graphic animation

[tanya03l]

Hello-

I've a question on how to make a graphic animated. What software do I use? In flash I can make movies, and in Dreamweaver I can put in java scripts, but I can't seem to make a single gif animated. In flash you have the white background to fill up otherwise it shows when inserted into my web page. How do you make a single image, for example a turtles legs moving without the white background in flash? can that background be turned off, or am I working in the wrong software? Please help

Thank you

[Paul Jr]

Why not change the background of the animation to whatever color your website background is? Or maybe you need the background to be transparent?

[tanya03l]

Thanks for your reply!

If I wanted my image to move accross my screen and I've information in the background on dreamweaver the screen or background in flash would cover whatever is showing on my web page. How would I go about making the background plat form in flash disapear. I've a feeling I should use another software. Please help?

[Paul Jr]

Ah, so you need a transparent background. I don't have any experience with Flash, a bit over my head when I tried a while back, and I'm too busy with other stuff to bother.

[Pixelchik]

Inside the <OBJECT> tags, add a PARAM for "wmode", Value of "transparent"

This will make the background of your SWF animation transparent.

But I think it will only work for I.E.

[tanya03l]

Thank you I'll try that. Do you mean by I.E convert my swf image to illustrator?

[Pixelchik]

Flash (SWF) animations can only appear transparent in Internet Explorer (I.E.) browser (as far as I know). So adding the WMODE parameter in the OBJECT tag for your SWF file will tell the browser to make it transparent. It has nothing to do with Illustrator.