aperture64
11-06-2004, 10:09 PM
Hi,
I am am working on a Flash project that has plenty of text. I have 8 buttons, which load external swf files. After the external movie is loaded into the main movie, there are submenu buttons that slide the external swf's left and right. Since there is so much text within the panels, the main movie seems to be slowing down because it is trying to render the vectors in the font. I have read in Josh Davis' book that the font should be made in Photoshop and saved as a GIF to stop the dragging. I did that, but the font looks like ****. When I turn the "Crisp" or "Smooth" off in Photoshop and export the file, the font looks horrible and not smooth like the vectored font. When I leave it on, there is a white edging around each of the letters, making it look works and unusable. Does anyone have any suggestions? Should I use Illustrator, some how....I don't know. I am using a gray, Arial 14 point font.
Thank you
I am am working on a Flash project that has plenty of text. I have 8 buttons, which load external swf files. After the external movie is loaded into the main movie, there are submenu buttons that slide the external swf's left and right. Since there is so much text within the panels, the main movie seems to be slowing down because it is trying to render the vectors in the font. I have read in Josh Davis' book that the font should be made in Photoshop and saved as a GIF to stop the dragging. I did that, but the font looks like ****. When I turn the "Crisp" or "Smooth" off in Photoshop and export the file, the font looks horrible and not smooth like the vectored font. When I leave it on, there is a white edging around each of the letters, making it look works and unusable. Does anyone have any suggestions? Should I use Illustrator, some how....I don't know. I am using a gray, Arial 14 point font.
Thank you