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Exporting Fireworks graphics to other formats for use in Flash



You can export Fireworks graphics as JPEG, GIF, PNG, and Adobe Illustrator 8 (AI) files, and then import them into Flash.

Although PNG is the native file format for Fireworks, PNG graphic files exported from Fireworks are different from source PNG files you save in Fireworks. Like GIFs or JPEGs, exported PNG files contain only image data, with no additional information about slices, layers, interactivity, Live Filters, or other editable content.

Export Fireworks graphics and animations as SWF files

Fireworks graphics and animations can be exported as Flash SWF files. To retain stroke size and stroke color formatting, choose Maintain Appearance in the Flash SWF Export Options dialog box.

The following formatting is lost during export to SWF format: blend mode, layers, masks (applied before export), slice objects, image maps, behaviors, pattern fills, and contour gradients.

  1. Select File > Save As.

  2. Enter a filename and choose a destination folder.

  3. For the format, select Adobe Flash SWF.

  4. Click Options. Then select an Objects option:

    Maintain Paths
    Allows you to maintain path editability. Effects and formatting are lost.

    Maintain Appearance
    Converts vector objects to bitmap objects as needed and preserves the appearance of applied strokes and fills. Editability is lost.

  5. Select a Text option:

    Maintain Editability
    Allows you to maintain text editability. Effects and formatting are lost.

    Convert to Paths
    Converts text to paths, preserving any custom kerning or spacing you entered in Fireworks. Editability as text is lost.

  6. Set the quality of JPEG images, using the JPEG Quality pop-up slider.

  7. Select the states to be exported and the state rate in seconds.

  8. Click OK, and then click Save in the Export dialog box.

Export 8-bit PNG files with transparency

To export 32-bit PNG files with transparency, simply import Fireworks PNG source files directly into Flash. To export 8-bit PNG files with transparency, complete the following procedure:

  1. In Fireworks, choose Window > Optimize to open the Optimize panel.

  2. Select PNG 8 as the Export file format and Alpha Transparency from the Transparency pop-up menu.

  3. Select File > Export.

  4. Select Images Only from the Save A Type pop-up menu.

  5. Name and save the file.

Import exported Fireworks graphics and animations into Flash

  1. Create a new document in Flash.

    Note: If you are importing a Fireworks graphic into an existing Flash file, create a new layer in Flash.

  2. Select File > Import, and locate the graphic or animation file.

  3. Click Open to import the file.