cutting images out....???? 1

[DGTLguy]

i know this has to be simple but i just can't figure it out...

i am creating a flash banner. i have people overlapping but i can't cut their body shapes out. when i import them into flash i get an automatic white background. how do i import just the people so i can move them across the screen.

 

[MXFlasher]

.png or .gif

 

[ping292]

crop the people out using crop tool in photoshop, put them in a layer with transparent background, then save as .png.

 

[wangbar]

Or, to keep the filesize down, you can export the images as JPEGs (white background and all) and create a mask in Flash with the pen tool that will only allow the parts of the image you want to see to show through.

 

[Parcival21]

You could save the images as gif with a transparent background.
If you get something like shades when you import the .gif you could what I did when I had a similar problem.
I just put a layer with a transparent background over it and the shade was gone.
Don't know why but it helped.
i know this is only a workaround and not a solution but it might work for you, too.

 

[DGTLguy]

thank you guys soooo much....
i knew it was something simple...
i just saved my photoshop image as PNG then imported to flash...
but i will keep the other ideas in mind about filesize and masking... they may come in handy.... THANK YOU