I need help in exporting an swf file. I create my animation in Poser 5 using a poser4 charachter, and then I've applied motion, lighting, etc. When I try to export my movies, results are really bad, each colors mix each other, and I don't know WHY!!! Please, see the attach movie to better understand my problem, and answer me... SIGH! Thanks everybody for cooperation!

The swf exporter tries to convert to Vector (like FlixPro) which of course gives you that awful look.

I actually export the character to images (png so background doesnt repeat/show and create large pic sizes) then I bring all png into Animation Shop from Jasc. Then crop the figure frames as tightly as possible. Then select all frames - export frames to pngs. This usually drops the size of the pngs drastically.

Then I import character movement pngs as a movie in flash and throw in the background, etc. Keeps swf files fairly small by not continually repeating non moving/changing items.

For example - if you are having a character walk across the screen - you would only need the left and right walk segments in png then bring them into Flash and have it continually loop while you move the character from one end of screen to other.

So far this has worked best for me and I have tried many different ways (specially since some animations per character are over 750 frames when talking!).

Maybe someone else has a better way of keepiing quality while importing to flash - if so would love to learn as my way does choke up a lot of disk space.

Thanks cruzan for suggestion... but it's quite complex. When I see some tutorials about my question, everybody asserts that exporting in .swf from Poser takes about a couple of minutes, with excellent results. I'm starting to think that I lack a particular software, or application, that is Poser PRO PACK, that enance vectorial conversion. Have you better information about this? thanks, NETRUE

Well, if you increase the flash option to highest color (think around 253) set to display render and have your display at flat or cartoon setting. No alias, no bump, no texture, no motion blur, no shadow. Then you get a psuedo decent vector. (by this I mean it looks more like your display not the great renders that are possible) But can guarantee you [2 best of my knowledge and pocket book] that not Propack or P5 or FlixPro or any painting software-plugin that you can find advertised will give you "enhanced" vector. Vector is line drawing whereas poser is pixal based. Macromedia site says to outline figure then take insides and make them into a paint bucket to successfully vectorize your image. Anyways, that is all I know - so hopefully someone will come around and let us both know more ;-)

Cruzan, thanks again for your support. My achieve is to edit swf-cartoon style, with no motion blur, shadow, etc. Now I try to export only outlines, and then color it inside Flash. I'll tell you soon the results! Bye, Netrue

I FOUND THE PROBLEM!!!! It was only a question of setting: in the "make movie" pannel I selected "full", with a dimension of 160 x 124 pixel; setting instead "current" as dimension (374 x 500 pixel), I obtain a PERFECT file reproduction in every detail, and then I may scale as I wish! Sometimes big problems born from a foolish thing... Again and again thanks for support. Bye, Netrue

good for you! Glad you are happy. I was feeling bad that I couldnt come up with good tricks for your needs.