[Nick Harambee]

Oops! Sorry for any rudeness. I will link my posts together. I only asked in both AE and flash forums as I wasn’t sure which software was the best to use.

Having looked about a bit I like the idea of using stock footage.

Given that my goal is to create a movie with a small filesize and a transparent background to superimpose on top of a static image on a webpage, I am wondering what the best way to achieve this is.

I am presuming I will need to produce a flash file which would mean importing the mov file into flash or AE. But in terms
of filesize, quality and simplicity, what would the best software/method be to use?

Thanks

Nick

[Nick Harambee]

Thanks. Any recommended sites? And would I be able to get the smoke from the stock footage on a transparent background?

Nick

[Nick Harambee]

thanks for the messages, and sorry for my misplaced post of earlier today which belongs in another thread.

the easiest way i found of accomplishing the task was to select all and then create a live paint group, then i could use the live paint bucket to fill any area

[Nick Harambee]

i have attached a simple line flash file to illustrate what is happening for me. the nib is set to start at the edge of the stage in the first frame, and follows a motion guide, the script is in the first frame, and yet the resultant movie has a gap between the edge and the start of the line drawn

line example