Flash animations

Can I export them to .gif???

[New_Alex]

Please help.

I am going to make a presentation using powerpoint. The only format that I can trust to work with animations and powerpoint is the .gif

The best tool for animations is Flash 5 which I have at home but my University network doesn't supply it.

Is it possible that I export Flash to .gif format in order to play it in powerpoint?

If not which format works with Powerpoint??

Thanks

Alex

[nwilson]

Almost certainly not. Any Flash expertes wanna refute that?

Nick

[korkus2000]

You can but I can't remember how. This use to be an issue back with flash 1 and 2 when noone had the plugin.

[korkus2000]

Ok I found it. You need all your animation in your scene. No movie clips. Export as a gif animation. This makes huuuuge gif files!

<excerpt from Flash's help>

Animated GIF, GIF Sequence, and GIF Image

This option lets you export files in the GIF format. The settings are the same as those available on the GIF tab in the Publish Settings dialog box, with the following exceptions:

Resolution is set in dots per inch (dpi). You can enter a resolution or click Match Screen to use the screen resolution.

Include lets you choose to export the minimum image area or specify the full document size.

Colors lets you set the number of colors that can be used to create the exported image—black-and-white; 4-, 8-, 16-, 32-, 64-, 128- or 256- bit color; or Standard Color (the standard 216-color, browser-safe palette).

You can also choose to interlace, smooth, make transparent, or dither solid colors. For information on these options, see Publishing GIF files.

Animation is available for the Animated GIF export format only and lets you enter the number of repetitions, where 0 repeats endlessly.

</excerpt from Flash's help>

again these files are huge. I wouldn't use them anywhere but on the client machine. I guess since its a powerpoint presentation you can get away with it.

[New_Alex]

Thanks

korkus2000, I just found it. Problem is that the .gif file is huge, sometimes a floppy disk is not enough.

Ok for Powerpoint presentations this could be ok.

Alex

[BlobFisk]

If I'm not mistaken the latest version(s) of Powerpoint allow you to embed a Flash animation....

Before it would spawn the Flash player, but now you can embed it in your presentation. Should also be smaller than a gif for more complex animations, and will scale without problems.