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# It is quite possible I'm being a bit thick here...
but when you say 'Import your animated gif' - I don't have one. It was all done in Flash.
(I helped save b3ta! Zak McFlimby Twibbling @McFlimby, Fri 17 Jun 2005, 12:16, archived)
# i think what he means is
making your existing movie clip into a graphic symbol - so it wont loop like a movie clip but will still animate
(I helped save b3ta! mutated monty, Fri 17 Jun 2005, 12:19, archived)
# The graphics clips will loop
but just not independently of the main timeline.

If the main timeline frames are not an exact multiple of the symbol frames, the loop won't be smooth (if that makes sense?)
(I helped save b3ta! Mystery_Bob, Fri 17 Jun 2005, 12:24, archived)
# makes sense perfectly
.. what about perfectly looping music then, seeing as you`re answering all the tricky questions today :)
(I helped save b3ta! Reckless_Rik, Fri 17 Jun 2005, 12:27, archived)
# If you mean the little gap you get
when the flash animation jumps from the last frame to the first frame, then I have no idea.

That really annoys me and I have yet to find a way around it - I'll let you nkow if I do though.
(I helped save b3ta! Mystery_Bob, Fri 17 Jun 2005, 12:30, archived)
# only thing I remember from somewhere I can`t remember (?)
is that you should use WAV files (mp3s have a little bit too much header information or something which creates gaps), but I don`t know the best way to make the song exactly the same length as the movie (if that`s the correct way to do it)
(I helped save b3ta! Reckless_Rik, Fri 17 Jun 2005, 12:33, archived)
# Sorry
I was adding an extra step to the process in my head.

Make sure all the animations within animations are 'graphic' symbols and it should export properly - that's the gist of what I am saying.
(I helped save b3ta! Mystery_Bob, Fri 17 Jun 2005, 12:20, archived)
# ah - i'll give that a shot
cheers!
(I helped save b3ta! Zak McFlimby Twibbling @McFlimby, Fri 17 Jun 2005, 12:23, archived)
# maybe they`re named by spastic
cos I always thought "graphic" symbols were just static, as the name would suggest

I shall heed Mr.Mystery also in future.. how very queer of Macrodobe
(I helped save b3ta! Reckless_Rik, Fri 17 Jun 2005, 12:24, archived)
# The £10 I spend on my "flash for beginners" book
wasn't entirely wasted.
(I helped save b3ta! Mystery_Bob, Fri 17 Jun 2005, 12:27, archived)
# *whistles*
em.. yeah books.. forgot about those :)
(I helped save b3ta! Reckless_Rik, Fri 17 Jun 2005, 12:30, archived)