FLASH ANIMATION OPENING SEQUENCES

kaddun · Post by **kaddun** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:33 pm

Does anyone know where (or if) I can find templated opening sequences like in "Smart Compositor" (that comes with Media Studio Pro

, but I need them for Video Studio 10????

Post by **Ron P.** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 3:12 pm

Hi and welcome to the forums...

As far as I know they don't exist specifically for VS. Do a google search and see what you come up with. Don't expect too much in the way of free ones. You could also look into a flash authoring program where you can make your own..

Ron P.

kaddun · Post by **kaddun** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:55 pm

Thanks for that. I'm new the video editing game (but have a graphics background) and I don't know a lot about the files etc, but I do know I'd like to make my own segues or sequences if they can't be found. That said, what would you recommend as the best program to make these - I've done a bit of research but don't know if I'm on the right track. Is macromedia flash good? Or can I use the Cool 3D program I got with VideoStudio 10? Any help appreciated
thanx
kaddun

Post by **Ron P.** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:22 am

Yes, and Yes..

Macromedia, which was purchased by Adobe a while back, is an excellent flash authoring program. I think the current release is known as Flash 8. However it is rather expensive. There are numerous authoring programs available, one that I use, SwishMax, is more affordable.

I'm not sure if the included version of Cool 3D is capable of exporting to a flash file (SWF). Cool 3D 3.5 and Cool 3D Production Studio are. Be prepared though if you choose Cool 3D PS, the rendering times are outrageous.

Ron P.

kaddun · Post by **kaddun** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:41 am

Thanks Ron. I'll start now on a steep learning curve for flash 8, or maybe I should just upgrade to mediastudio pro 8 and then I'll have the templates in "smart compositor" to use.
thanks again
kaddun