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SWF for Background

Jun 21, 2012 12:46 PM

Tags: #background #swf #captivate #vector

Are there any disadvantages of useing a SWF for a Background? I like the idea of the background remaining vector after publishing.

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  • Lilybiri
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    1. Lilybiri,
    Jun 21, 2012 1:31 PM   in reply to Xeon64
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    I do not understand: SWF is not necessarily vector?

     
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    2. Xeon64,
    Jun 21, 2012 1:45 PM   in reply to Lilybiri
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    I create most of my illustrations in Adobe Illustrator and then export them out as a static swf. Then I import these into Captivate as animations, even thou they are not, so they stay crisp and sharp if the user makes my module full screen. I also create my background in Illustrator so I was wonder if it was a good practice or not to use a static swf as the background. Captivate does give the option to use a SWF as a background.

     
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    3. Lilybiri,
    Jun 21, 2012 1:50 PM   in reply to Xeon64
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    I'm not totally sure, but am afraid that they will be converted to BMP anyway. Only the devs can answer about that,

     

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    4. Xeon64,
    Jun 21, 2012 2:02 PM   in reply to Lilybiri
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    The cool thing with using SWF as images is that they are not converted to BMP when exported. I am not sure why Captivate converts most things to BMP when the SWF format supports vector imagery.

     
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