Edit bitmaps in an external editor, Break apart a bitmap – Adobe Flash Professional CS3 User Manual
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See also
“Transform gradient and bitmap fills” on page 191
Edit bitmaps in an external editor
If you are editing a Fireworks PNG file imported as a flattened image, edit the PNG source file for the bitmap, when
available.
Note: You cannot edit bitmaps from Fireworks PNG files imported as editable objects in an external image editor.
If you have Fireworks 3 or later or another image-editing application installed on your system, you can start the
application from Flash to edit an imported bitmap.
Edit a bitmap with Fireworks 3 or later
1
In the Library panel, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the bitmap’s icon and select Edit With
Fireworks 3.
2
Specify whether to open the PNG source file or the bitmap file.
3
Perform the desired modifications to the file in Fireworks.
4
In Fireworks, select File > Update.
5
Return to Flash.
The file is automatically updated in Flash.
Edit a bitmap with another image-editing application
1
In the Library panel, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the bitmap’s icon, and select Edit With.
2
Select an image-editing application to open the bitmap file, and click OK.
3
Perform the desired modifications to the file in the image-editing application.
4
Save the file in the image-editing application.
The file is automatically updated in Flash.
5
Return to Flash to continue editing the document.
Break apart a bitmap
Breaking apart a bitmap separates the pixels in the image into discrete areas that can be selected and modified
separately. When you break apart a bitmap, you can modify the bitmap with the Flash drawing and painting tools.
Using the Lasso tool with the Magic Wand modifier, you can select areas of a bitmap that are broken apart.
To paint with a broken-apart bitmap, select the bitmap with the Eyedropper tool and apply the bitmap as a fill with
the Paint Bucket tool or another drawing tool.
See also
“Use the Stroke Color and Fill Color controls in the Tools panel” on page 187
Break a bitmap apart
1
Select a bitmap in the current scene.
2
Select Modify > Break Apart.