newbie help

[nigella]

hello everyone, my name is nigel, im new to this forum & flash.
when starting my new software & creating a simple "movie" i came across a problem that i need help with.

im unable to add sound to my movie.

i followed the command "views-action/sounds" when promted for folder with sound recordings i chose one of my "music folders", when opening the folder with the "action/sonds browse mode" there was no files in the folder.

so there must be a problem becuase i know there are, so my request is:

1) how to best record/import sounds
2) in what format to use
3) in what folder to save in, e.g "koolmoves/...."
4) what audio editor to use
5) what image editor to use

Thank you in advance for your help.
nigel.

[Bob Hartzell]

Save your recordings as wav (pcm) or mp3. Save your images as bmp, jpg, png or gif. It doesn't matter where you put them but I recommend that you put them in the same folder where the fun file will be or in a /sound folder and /image folder relative to where the fun file will be. There are some image/sound editor recommendations in the help file.

[FLASHPULSE]

For a newbie, here's my suggestions.

1) Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)
2) WAV - 16bit 48khz
3) Create a new folder in your "My Documents" folder and name it whatever you want. This way you know where all your files are.
4) Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)
5) PhotoFilter (http://www.photofiltre.com/)

PhotoFilter (http://www.photofiltre.com/) doesn't support layers but is easy for the noob. If you want more, download Gimp (http://www.gimp.org/) .

[nigella]

Thanks a lot guys, yes im all ready using Audacity, and abodephotoshop/irfanview.
i created a folder"pictures" & "audio" within the program files/koolmooves folder.
i will look into the other software today.

regards,
Nigel. :p