Macromedia Flash MX 2004 For Windows and Macintosh: Visual Quickstart Guide

Chapter 14. Using Non-Flash Graphics

Macromedia Flash MX 2004’s drawing tools provide a lot of power, but that doesn’t mean you have to abandon all other sources of graphic material. You may already be using another vector graphics program—Macromedia FreeHand or Adobe Illustrator, for example—and you may feel more comfortable with its tools or want to take advantage of some advanced features it offers. Or you may want to include scanned photos or other bitmaps in your Flash movie, or use a body of artwork that you created outside Flash. Don’t despair; you can import those graphics into Flash.

Importing Non-Flash Graphics

Flash imports vector art and bitmapped graphics either through the Clipboard or via the Import command. When you import graphics ...