layers are erroneously resized to smaller dimensions. I have tried the same thing on two separate installations of Captivate 4 on two separate PC's with the same results.
Here is a screenshot of the PSD file in Photoshop (image size = 800 x 600):
Now here is a screenshot of what the imported PSD file looks like in the Captivate project (screen size set to 800 x 600):
When I do the import, I'm selecting: File --> Import --> Photoshop File..., then I select the "As Layers" option, and do not check the box next to "Scale according to stage size" (I have tried using this option as well with the same results, although I don't believe I should have to rescale when the PSD image size and Captivate project size are the same.)
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks so much for such a prompt reply...the single .psd file with many layers is imported using:
Import Kind: Composition
Layer Options: Editable Layer Styles; Life Photoshop 3D (although there are no 3D layers in the .psd...so I'm unsure if this default is needed?)
Oh!! Never mind...I just tried Import Kind: Composition -- Cropped Layers and the layers were not cropped...kind of counter-intuitive since I would have thought "Cropped Layers" would crop the layers rather than the other way around.
Thanks for your help...if you just reply to this post I'll mark your reply as the answer, thanks for suggesting the direction to look for a solution, cheers!

Importing mp4 into Flash 8, converting to FLV

I just finished taking a Flash Video class where I understood
I could import an MP4 and convert in to an FLV using encoding tools
that come with Flash Professional 8. However, I opened a new FLA
just now and tried to import an MP4 (File -> Import Video),
Flash would not recognize the sample MP4 I have sitting on my
desktop.
I downloaded a demo copy of On2 FlixPro and it did recognize
the MP4, is converting it to an FLV as I write this.
Did I misunderstand about importing MP4s into Flash 8
Professional? Is it in fact not possible. Or might there have been
something I didn't do or didn't do correctly before importing? If
so, what might it have been?
Thanks in advance.

chris_whalen,
> I opened a new FLA just now and tried to import
> an MP4 (File -> Import Video), Flash would not
> recognize the sample MP4 I have sitting on my
> desktop.
The MP4 file extension does not appear in the filetype
filter of the
Import dialog, but if you select "All Files (*.*)," that
should work. I've
imported MP4s (they're MPGs, after all), but the extension
doesn't appear
under the "All Video Formats" choice. (I'm hoping this is
what you mean by
"would not recognize," anyway.)
David Stiller
Adobe Community Expert
Dev blog,
http://www.quip.net/blog/
"Luck is the residue of good design."

Layers of imported .psd files are cropped?

Hi, when importing .psd files the images on layers are cropped...?
In Photoshop an image on a layer is moved across the visible portion of the document as if it is animated, through the use of comp layers (each new comp layer the image is move a little bit). However after importing the .psd into After Effects only a portion of the image is visible...it is impossible to recreate the animation roughed out with Photoshop comps because some of the image on the layer being moved is cropped.
I hope that makes sense...how can .psd files be imported into After Effects without cropping? Thanks

Thanks so much for such a prompt reply...the single .psd file with many layers is imported using:
Import Kind: Composition
Layer Options: Editable Layer Styles; Life Photoshop 3D (although there are no 3D layers in the .psd...so I'm unsure if this default is needed?)
Oh!! Never mind...I just tried Import Kind: Composition -- Cropped Layers and the layers were not cropped...kind of counter-intuitive since I would have thought "Cropped Layers" would crop the layers rather than the other way around.
Thanks for your help...if you just reply to this post I'll mark your reply as the answer, thanks for suggesting the direction to look for a solution, cheers!

Import pdf to flash?

Hi,
I'm trying to get a flash flip book working and I'm trying a
few components - however none seem to be able to import pdf files
and so need either jpgs or swf files.
For my flipbook I need the text to be searchable, so jpg's
out the window.
I've tried pdf2swf, but it's output seem pretty poor - the
swfs look fine when I view them, but when I import into flash the
text becomes really small and loses all it's formatting.
Is there any way to import a swf file to Flash and preserve
it's formatting/layout? I don't know if it's something to do with
the swf file being broken into several layers on import?
Alternatively does anyone know a way to import pdfs to
Flash?

pdf is not a supported file type in flash.

How can I import psd photos from Elements into iPhoto?

I cannot import psd photos into iPhoto without saving them to the desktop, which is a real hassle (hundreds of photos). Am I doing something incorrectly? Thanks for any advice.

I may be preaching to the choir here but this might be of help to you:
Using Photoshop (or Photoshop Elements) as Your Editor of Choice in iPhoto.
1 - select Photoshop as your editor of choice in iPhoto's General Preference Section's under the "Edit photo:" menu.
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2 - double click on the thumbnail in iPhoto to open it in Photoshop. When you're finished editing click on the Save button. If you immediately get the JPEG Options window make your selection (Baseline standard seems to be the most compatible jpeg format) and click on the OK button. Your done. 3 - however, if you get the navigation window
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that indicates that PS wants to save it as a PS formatted file. You'll need to either select JPEG from the menu and save (top image) or click on the desktop in the Navigation window (bottom image) and save it to the desktop for importing as a new photo.
This method will let iPhoto know that the photo has been editied and will update the thumbnail file to reflect the edit..
NOTE: With Photoshop Elements 9 or later the Saving File preferences should be configured as shown:
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I also suggest the Maximize PSD File Compatabilty be set to Always. In PSE’s General preference pane set the Color Picker to Apple as shown:
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NOTE: If you want to use both iPhoto's editing mode and PS without having to go back and forth to the Preference pane, once you've selected PS as your editor of choice, reset the Preferences back to "Open in main window". That will let you either edit in iPhoto (click on the Edit button) or in PS (Control-click on the thumbnail and select "Edit in external editor" in the Contextual menu). This way you get the best of both worlds.
OT

Can I import binary in Flash CS5 and export swf, without AS code likes "Embed" ?

Can I import binary in Flash CS5 and export swf, without AS code likes "Embed" ?
I know I can use AS code,likes "[Embed]" metadata to embed binary in swf. But , how can I do that in Flash CS5 ?

Have a look at this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7816231/how-to-use-as3-to-load-binary-data-from-web-ser ver

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