shape tweens

[Gokus]

sup guys, i have a bunch of bitmaps that i want to shape tween into eachother... is there a way this is possible.. i have flash pro 8. thanks,

gokus.

[Andy-Smithy]

Yup. The image type doesnt matter. Select it and hit CRTL and B to make it into a shape.

Do the same for the image you want it to turn into but on another frame. Click tween and select 'shape' at the bottom.

Hope i helped :)

[RyanPridgeon]

At 8/23/06 09:54 AM, Andy_Smithy wrote: Yup. The image type doesnt matter. Select it and hit CRTL and B to make it into a shape.

That won't shape tween properly.

[Paranoia]

At 8/23/06 10:10 AM, RyanPridgeon wrote:

At 8/23/06 09:54 AM, Andy_Smithy wrote: Yup. The image type doesnt matter. Select it and hit CRTL and B to make it into a shape.

That won't shape tween properly.

If they're bitmaps, you may have to resort to the tried and tested blur - fade - unblur method.

Or something less complicated if you don't have Flash 8.

[Gokus]

i can just as easily change the filetype... which would be best?

[Paranoia]

At 8/23/06 10:38 AM, Gokus wrote: i can just as easily change the filetype... which would be best?

It's not the filetype that's the problem. I think something needs to be made of vectors to shape tween properly, and if it isn't drawn in Flash the image will almost invariably be made of pixels.

[Gokus]

At 8/23/06 10:39 AM, Brother_Paranoia wrote:

At 8/23/06 10:38 AM, Gokus wrote: i can just as easily change the filetype... which would be best?

It's not the filetype that's the problem. I think something needs to be made of vectors to shape tween properly, and if it isn't drawn in Flash the image will almost invariably be made of pixels.

vector>pixels,
so did i screw myself? its all photoshop pics for a slideshow that tweens into the other frames.

[jmtb02]

Traced-bitmaps would work though. Just select your bitmap, go to Modify>Bitmap>Trace Bitmap, adjust the settings if need be, and press okay. Now your file is in vector format for shape tweening.

[EKublai]

Are the bitmaps drastically different? Usually shape tweens are not the most intelligent tweens. (not saying that the author who uses them isn't smart, just that they tend to act retarded at times.) If they're too different in terms of color and shape then you may have one of those troublesome, disapear to a side then come back routines. Bitmaps, gifs, jpegs etc. need to be traced using the traced bitmap option.

[Histtin]

From past experience, I've never gotten bitmaps to shape tween well. I suggest that you try a blur fade, alpha fade, or the classic fade to black fade. What you're trying to do sounds like a job for another program. However, that tip about tracing bitmaps is sure to work, but 'vectorizing' the bitmap sort of destroys the original photo, so what's the point?

Hope I helped.

[Mechanus]

You can also use "Break Apart" to make it tweenable. I know, I read the person's post (Whatever your name is, I have a short attention span) and traced bitmaps work too, but I'm too lazy for that?