Adobe Flash CS4 Professional on Demand

6. Importing Graphics

What You’ll Do

Understand Vector and Bitmap Graphics

Examine Import File Formats

Set Illustrator Import Preferences

Set Photoshop Import Preferences

Import Photoshop and Illustrator Files

Import Bitmaps

Import Fireworks PNG Files

Import Multiple Files

Copy Images from Other Programs

Edit Bitmaps in an Outside Editor

Set Bitmap Compression

Use Break Apart to Create Fill Patterns

Modify a Bitmap Fill

Edit a Bitmap with the Magic Wand

Use Trace Bitmap to Create Vector Shapes

Introduction

In addition to the vector drawing tools that allow you to create graphics and animation in Flash, you can also import artwork in other formats to use in your Flash movie. Flash has full native support for Adobe Photoshop, ...