Are there any disadvantages to using illustrator created art in Flash?
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There are.  Flash and illustrator are not yet 100% compatible, although they will be soon, since Adobe bought out Macromedia.  Flash is not a true vector based system, so when using vector graphics, there are some translation errors.  this is especially true when you are importing a graphic in .ai format that uses many layers.  Flash cant handle everything yet.  Your best bet is to scale a graphic to your largest Flash requirement and then convert it to a jpeg or tiff or giff or whatever using the save for web or export feature of illustrator.  That way, Flash doesnt have to work as hard to interpret the data.\n\nBut illustrator is awesome and is worth using to create graphics.
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i would prefer import the scanned picture to Illustrator CS2 it has a function to vectorize thr scan and it will looks like you draw in computer anf you will have the ability to scale down/up without losing any detail.
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In my experience, Dreamweaver is the most comfortable WYSIWYG software that can be used to design as well as edit code for websites or applications. Yes it has few basic Flash buttons that you can instantly use. But to get more interactive or high-end animations you may have to use Flash itself. You can then embed Flash files (swf files) into webpages using Dreamweaver. Frontpage is something I used long time back, but somehow it didn't give me that much motivation to explore creativity! You can surely use it as a practice-tool though and then move to higher end packages!\n\nAs for playing around with purchased templates, it depends on how the template was created. If it is html, you can used Dreamweaver. If it is the flash content that you need to manupulate, then you need Flash!! For the kind of presentation items you have mentioned, if you are looking for colorful still images, you may create using Photoshop or if you are planning for animations, best is using Flash!\n\nFlash and Dreamweaver are Macromedia products & Photoshop is Adobe product. Check their websites to procure Trial versions to see if this is what you are looking for!\n\nHope this was helpful!
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You cannot edit .swf files; you can only edit .fla files and then the .fla files will generate the .swf files.  If you only have the .swf files, you can try downloading a decompiler to decompile your .swf file back to .fla file.  However, here are some limitations to the decompiler,\n1) Adobe has tightened up their compiling logic.  So, there may not be a whole lot of decompiler that works well.\n2) Let's say there are text in your Flash movie.  If the author put the text there as text, that's one thing; but if the author created those text as images in Photoshop and then just embedded those images in Flash, then you will have a problem retrieving those text in your decompiler.
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Macromedia Flash  has some good built in tools for making Flash content. Adobe Illustrator can be used to make high quality simple drawings. There's also another program called "Freehand." You might consider investing in a USB Tablet which lets you use a pen like you would a mouse, it can really help drawing inside things like Photoshop. Additionally, you can draw your images on paper, scan them, then edit them with photoshop for amazing results.
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try swift 3d and export swf then \nimport in flash. This is optimized way. Or With 3d max expor png with alpha channel as single frame and import flash then deal with it
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well i am not a good artist but a program called Macromedia Flash allows users to animate and create websites. For me its kinda difficult to use and its timeconsuming to complete the work. If you do finish creating your animation save the file as a GIF file. \nHere's a site for a free trial, expires in 30 days.\nhttp://www.download.com/Macromedia-Flash-Professional/3000-6676_4-10227159.html?tag=lst-0-6\nand here's a tutorial\nhttp://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/Flash/1
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Unfortunately, no.  Aperture is a very processor intensive program.  Those specs are the minimum, and would render minimum performance.  Try Adobe's free Lightroom Beta, or upgrade to a faster computer.
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If you want a good one, Adobe Illustrator is REALLY GOOD and user friendly!!!! Not free, but you can probably download a demo, (you cannot save your work though.) Other than that I do not know about FREE.
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As a Windows XP user, I can only confirm that Adobe programs open perfectly well in that environment. \n\nIf you are refering to Mac computers (iMac for example), you must download the program "for Mac users" (which is often slightly different).\n\nSo if your programs don't work, it's very lickely you downloaded a PC version of these softwares....
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Yes. Foxit. It's way faster then adobe, and it's also free.
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Adobe photoshop or Illustrator are both great programmes for manipulating images - there are a variety of different 'styles' you can choose from (ink, watercolour, chalk effects).
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More and more people are using Flash for cool animations, intros and so on with regard their website.\nIt can be hard to get to grips with, but for a great Flash resource online try www.flashkit.com\nIt contains all sorts of news, advice, sound effects, images, movies and most of all, a range of tutorials for you to try and get to grips with the finer parts of the tool!\nanother thing ,If you want to critique your website, then there are some key questions that you should bear in mind and answer in your critique.\n\nThese include:\n\n- is the colour scheme easy on the eye?\n\n- is it accessible?\n\n- is the content clear and understandable right from the first page?\n\n- is the navigation simple and intuitive?\n\n- has the content been validated\n\nThese questions all should be answered in a decent critique of a website.
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You should use macromedia flash for this project. Id the animation simple or complicated? Flash may take some time for you to get familiar with, and the software is expensive to purchase, but this is the tool for the job.
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I don't think U can make Gif or JPEG's w/ Adobe Illustrator.\n\nThere is no such thi ng as an animated JPEG but as somebody mentioned, you can get software to make GIF animations.
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Can you use Flash? You can make very nice looking games with that. Plus you have whole lot of tutorials on making games in that.
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well i create flash from storyboards and some involve advertising. uhmmm. i guess the price reflects how detailed it is and how involved it is. usually when u use actionscript itl cost more cause its more time consuming. just ask around. i would go for rougly 20 an hour i guess. thats not too terrible right ;) haha. compared to usual contracting jobs at 35+ an hour O_O\nbut thats just me.