convert .qt to traced frames?

[GregNeumayer]

For some reason, I can't remember how to get a quicktime animation converted into a series of traced outline frames. The trace bitmap option is greyed out when I select my .qt movie.

Also, assuming I don't trace the movie frames, I can see this quicktime movie when I hit return in my movie clip I've created, but when I export to .swf, the place where the movie should've been is blank. ???

I know this isn't hard, I've just been out of the Flash loop for a few months and now I'm rusty. Forgive me if I should be demoted back to the Newbie page. I'll be happy to post there if I can find the answer. ...maybe I'll go ahead and post there as well...

Thanks.
Greg

[megatoon]

If are using Flash 5, you can't play back mov files within the Flash player. Only in MX.
http://www.macromedia.com/support/fl...import_avi.htm

I find the best metod id to export the move as a series of bitmaps. Batch them in Photoshop and vectorize them. I use streamline.

Or here's nother method:
http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/An...73/index.shtml

[diamond6209]

You can present your QT movie along with your flash content without converting any thing.
You have one main rule to follow.

QT 5 only supports up to flash 4 actionscript.

What you have to do is set your publish setting for flash to flash version 4 before you import your movie into flash.
flash 5 and MX will then display the actions that you can't use in yellow.
import QT movie to a new layer and match fps of flash movie to fps of QT movie.
Make your flash movie using your QT movie as a placeholder -- note start frame number
delete QT movie layer.
publish swf flash 4
drag and drop swf into QT player test w/o movie.
open QT movie.
select all
copy
open swf/QT movie
move scrubber to movie staert frame noted in flash.
paste
save (not save as) self contained change extention to .mov.
test.

There is a link to the flash 4 dictionary on the projects page. of
http://www.flashtime.org
bernie

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