Optimizing a Trace Bitmap

description: In this tutorial you will learn how to optimize the traced version of your bitmap image.

Files: The trace_optimize.fla file is in the fla_files folder.

step 1: We begin with the traced image. (Figure A)

step 2: Select it (all of it) and Modify > Optimize to call up the following dialog box. (Figure B)

step 3: Begin by dragging the Smoothing slider to Maximum and making sure both boxes are checked. (Figure C)

step 4: Once optimized, Flash tells you what it did. (Figure D)

step 5: Command-Return to view the optimized image. Command-Z to try again if the results are unsatisfactory. (Figure E)

step 6: Click on the following image to see the before and after results. (Figure F)

step 7: Of course we can animate and zoom in on our image now. Take the Zoom Challenge.