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How to automatically convert strokes to symbols? (flash)

Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 1:40 am
by TheMinahBird
Is there any way to just draw a stroke and it becomes a movie clip symbol automatically? Like to draw it in "a mode"?

I do character animation in another program then go into Flash CS6 to shade and draw little touch ups over the animation.

With symbols I'm able to change the opacity (which is the alpha) and I can "Multiply" over animation to create simple shading.

I can't use Flash to save my life so honestly this is the simplest thing I can really do. So is there any way to make every brush stroke I draw be automatically a symbol?

I had recently discovered that Flash isn't like Photoshop to where you can set the opacity for layers down and put modes on the layers, so this is the closest I've gotten to mimicking that.

Don't mention object drawing mode, I thought that made my drawings into symbols but it doesn't? :c

Re: How to automatically convert strokes to symbols? (flash)

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 2:21 pm
by JCook
This isn't a Flash forum, it's for Anime Studio.

Jack

Re: How to automatically convert strokes to symbols? (flash)

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 2:27 pm
by JCook
Here's a couple of links that may help you.

https://helpx.adobe.com/flash.html

http://www.coldhardflash.com/

Jack

Re: How to automatically convert strokes to symbols? (flash)

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 5:01 pm
by jahnocli
Object Drawing Mode. Then right click, Convert to Symbol. One more step, but hey...

Re: How to automatically convert strokes to symbols? (flash)

Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2014 4:18 am
by TheMinahBird
Thanks to both of you!
And I know this is an Anime Studio forum, I chose the "Other Software" portion to ask this question. Unless Flash doesn't count.. Then I'm sorry.

Re: How to automatically convert strokes to symbols? (flash)

Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2014 1:56 pm
by JCook
No, no, you're fine. When I posted my first message I forgot I was in the "Other Software" part of the forum; sorry about that. Your question was fine, but you will probably get more help on a Flash forum.

Jack