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Can anyone look at this file and tell me why the exported swf file comes out oblong? Also, I've gone over and over the first frame and I can't find anything that is feathered. So why does it keep telling me that frame 1 has feathering that's not supported?:(
Hi,
Not an expert on swishMax or flash but the shape for the globe is no true circle in my estimation. Try creating a circle before grouping. Looks like you have created circle shape from a rounded rectangle.
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Jim
That's just it, I created it from a circle, but when I clipviewed the objects to the background I ended up with this odd shape. Remember, this is flash I'm doing, not GIF.
Ok, I found the feathering and removed that, but the irregular shaped elipse still exists.
I've attached the file again.
Hi,
Oh I edited your SWf file in Swishmax2 and corrected the circle didn't realize you created it in Extreme! Sorry..
I usually mock up in Xara Xtreme then import inot swishMax and create the animations. I will try yours in Xara them swishmax OK
Jim
Ron,
Okay, you've piqued my interest.
The 'squared view' seems have something to do with the rectangular masking strip with the 'hole'. I took the holed strip and cut it into three individual shapes as shown below. I changed it to two different colors so it wouldn't be invisible in this post. ;) That seems to have fixed the 'out of round' problem. I'm not exactly sure, yet, what caused the problem. It could be due to the subtracted/sliced hole in the rectangle or the hole not being centered in the rectangular strip. More playing around is required. If I had to guess, I'd lean more toward the subtracted/sliced hole being the problem rather than the hole being off center.
IHTH,
Harry
Hi,
Nice job Hay tay(sp) Itried but didn't think of the rectangle. The cause was the rectangle being wider then the draw board..so when viewe the player scrunched the rectangle with the hole to fit, this distorting the circle.
JIm
Ron,Quote:
Originally Posted by RonDuke
You need to do two or three things...
1. If you're trying to match the background color for TG, you've got the wrong values for the named color 'background' in your XAR file. The color you have set is for the thread header color (HSV: 229.6, 19, 243 / RGB: 245, 245, 255). The color you want is for the thread body and should be HSV: 239.7, 10, 255 / RGB: 245, 245, 255.
2. Edit the width=256 height=256 section of the line of BB code you use when embedding your flash file in your post. Play around with the values until you're happy with the results.
3. Change the size of the rectangle you're using to clip the animation in the XAR file before applying the Clip View tool.
Cheers,
Harry
Thanks guys,
Yes, cutting the large rectangle into three pieces did the trick for me too. I wonder why that is, but anyway, it worked. Thanks again.
By the way, does anyone know if a swf file can be used for an avatar here?
Jim,Quote:
Originally Posted by Scotty
Thanks for the info. I was off playing with the background colors, clip view mask, viewable flash size and less background space issues Ron was also having. Your confirmation that it was the rectangle width that was causing the 'squarecle' will save me from fiddling around with holes in a rectangle and rectangle sizes.
Good job! A pat on the back everyone!
L8r,
Harry
Ok,
Now that that's fixed I've developed another problem. When I preview the swf file it looks perfect, with no errors listed. However, when I open the exported swf file to view it in infranview the yellow land does not show, but everything else does.?????? I've attached the file again if anyone can help me with this problem.
Worked great for me in irfanview. I did not see any missing colors.
Very nice work indeed. Wish I could do something like that. Been thinking about doing something similar but as it is I'm clueless, I guess things like that are still over my head.
Larry
Ron I do not think a swf can be used for an avatar because there is no way to include the code to display it.
BTW I edited your last post to display the swf file.
Ron,Quote:
Originally Posted by RonDuke
Looks OK on my end when using IrFanView Version 4.00. See attached screen shot.
What version are you using?
Look'n Good,
HayTay
Thanks everyone.
I mispoke. I was actually opening it in Flash 6. Now this is weird. When I selected "Open with" and selected Infranview...Infranview displayed it fine. But when I did select Flash 6 it displays it as shown in the screen shot below.??? No yellow foreground of the earth.
Most recent attempt. Apparently, my problem is with Flash. I've installed Flash 9.0, but version 6.0 r21 keeps running and does not show the swf properly. Infranview displays is just fine. I went to Macromedia flash website and followed instructions on uninstalling Flash, ran the uninstall program, which appeared to be successful; but on running flash the old 6.0 r21 version is still playing. I'm lost. Shouldn't the 9.0 version be running if I uninstalled the 6.0 r21 version?
Ron the flash player version may be determine by the exported version.
I'm exporting it at SWF8 though.
Ron,
You're really testing my abilities and versatility here! After opeining the glass globe file using various programs on my PC I found that I too had a problem with Macromedia Flash Player 7.0 r19 (MFP_7). Almost every program and browser that I used opened the file correctly using Adobe Flash Player 9.0 (AFP_9) but if I just double clicked on the SWF file it was opened using MFP_7 and did not display the yellow terrain. After multiple file searches on my hard drive, registry searches, file renames and registry deletions I still couldn't kill MFP_7. I then resorted to searching via Google and spent a lot of time on Adobe.com. Several runs of the v7, 8 & 9 uninstallers and AFP_9 installers did not fix the problem either.
I finally found the following link on Adobe's website:
After downloading the file and extracting just the FlashPlayer.exe file, I placed the new FlashPlayer.exe in the same folder where my Macromedia Plug-ins/Installer resides (C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash). Your location may be different. I'm fairly sure that the location doesn't actually matter too much. I then ran the new FlashPlayer without opening a file so Windows XP would at least have a clue it was there. I then closed the FlashPlayer application and went an found one of your glass_globe files. I alt-clicked on the glass_globe.swf file and told it to open using the now listed Adobe Flash Player 9.0 r124 and SHAZaaam! there it was in all of it's glory. Just so you know I'm not pulling your leg, see the image I've attached to this post.
If you go to open the file and AFP_9 is not listed, choose open using other application (or whatever it says) and direct it to wherever you placed the AFP_9 FlashPlayer.exe file.
Phew, I sure hope you can follow all that. I'm not sure I can, and I'm the one who did it! :rolleyes:
Good Luck,
Harry
Harry,
Thanks for all your help. I tried your suggestion without any hic ups, but this is what has happened:
"I've installed version 9 of Flash several times, each time I restarted my computer. Each time after rebooting I try to open a Flash file, Macromedia Flash does not open but I get the update reminder."
I've listed this as case #0180435029 with Adobe on their support website. I'll let you know when they reply.
Thanks again.
can't help you with the flash Ron - but that is one mighty fine animation I am impressed :)
Thanks, Steve.
It was my goal to create a spinning globe that would turn slowly, but still be fairly small in file size.
Ron,Quote:
Originally Posted by RonDuke
You're welcome. Let me know the outcome if you hear anything back from Adobe. I'd be interested in what they have to say.
Not holding my breath, though,
Harry
Well,
After about 6 communications back and forth, I finally got Flash 9.0 working by using an uninstall file they had me download from their website, and then installing 9.0. After that, I had to reboot. So far so good. Everything seems to be working now.
Man, I wish there was a way to use swf files for our avatars.
My updated flash player is working now...