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David Bird · July 13th, 2006, 08:44 PM

Boy, that felt good...considering that Edward is a bonafide guru and I am but lowly nothingness (in the realm of Vegas, anyway)

OK, here's the scoop on png's in swf files...as applies to SWISH. Yes, text is easily supported in an swf file. BUT....so are png objects! (photos, logos,etc) After burning about 4 hours (yes, I am exceptionally hard headed) I FINALLY figured out that 24 bit pngs "saved for the web" in Photoshop 7 DO NOT WORK! However, 8 bit pngs "saved for the web" in PS7 work like a champ. Just import into Swish, apply effects to your heart's content, export as an swf, import in to Vegas, drop on your timeline, and DA DA.

Keep in mind that this works in Swish...I don't know why it wouldn't work in Flash, but I could be wrong.

At any rate, I'm going to rephrase my topic heading to "Edward, you're misinformed, etc"....that's primarily cause Edward lives a short 90 minute drive from me (45 minutes at 120 mph) and he knows where I live.

Regards all - David Bird

Edward Troxel · July 14th, 2006, 07:15 AM

Hmm... I only recall saying that some flash files don't work - which is CORRECT. I also posted a link to Sony's knowledgebase which talked about flash files. Not exactly sure how I was wrong by saying Vegas has limited flash import capabilities?

David Bird · July 14th, 2006, 07:33 AM

Edward....you really were not wrong....and no offense was meant by my post. I have great respect for your knowledge.

I was terribly frustrated trying to get an imported swf file to work. I KNEW an swf would function in Vegas but for the life of me, I couldn't get the darn thing to work. I FINALLY discovered the "trick" needed to use the swf file.

Also, I was working in Swishmax.....a program that can produce an swf and emulates Flash but at a fraction of the cost. Swish is definately not Flash...it's been several years since I used Flash and I certainly don't doubt your observations. I read the link that you provided....but, again, I had used an swf to achieve my desired results just a week previously.

At any rate, the topic heading was in jest....and I regret that I posted in the manner I did.

Regards - David Bird

Edward Troxel · July 14th, 2006, 07:36 AM

No problem. Thanks for the clarification and description on how you got things to work. You're close enough we need to try to meet!

David Bird · July 14th, 2006, 08:14 AM

Agreed...anywhere but Cairo :)
db

Edward Troxel · July 14th, 2006, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Bird

Agreed...anywhere but Cairo :)

I have NO problems agreeing to that!

Shawn Kessler · July 14th, 2006, 10:22 AM

Hay david,
were is sikenston mo i live in ofallon mo just curious.

David Bird · July 14th, 2006, 10:29 AM

Shawn,
Sikeston is 150 miles south of St.Louis straight down Interstate 55....about 30 miles south of Cape Girardeau. Our claim to fame is Lambert's Cafe and the Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo...
David

Greg Boston · July 14th, 2006, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Bird

Also, I was working in Swishmax.....a program that can produce an swf and emulates Flash but at a fraction of the cost. Swish is definately not Flash...it's been several years since I used Flash

I discovered this beauty of a program (I started with the version prior to Swishmax) when I had to do a website for a corporate intranet. I was struggling with Flash 5 at the time I found Swish and I promptly removed Flash from my system. Great little piece of software!

-gb-

July 13th, 2006, 08:44 PM	#1
David Bird Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sikeston, Missouri, USA Posts: 118	Edward Troxel, you are wrong, wrong, wrong Boy, that felt good...considering that Edward is a bonafide guru and I am but lowly nothingness (in the realm of Vegas, anyway) OK, here's the scoop on png's in swf files...as applies to SWISH. Yes, text is easily supported in an swf file. BUT....so are png objects! (photos, logos,etc) After burning about 4 hours (yes, I am exceptionally hard headed) I FINALLY figured out that 24 bit pngs "saved for the web" in Photoshop 7 DO NOT WORK! However, 8 bit pngs "saved for the web" in PS7 work like a champ. Just import into Swish, apply effects to your heart's content, export as an swf, import in to Vegas, drop on your timeline, and DA DA. Keep in mind that this works in Swish...I don't know why it wouldn't work in Flash, but I could be wrong. At any rate, I'm going to rephrase my topic heading to "Edward, you're misinformed, etc"....that's primarily cause Edward lives a short 90 minute drive from me (45 minutes at 120 mph) and he knows where I live. Regards all - David Bird

July 14th, 2006, 07:15 AM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Hmm... I only recall saying that some flash files don't work - which is CORRECT. I also posted a link to Sony's knowledgebase which talked about flash files. Not exactly sure how I was wrong by saying Vegas has limited flash import capabilities? __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

July 14th, 2006, 07:36 AM	#4
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	No problem. Thanks for the clarification and description on how you got things to work. You're close enough we need to try to meet! __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

July 14th, 2006, 10:22 AM	#7
Shawn Kessler Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ofallon missouri Posts: 123	text files Hay david, were is sikenston mo i live in ofallon mo just curious.

July 14th, 2006, 07:33 AM	#3
David Bird Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sikeston, Missouri, USA Posts: 118	Edward....you really were not wrong....and no offense was meant by my post. I have great respect for your knowledge. I was terribly frustrated trying to get an imported swf file to work. I KNEW an swf would function in Vegas but for the life of me, I couldn't get the darn thing to work. I FINALLY discovered the "trick" needed to use the swf file. Also, I was working in Swishmax.....a program that can produce an swf and emulates Flash but at a fraction of the cost. Swish is definately not Flash...it's been several years since I used Flash and I certainly don't doubt your observations. I read the link that you provided....but, again, I had used an swf to achieve my desired results just a week previously. At any rate, the topic heading was in jest....and I regret that I posted in the manner I did. Regards - David Bird

July 14th, 2006, 08:14 AM	#5
David Bird Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sikeston, Missouri, USA Posts: 118	Agreed...anywhere but Cairo :) db

July 14th, 2006, 10:29 AM	#8
David Bird Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sikeston, Missouri, USA Posts: 118	Shawn, Sikeston is 150 miles south of St.Louis straight down Interstate 55....about 30 miles south of Cape Girardeau. Our claim to fame is Lambert's Cafe and the Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo... David