New to Flash -- tutorial help pls!
Hi:
Working with the Flash Developer Center tutorial http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/atv_flcs4_demos.html
I have Flash CS3 professional, and downloaded a couple of the zip sample files, fla. However, an error message says "Unexpected File Format" when I try to open.
Is it a CS3 vs CS4 issue? If so, is there a way to convert these to CS3? I assumed fla is fla...
Or is it something else? Helluva way to get started! Thanks for your help!
Rgds, Ned
Not a problem at all. You should be able to install the trial of CS4 and work with those tutorials. As skyblue said, once you open those tutorials, you can then use saveAs... to save them as CS3 files. Keep in mind that you won't be able to use the features of CS4 from one of those saved files.
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