# Flash movie tips

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-movie-tips/59666>\
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**Created:** [August 2, 2004, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-movie-tips/59666 "2004-08-02T21:24:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![ramie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/edb3f5/32.png) [@ramie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ramie)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2004, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-movie-tips/59666/1 "2004-08-02T21:24:44Z")

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Hi,

Ive just started this flash animation, [http://www.ramieb.com/skater.swf](http://www.ramieb.com/skater.swf)

any tips, comments, feedback is appreciated.

Thanks 🙂

edit\*\* (i should add there is no preloader or anything, so it will take a second or 2 before it starts)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2004, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-movie-tips/59666/2 "2004-08-02T21:52:34Z")

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put a preloader  
i like it alot, really nice stuff!!  
add music to it.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2004, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-movie-tips/59666/3 "2004-08-03T16:43:36Z")

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So, I’v seen this effect or similar ones before. Do you reduce the colors of the video in After Effects? I’v seen this a lot with just 2 colors and really like the silhouette feel that brings. How do you accomplish this?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2004, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-movie-tips/59666/4 "2004-08-03T16:45:12Z")

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looks like the ‘cutout’ filter to me.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-movie-tips/59666/5 "2004-08-03T17:03:41Z")

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Probably accomplished with trace bitmap?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2004, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-movie-tips/59666/6 "2004-08-03T17:11:46Z")

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yap export as frames and trace bitmap on them in flash, laborius but kool effect. :king:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2004, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-movie-tips/59666/7 "2004-08-03T17:13:26Z")

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thanks, i’ll have to mess with that

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2004, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-movie-tips/59666/8 "2004-08-03T17:30:44Z")

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Yep, I exported the video to single frames and used trace bitmap in mxpro, im still playing about with it and getting the technique down, if anyone has any tips they are appreciated.

Thanks RB 🙂