Flash output/input problem

Hamsterbloke · Post by **Hamsterbloke** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 3:51 pm

I need to be able to export to Flash (swf) then import that file back into Flash. It worked the first time I tried it then I output at a different size and Flash refuses to import that one, complaining that it has trouble reading the file. There's no other difference as far as I can see apart from the frame size. My workmate's Flash MX will import one of the files; my Flash 5 won't import any at all.
Another query (possibly linked to the problem): When the animation, of a single character moving, reaches the end of its 400 frames, it begins repeating, but the moving character appears behind a freeze frame of himself - possibly the first or last frame - then plays at a fraction of the correct speed. Any thoughts-??

Post by **Lost Marble** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:24 pm

This can happen with complex files, particularly if you export variable line widths to Flash. Try this: in the Project Settings window in Moho, turn on the checkbox labeled "Extra SWF frame", then re-export your SWF file. This can "trick" Flash into reading the file correctly.

Hamsterbloke · Post by **Hamsterbloke** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 5:03 pm

Thanks! That did the trick as far as MX is concerned.
Extra thanks for the super-quick response!

Banterfield · Post by **Banterfield** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:16 am

I was having this same problem just today. I checked the "Extra swf frame" box, and this corrected the problem, but I didn't like the blank frame at the end of the animation (which made the loop hiccup).

My solution was to re-render the complicated portions of my scene as a .png. This fixed whatever was going on... no more frozen final frame. This of course wouldn't work in every case.

Regards,

cribble · Post by **cribble** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:53 pm

Banterfield wrote:I was having this same problem just today. I checked the "Extra swf frame" box, and this corrected the problem, but I didn't like the blank frame at the end of the animation (which made the loop hiccup).

My solution was to re-render the complicated portions of my scene as a .png. This fixed whatever was going on... no more frozen final frame. This of course wouldn't work in every case.

Regards,

Wouldn't of it been easier to import the file into flash, or a seperate flash document, and remove the extra frame and re-export that from flash again? hence solving the loop problem.

Banterfield · Post by **Banterfield** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:54 pm

I don't own flash, much as I'd like to.

Making the png and rescaling it to fit in the original document only took a minute. I think the only downside is that it might make things look a bit more aliased than they otherwise would.

Regards,