> The Flash IDE is actually able to import PNGs and include them as > lossy JPEGs with alpha channel. Isn't SWFMILL able to do the same?
No, swfmill can't recompress PNGs, nor can it remove the Alpha channeled parts from the image as you would be able to do manually in Flash. This is why I wrote my own tool to automate this task. Although initially it took a bit longer to write the Perl script than just use the Flash IDE, I now have a tool that is more efficient and I have more control to than what I would have with the closed Flash IDE. The Perl scripts I wrote aren't very long. They largely lean on available APIs and CLI programs. I had to do some patching to make things work though. But the greatest beauty is in the way how different open source tools are combined into a working toolset to help make Flash without Flash IDE. I'll give more info later when I get to write the article. I currently don't want to get buried under support mails asking how to use my tools if I just release them. There's just too much tweaking and patching involved for the newbies. Cheers, Lauri -- Lauri Hyvärinen [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ osflash mailing list [email protected] http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org
