Re: "Flatten Image"?

[John Croteau]

Hi 

To flatten components of an image into one 'flatten' image you place all

the elements that you want to flatten on one layer then if they are not

symbols they are automatically flatten. For symbols use break apart and

voila they are combinable, too. To prevent further flattening (combining

with other objects) you should group or preferably symbolize your

object. 

Flattening combines layers into one layer to remove hidden UNNEEDED

detail to reduce file size. In Flash you do not have an option just to

flatten because Flash is an animation eniviroment and just flattening

layers could destroy your tweened animations (a very dangerous function

to have available).

Also, in Flash you don't neccessarily gain anything by flattening, in

fact if you combine symbols that are used in multiple instances you are

likely to create a larger file. And of course you can't flatten objects

that are used in tweens.


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