How to create SWF image library file from pictures and use this image library for new Flash movie
Submitted by eLenka on 13 May, 2011 - 11:34
This sample demonstrates how to save images to single SWF file and how to use this file as a resource in the new Flash movie using SWF Scout.
SWF file with image stored (SWF library):
New SWF that uses previous SWF and manipulates images from attached SWF library:
Source code:
W = 640 H = 480 FPS = 12 ' // make a SWF library with images Set Movie = CreateObject("SWFScout.FlashMovie") Movie.InitLibrary "demo", "demo" ' Movie creating and setting parameters Movie.BeginMovie 0,0,W,H,1,FPS,6 Movie.Compressed = true For ImageIndex = 1 to 3 image = Movie.AddImageFromFilename("NewImage" & CStr(ImageIndex) & ".jpg") sprite = Movie.AddSprite currobj = Movie.CurrentObjectID Movie.SPRITE_PlaceImage Image, Movie.SPRITE_CurrentMaxDepth Movie.ExportAssets "image" & CStr(ImageIndex), currobj Movie.PlaceSprite Sprite, Movie.CurrentMaxDepth Next Movie.EndMovie Movie.SaveToFile "MakeImagesLibraryAndMakeSWFUsingThisLibraryFromExtFile_lib.swf" Set Movie = nothing '////////////////////////// ' now create movie that will use produced LIB from SWF '///////////////////////// Set Movie = CreateObject("SWFScout.FlashMovie") Movie.InitLibrary "demo", "demo" Movie.BeginMovie 0,0,W,H,1,FPS,6 Movie.Compressed = true Movie.AddExternalSWF "MakeImagesLibraryAndMakeSWFUsingThisLibraryFromExtFile_lib.swf", 1, true ' // seimResource = 1 '// now addding actionscript to place images at given X and Y, using their names mcl_image1, mcl_image2 etc For ImageIndex = 1 to 3 ' create a movieclip and attach image from library Movie.AddScript Movie.SCRIPT_Compile "this.createEmptyMovieClip('mcl_image" & CStr(ImageIndex) & "', _root.getNextHighestDepth()+" & CStr(ImageIndex) & ");attachMovie('image" & CStr(ImageIndex) & "', 'mcl_image" & CStr(ImageIndex) & "', getNextHighestDepth());" MsgBox Movie.ASCompilerLog ' place image to X, Y (x = ImageIndex*10, y = ImageIndex * 15) X = ImageIndex *10 Y = ImageIndex *15 Movie.AddScript Movie.SCRIPT_Compile "mcl_image"& CStr(ImageIndex) & "._x=" & CStr(X) & ";mcl_image"& CStr(ImageIndex) & "._y=" & CStr(Y) & ";" Movie.ShowFrame FPS*1 ' show frames for 1 second Next Movie.EndMovie Movie.SaveToFile "MakeImagesLibraryAndMakeSWFUsingThisLibraryFromExtFile.swf"
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