Setting Photoshop Import Preferences Set Photoshop File Import Preferences Click the Flash Mac or Edit Win menu, and then click Preferences.. Before you import Photoshop and Illustrat
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Import Preferences
Set Photoshop File Import
Preferences
Click the Flash (Mac) or Edit (Win)
menu, and then click Preferences.
Click the PSD File Importer
category
Select from the following options:
◆ Import Image Layers As.
◆ Bitmap Images With
Editable Layer Styles
Create a movie clip with a
bitmap clipped inside
◆ Flatten Bitmap Images.
Convert an image into a
bitmap; not editable
◆ Create Movie Clips.
Imports an image into a
movie clip symbol in Flash
◆ Import Text Layers As.
◆ Editable Text Imports
Photoshop text from the
text layer as editable text
in Flash
◆ Vector Outlines Converts
text to vector paths; the
object is also converted to
a movie clip
◆ Flattened Bitmap Images.
Converts text into a bitmap;
not editable
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Flash allows you to set preferences to customize the way you import Adobe Photoshop (.psd) files You can set options for specific element layer types you want to import, such as images, text, paths, shapes, and groups You can also set compression and quality publishing options for the imported Photoshop files The options you set are applied to all Photoshop files when you import them into Flash
However, you can change options in the Photoshop import dialog box
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Trang 2◆ Create Movie Clips Imports
the text layer into a movie
clip symbol
◆ Import Shape Layers As.
◆ Editable Paths And Layer
Styles Creates an editable
vector shape with a bitmap
clipped inside the vector
shape
◆ Flatten Bitmap Images.
Converts an image into a
bitmap; not editable
◆ Create Movie Clips Imports
an image into a movie clip
symbol in Flash
◆ Layer Groups Select the Create
Move Clips check box to
convert all groups into a movie
clip in Flash
◆ Merged Bitmaps Select the
Create Movie Clips check box to
convert the shape layers into a
movie clip in Flash
◆ Movie Clip Registration Select
the global registration point for
movies and all other object
types
◆ Publish Settings.
◆ Compression Select the
Lossy (JPEG) or Lossless
(PNG/GIF) compression
mode you want
◆ Quality For the Lossy
compression, select the Use
Publish Setting or Custom
option; select the quality 1
to 100; the higher the
setting, the greater quality,
yet the larger the file size
Click OK.
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Trang 3Flash includes support for importing Adobe Photoshop (.psd) files and Adobe Illustrator files created in versions 6 through 10 When these files are imported, there are a number of options you can choose from
Before you import Photoshop and Illustrator files, you need to set import options in the Preferences dialog box For Illustrator files, you can also specify whether you want to show an import dialog box where you can set import settings for specific parts of an Illustrator file The options you set are applied to all Illustrator and Photoshop files when you import them into Flash However, you can change options in the import dialog box Some options in the Import dialog box are context-sensitive; that is, they only appear if they are relevant to the imported file The import options are similar between Illustrator and Photoshop;
when they differ, the options are noted
Importing Photoshop
and Illustrator Files
Import a Photoshop or
Illustrator File
Click the File menu, point to
Import, and then click Import To
Stage or Import To Library.
◆ Open and select the library
where you want to import files
Click the Show popup (Mac) or
Files Of Type (Win), and then
select Photoshop, Adobe
Illustrator or All Image Formats.
Navigate to the drive or folder
where the file is located
Select the Photoshop or Illustrator
file you want to import
Click Import (Mac) or Open (Win).
Flash inserts the image file or
displays an import dialog box for
files, where you can specify
options for the specific files If the
Import dialog box opens, continue
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Did You Know?
You can import an Illustrator EPS or
PDF using Illustrator CS4 or later Open
the file in Adobe Illustrator CS4 or later,
save it as a CS4-compatible AI file, and
then import into Flash as an AI file
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Illustrator now compatible with
Flash, click Incompatibility Report.
Select the check boxes with the
elements you want to import,
select each element and set the
related options you want; you may
need to ungroup elements
Click the Convert Layers To list
arrow, and then click
◆ Flash Layers Click this option
to convert the layers in the
imported file into corresponding
layers in the Flash Timeline
◆ Keyframes Click this option to
convert the layers in the
imported file into consecutive
keyframes
◆ Single Flash Layer Click this
option to flatten the layers in
the imported file onto a single
layer in Flash
Select from the following options:
◆ Place At Original Position.
Select to maintain the same
positions from Illustrator or
Photoshop to Flash
◆ Set Stage Size To Same Size
As Select to set the Flash
Stage to the same size as the
Illustrator artboard or
Photoshop canvas
◆ Import As Unused Symbols (AI).
Select to import AI symbols not
used as instances as unused
symbols in Flash
◆ Import As A Single Bitmap
Image (AI) Select to convert
into a bitmap
Specify the compression and
quality settings you want (PSD)
Click OK.
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Trang 5You can import bitmaps of several file types directly into Flash to use in your Flash movie It is important to remember that even though you can edit and resize bitmaps in Flash, the original bitmap will always be embedded in the exported Flash file If file size is an issue, it is best to bring your bitmapped art in at the size you want to export it For exam-ple, if your image is going to be 160 pixels by 160 pixels in the final movie, it is best to import it at this size and not resize it up or down in Flash You will end up with higher-quality images and smaller files if you
do this You can import files using the Import To Stage or Import To Library methods The Import To Stage method stores the bitmap in the Library and places a copy on the Stage, while the Import To Library method stores the bitmap in the Library and doesn't place a copy on the Stage
Importing Bitmaps
Import a Bitmap to the Stage
Click the File menu, point to
Import, and then click Import
To Stage.
Click the Show popup (Mac) or
Files Of Types list arrow (Win),
and then select the format of the
file you want to import
Navigate to the drive or folder
where the file is located
Select the file you want to import
Click Import (Mac) or Open (Win).
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Did You Know?
You may not be able to see the images
you've imported to the Stage at certain
magnification levels Flash aligns the
top left-hand corner of the image at the
0,0 coordinate If you are zoomed in,
the image may have appeared outside
the viewable area Use the Hand tool
to navigate around, zoom out, or press
Shift+A+W (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+W
(Win) to toggle the Work Area off This
sets the zoom level to 100% and hides
the Work Area
Scaling Image Before Importing
Scaling bitmaps reduces the quality of the image, so it’s best to import an image into Flash at the size you want it to be If you need
to scale an image in Flash, it’s a good idea to import the image at a slightly larger size, so when you scale it down, loss of quality is mini-mized
For Your Information
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Click the File menu, point to
Import, and then click Import
To Library.
Click the Show popup (Mac) or
Files Of Types list arrow (Win),
and then select the format of the
file you want to import
Navigate to the drive or folder
where the file is located
Select the file you want to import
Click Import To Library (Mac) or
Open (Win).
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Image is placed in the Library.
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Did You Know?
You can quickly swap bitmaps You
can exchange an image on the Stage
with another one from the Library To
swap one bitmap with another on the
Stage, select the bitmap image on the
Stage, open the Property Inspector,
click Swap, select the image you want
from the list of currently stored images
in your document library, and then
click OK