# PS effects in MX?

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 11, 2003, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ps-effects-in-mx/13302 "2003-02-11T16:35:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![yygusa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/eb8c5e/32.png) [@yygusa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yygusa)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2003, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ps-effects-in-mx/13302/1 "2003-02-11T16:35:06Z")

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Is it logical to do all the design in flash? I’ve a cool design for a website that I wanna set it up in flash but i can’t get the bewel, emboss and shadow effects. What is the best way to import those images and manipulate them in flash.

Thanks,

yyg

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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:** [February 11, 2003, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ps-effects-in-mx/13302/2 "2003-02-11T17:03:59Z")

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Hi,  
Shadow effects are quite straightforward in flash, not sure about emboss tho’. best way that I have found is to make your graphics in something like photoshop, save and optimize for the web and import them into Flash as bitmaps/jpegs.

SteveD

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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:** [February 11, 2003, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ps-effects-in-mx/13302/3 "2003-02-11T17:04:02Z")

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you can drag and drop directly from photoshop into flash, or you can import a native psd file (the best way to import graphics, imo)  
a couple pointers:  
1.) flash won’t take an alpha transparency from ps  
2.) to make a mask for an irregular shape, make an alpha channel mask in photoshop–flash will ‘see’ the mask and import it along w. your graphic  
3.) you’ll need a composited image, so either duplicate image/flatten, or save/close and import into flash

you can bring as many psd graphics as you want, but just be careful of final file size…  
good luck,  
-mojo

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**Post date:** [February 11, 2003, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ps-effects-in-mx/13302/4 "2003-02-11T17:22:02Z")

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thanks ! !

I don’t think the file size would be a problem, cosidering the size and the colors on my ojects.

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**Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ps-effects-in-mx/13302/5 "2003-02-12T22:49:53Z")

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I have found that using the native macromedia fireworks format (.png) works best… it preserves transparancy and the file size almost disappears once you compile your movie. I just don’t see any other options now that I have found this.

Have fun.

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**Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ps-effects-in-mx/13302/6 "2003-02-12T23:32:15Z")

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you can emboss in flash. If you want to have an image normal and embossed, it will save you from having two images imported. Instead youd just need the one.