Mysterious shapes

I have built about 4 web sites using flash....a couple from
scratch and a couple from templates but not much of the original
template was left when I was done. So I'd say I am definitely a
beginner but getting close to intermediate.
But, I have what could be a pretty basic question regarding
shapes. I know that you can create shapes within flash and convert
them to symbols. I know you can import jpgs or gifs. And I know you
can create art in Illustrator and import them into flash as either
a swf or a shape.
So heres my question. In this particular Flash template I am
looking at, in one of the layers, there is an image comprised of
various forms and colors and visually it looks like raster
image....like a jpg or something.......yet it is listed as a
"shape" in the property inspector. But if it was a shape, it seems
I should be able to select and edit the individual shapes and
colors that make it up.....but I cannot. When I do select the
shape, the whole thing has the dot pattern over it indicating it is
selected and I could turn the whole thing into one solid color, but
I don't want to.....I want to be able to edit each differnt color
area seperately.........I Know I could by editing it in Photoshop
etc, but I am mostly just curious whats going on here?? To further
my curiousity, when I click on the shape, a thick black outline
appears around it, when I click off it, the outline goes away.
It amost seems like a raster image was somehow imported into
Flash as a non-editable shape, rather than a jpg or gif.
I hope my description and question made sense.
Thanks for any insight.
Ken

Nevermynd wrote:
> I have built about 4 web sites using flash....a couple
from scratch and a
> couple from templates but not much of the original
template was left when I was
> done. So I'd say I am definitely a beginner but getting
close to intermediate.
>
> But, I have what could be a pretty basic question
regarding shapes. I know
> that you can create shapes within flash and convert them
to symbols. I know you
> can import jpgs or gifs. And I know you can create art
in Illustrator and
> import them into flash as either a swf or a shape.
>
> So heres my question. In this particular Flash template
I am looking at, in
> one of the layers, there is an image comprised of
various forms and colors and
> visually it looks like raster image....like a jpg or
something.......yet it is
> listed as a "shape" in the property inspector. But if it
was a shape, it seems
> I should be able to select and edit the individual
shapes and colors that make
> it up.....but I cannot. When I do select the shape, the
whole thing has the
> dot pattern over it indicating it is selected and I
could turn the whole thing
> into one solid color, but I don't want to.....I want to
be able to edit each
> differnt color area seperately.........
It's a broken apart raster image, even tho its dotted you
can't actually edit its
colors. You could select with lasso to isolate part of it and
change the color
but you can't pick colors with color picker and replace
individual one.
It will sample the color as entire bitmap, not just that
particular color.
Lasso tool will be your only option.
> Photoshop etc, but I am mostly just curious whats going
on here?? To further
> my curiousity, when I click on the shape, a thick black
outline appears around
> it, when I click off it, the outline goes away.
Could be group of images.
Why not copy paste that image to new FLA, save it and zip it
and upload for us to
check. Will be able to tell you exactly what it is and how to
go around it.
Best Regards
Urami
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If you want to mail me - DO NOT LAUGH AT MY ADDRESS
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