Does anyone export as Flash?

[3deeguy]

Does anybody have experience creating ASP animation for websites? I just exported a SWF test and it didn't work properly. How would you produce an animation for someone's website?

[DK]

You probably have a few incompatible settings in your AS file like masking etc. There's a large list of things that won't export properly to .swf format, so, unless it's extremely basic file wise you will have problems. If you have Flash, what I would do is export an image sequence from AS and place this into Flash then compile the swf from Flash for the website. You could still export separate elements etc with an alpha channel from AS for use in Flash. It will mean your file will be a little bigger than if you did it in Flash but the thing is, exporting a .swf file from AS means that there will be a higher point count in your file anyway, so it's always going to be bigger. Kind of a no-win situation really.

Cheers
D.K

[3deeguy]

DK, I don't have Adobe Flash software. I watched a few YouTube videos today to see what I could learn about it. The tool-set in Flash is kind of primitive compared to AS. I'm sticking with AS.
Exporting an image sequence to Flash makes a lot of sense. That means I could create the animation in AS.
I've been studying videos produced by Grumo Media which makes promotional animation for businesses. I want to learn more about that kind of stuff. Thanks.

[synthsin75]

I haven't used it, but here's a free Flash authoring software: http://vectorian.com/giotto/

[dueyftw]

I haven't used it, but here's a free Flash authoring software: http://vectorian.com/giotto/

I have and it's not bad, but it is not Adobe Flash. In a pinch it works.

Dale

[3deeguy]

I haven't used it, but here's a free Flash authoring software: http://vectorian.com/giotto/

It works. I spent a couple of hours testing bitmaps. Next I'll test file sizes between JPEG, BMP, Targa and PNG. Definitely have to animate on twos! 12 frames x 60 secs = 720 / 2 = 360
It should also be a good tool to create GIFs. You guys are the best! Thanks.

[synthsin75]

Glad to here it's working for your needs. I remember downloading Vectorian Giotto ages ago and just haven't had the need to install it yet.

[3deeguy]

synthsin75, actually I hope I don't 'need' it. When I think of 'Flash animation' I think of 'dial-up' access. I'm hoping today's websites prefer embedded video.
I'm motivated to learn everything I can. I could be wrong but I think animators are in a stronger position than graphic artists or photographers.

[DK]

Hi 3deeguy,
I do a lot of work for mobile phones and tablets. Best and most widely readable video
format is mp4 format. Plays on ios and Android devices.

Also, if you want interactive animation that will play on all devices, html5 animation
is the way to go. There are various softwares out there that will allow you to import
image sequences and output them as html5 for web pages.

Cheers
D.K

[3deeguy]

Hi 3deeguy,
I do a lot of work for mobile phones and tablets. Best and most widely readable video
format is mp4 format. Plays on ios and Android devices.

Also, if you want interactive animation that will play on all devices, html5 animation
is the way to go. There are various softwares out there that will allow you to import
image sequences and output them as html5 for web pages.

Cheers
D.K

Haha! I was just watching a video series on HTML5 when I checked my email on my mobile phone. It does seem things are moving toward HTML5 and away from Flash. I have a 'lot' to learn. I'll research mp4 too.