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== TROUBLESHOOTING ALARMING BUT SILLY PROBLEMS == | == TROUBLESHOOTING ALARMING BUT SILLY PROBLEMS == | ||
− | Q: WHY DOES MY TEXT INPUT APPEAR LOPSIDED WHEN I FIRST ENTER IT IN?? | + | Q: WHY DOES MY TEXT INPUT APPEAR LOPSIDED WHEN I FIRST ENTER IT IN??<br> |
A: this may be because you are entering it into an instance of a movieclip which has been put in an angle. stop editing it in place and it will be straight when you first enter it, instead of disturbingly askew. | A: this may be because you are entering it into an instance of a movieclip which has been put in an angle. stop editing it in place and it will be straight when you first enter it, instead of disturbingly askew. |
Revision as of 13:05, 22 August 2008
i only have limited vegetable powers of Macromedia Flash (now known as Adobe Flash), so i am slowly figuring it out while making Flash Banners.
Contents
SWF to AVI
to convert swf to avi, use: swf2avi
Flash Banners
Standard Flash Banner Sizes:
250 x 250 Square
200 x 200 Small Square
468 x 60 Banner
728 x 90 Leaderboard
300 x 250 Inline Rectangle
335 x 280 Large Rectangle
120 x 600 Skyscraper
160 x 600 Wide Skyscraper
I reckon the three most important sizes are: Inline Rectangle, Banner, and Skyscraper.
Actionscripted Tweening
Preloader
stop(); onEnterFrame = function(){ if (_root.getBytesLoaded() == _root.getBytesTotal()){ delete onEnterFrame; play(); } }
Clicktag
For Google: on (release) { if (clickTAG.substr(0,5) == "http:") { getURL(clickTAG, "_blank"); } } |
For others (eg: ad2one): on (release) { getURL(clickTag, "_blank"); } |
Reducing File Size
- Compress images in photoshop before adding them to your flash library.
- Save duplicated objects as movieclips and reinsert them as iterations of the same mc.
- Shorten the length of loops.
Effects I like
Trace Bitmap
Trace Bitmap function - posterise effect
TROUBLESHOOTING ALARMING BUT SILLY PROBLEMS
Q: WHY DOES MY TEXT INPUT APPEAR LOPSIDED WHEN I FIRST ENTER IT IN??
A: this may be because you are entering it into an instance of a movieclip which has been put in an angle. stop editing it in place and it will be straight when you first enter it, instead of disturbingly askew.