Jeff, again thanks for help. Yes, actually just after I sent that suggestion off, I realized it might make for a pretty hefty program. And simplicity is, after all, one of CTA beauties, yes?
thanks, Dave

Dave,

I haven't used the "FlashDecompiler" so I would recommend trying out the free version first.
You might look around some more on the internet for there are probably others I missed.

Putting full fledged vector editing into CTA would make the program larger, more complex, and more expensive. I'd rather have a few built in basic tools and be able to pick the editors (vector/photo) of my choice as 3rd party external apps.

Jeff


Get my Plugin Manager and TaskNotes plugins for iClone.
Check out EZColors and Other products for CTA/CA. EZColors: the easy way to change Render Styled (RS) colors!
See my CTA Tutorials on the YouTube channel CTAStepByStep

Jeff, thanks again for your further suggestions.  I'll consider buying one or the other; it would certainly broaden my range.  I wonder if Reallusion has considered incorporating--somehow???--this capability of editing flash sprites right into the new version of CTA????

Dave

I had looked around some and that is when I came across Sothink which did everything I wanted.
There are a few others but you'd have to check that they will export the resources.
You might want to look at FlashDecompiler which is a little cheaper.

Jeff


Get my Plugin Manager and TaskNotes plugins for iClone.
Check out EZColors and Other products for CTA/CA. EZColors: the easy way to change Render Styled (RS) colors!
See my CTA Tutorials on the YouTube channel CTAStepByStep

Jeff, thanks. Works like a charm. Exactly what I was looking for. But...is there a good "freebie" flash decompiler that you or anyone out there can recommend? again, thanks, Dave

PS I see in another thread that you've already covered this ground quite thoroughly (and Vidi clarified that DrawPlus cannot edit swf), so thanks for reiterating here. And, I see that Sothink is certainly cheaper than Adobe. Still, can we go cheaper still? that is free? Or am I asking too much?

DrawPlus can not open swf files but can open svg files.
I use the Sothink SWF Decompiler which allows you to export the various objects from your 2 frame swf export into svg files.
You can then open the svg files in DrawPlus and edit.
Once you edit the files, export from DrawPlus as swf (via KeyFrame) and import back into CTA.

Jeff


Get my Plugin Manager and TaskNotes plugins for iClone.
Check out EZColors and Other products for CTA/CA. EZColors: the easy way to change Render Styled (RS) colors!
See my CTA Tutorials on the YouTube channel CTAStepByStep

Vidi, hi. Wonder if you can help? I follow what you're saying about exporting 2 frames of character as swf into Adobe/DrawPlus to edit sprite. I have DrawPlus. I also understand I need to open this as Keyframe Animation in DrawPlus.

The one thing I can't quite get is HOW TO SELECT JUST ONE OBJECT/PART of that character to edit it individually in DrawPlus. That only seems possible when I open as Drawing. I think...I know I'm missing something obvious.
thanks for any help
Dave

Thank you for taking the time to post this video. Very easy to follow and a tremendous tool for editing characters.

Thank you vidi, on my way to watch it now...

[EDIT] Ahhhh...  I hadn't tried exporting from the individual symbol editor itself.  Perfect.  Thanx vidi!!!

Here Quick & Dirty my way with flash. It is not to go in deep tutorial and only for explain what I mean , but I think so for a Adobe Flash User understandable
http://youtu.be/cjh7n4gfrCc

-------------------------------------------------------------------
liebe Grüße vidi

meet us here