Re: FLASH: Reducing nodes

[John Dowdell]

At 6:35 PM 3/21/0, Daniel Brown wrote:

>> - --  You can get rough tracing in Adobe's Illustrator, but for finer tracing

>> there you'll need to purchase Adobe's Streamline, and then likely a plugin

>> for removing extra points that aren't needed for web work. If using this

>> route, be sure to use the free FlashWriter plugin from the Macromedia site

>> for faster workflow.

>

>StreamLine will allow you to batch-outline several images, adjust

>posterization settings in real time, adjust curve tolerance, etc. As for

>needing a plug-in, I'll need to send John a copy of Illustrator 8.0. We have

>a tool that lets you selectively reduce the number of points in a path so

>you have control over where you want to optimize the points.



Yes, I know about the "Smooth Tool" added to ILL8, where you can drag back

and forth over a single path to simplify it.


Are you aware that Illustrator users continue to clamor for a way to

simplify multiple paths at once, without mousing around with RSI? It's a

common topic online.


It's not like this is a new request or anything... just swipe the feature

from FreeHand and Fireworks, or use the Flash implementation, or even make

something new, your choice.


jd










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