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use drawing tools, imported graphics, trace bitmap, transform tool, soften fill edges to make a scene
Now that was easy, wasn't it? Flash is so much fun! But, there are always microscopic gaps and cracks that aren't immediately apparent to the naked eye. So, how to detect them, you may ask? Well, just follow my next step:
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In the above example, you can see the trace is not very detailed but it makes for a cool effect. The color threshold is 100 and the minimum area is 100 pixels with the curve fit and corner threshold Normal. High values give less color detail. Notice that the different shades are not showing. Also the edges are slightly jagged as we have given normal curve fit and corner threshold.
We all like animutation music videos, and one of the hallmark characteristics of these funny pieces of work is the use of celebrity portraits attached to animated bodies. Many times, however, the raster images, or bitmaps, being used in these videos have not been edited properly for use in Flash. This can have a very nasty effect on the visual quality of the animation and detract from its entertainment value.
Vectors graphics is what Flash is famous for. One thing that makes this type of image so distinctive is that it is composed of lines and shapes and other geometrical primitives. The position, scale, width and other properties are based on mathematical formulas, which means vector graphics are usually smaller in size and have better quality than bitmaps. Moreover, scaling doesn't effect their quality.
