Adobe Flash Professional CS3 - Manual (Page 157)

FLASH CS3
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5 For the remaining options, select from the following:
Place Layers At Original Position The contents of the PSD file retain the exact position that they had in Photoshop.
For example, if an object was positioned at X = 100 Y = 50 in Photoshop, it assumes the same coordinates on the
Flash stage.
If this option is not selected, the imported Photoshop layers are centered on the stage. The items in the PSD file
remain relative to each other when imported; however, all objects are centered as one block in the current view. This
feature can be useful if you are zoomed in to an area of the Stage, and are importing a specific object for that area of
the stage. If you imported the object using the original coordinates, you might not see it imported, because it might
be placed outside of the current stage view.
Note: When you import the PSD file to the Flash library, this option is not available.
Set Stage Size To Same Size As Photoshop Canvas The Flash Stage size resizes to the same size as the Photoshop
document size (or active crop area) used to create the PSD file. This option is not selected by default.
Note: When you import the PSD file to the Flash library, this option is not available.
6 Click OK.
Importing PSD files to the Flash library
Importing a PSD file into the library is similar to importing to the Stage. When you import a PSD file into the library,
the root folder uses the name of the PSD file. After the PSD file is imported into the library, you can change the name
of the root folder, or move the layers out of the folder.
Note: The library orders the contents of the imported PSD file alphabetically. The hierarchical grouping and folder
structure remains the same, but the library reorders them alphabetically.
A movie clip is created that contains all of the content of the PSD file imported to its timeline, as if the content were
imported to the stage. Almost all movie clips have a bitmap or other asset associated with them. To minimize
confusion and naming conflicts, these assets are stored in an Assets folder in the same folder as the movie clip.
Note: When you import to the library, the PSD file's contents are imported to the movie clip's timeline, not the main
Flash timeline.
PSD file import preferences
The Flash Preferences dialog box lets you set import preferences for PSD files. The preferences you specify for
importing PSD files affects the options the PSD Import dialog box is initially populated with for the Photoshop layer
types.
Note: To override the preferences specified for different layer types on an object by object basis, use the PSD Import dialog
box. Select the layer to change import options for, and specify the necessary options.
See also
“Set preferences in Flash” on page 27
Image Layer Import Preferences
These options specify how the import options for image layers will initially be set.
Bitmap Images With Editable Layer Styles Creates a movie clip with a bitmap clipped inside. Specifying this option
maintains supported Blend modes and opacity, but other visual attributes that cannot be reproduced in Flash will be
removed. If this option is selected, the object must be converted into a movie clip.