
17
Creating content & importing assets
Last updated 6/15/2014
Import sprite sheets
As designers, you most likely use many other tools or programs such as Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Flash Professional
to create complex images and character animations. Edge Animate lets you reuse such creations by supporting the
import of sprite sheets generated from such tools.
A sprite sheet is an image file that contains several smaller gr
ap
hics in a tiled grid arrangement. By compiling several
graphics into a single file, you enable Edge Animate and other applications to use the graphics while only needing to
load a single file. This loading efficiency can be very helpful in situations such as building animations where
performance is especially important.
Most tools let you export sprite sheets only as image files (PNG/JPEG). Adobe Flash Professional CC 2014 and later can
g
en
erate Edge Animate-specific sprite sheets. You can import both types of sprite sheets - PNG/JPEG as well as the ones
that are generated from Flash Professional - into Edge Animate.
Note: Y
ou may see performance issues with Edge Animate compositions on devices if you import and use sprite sheets of
si
ze greater than 2048 X 2048 pixels.
Import sprite sheets saved as only image files
1 Before importing sprite sheets into Edge Animate, ensure that:
• The images in the sprite sheet are of equal dimensions
• The padding between the images are uniform
2 Open Edge Animate. In the Symbols panel, right-click +, and click Import Sprite Sheets.
You can also click File > Import Sprite Sheets.
Import Sprite Sheets from Symbols panel
3 Browse for the required sprite sheet and select the PNG or the JPEG file. Click OK.
The Define Sprite Tiles dialog box appears.
Kommentare zu diesen Handbüchern