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...
>

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