WildPresenter
lets you easily combine, edit and manipulate
any Flash (SWF) file so you can create amazing
Flash files without knowing Flash. With WildPresenter
you can import (or drag and drop) any type of
Flash SWF file, and edit, crop, and change the
properties of your SWF, in addition to combining
it with other SWFs.
This makes WildPresenter a great tool for making
changes to your pre-existing SWFs. This basic
tutorial will show you how to import a Flash
SWF file into WildPresenter, crop it and then
create a new hyperlink. The tutorial presupposes
no knowledge of WildPresenter. It will show you
how to change the file displayed here
There
are several ways you can import a file into
WildPresenter. You can use the import wizard,
you can simply drag and drop your file into
the program, or you can use the import menu.
For this tutorial we are going to use the import
menu.
Select File then Import File. (Note: you may
also use the shortcut CTRL+I)
There
are two ways we can crop the SWF. We can right-click
on the SWF file in our project and manually adjust
the crop markers, or we can use the Object Settings
window.
Cropping
SWFs in the Object Settings Window
In the Object Settings window, click on the Appearance
tab and check the crop box within the Cropping
Options section. We will enter the number of
pixels we want cropped from our project.
We
now see that we cropped the bottom of our project.
The 'Ends Friday' is now removed from our ad.
We
want the dimensions of our final banner to match
those of the file we just cropped. To change
the dimensions of our project, we will open the
Project Settings window and click the Output
tab. Enter in the Dimensions {W x H} that match
our existing banner.
When
completed the banner should be completely covering
the stage
Replacing
my original SWF file's hyperlink with a new link
Our
original banner ad had a hyperlink that we now
want to replace. To accomplish that we will need
to create a transparent SWF with the new hyperlink.
Before we create a transparent SWF we should
get our current project dimensions. Open the
Object Settings window and note the dimension
in the Cropping Options section (Note: Our current
dimensions are 350 x 110). We will use these
dimensions to shape our transparent SWF.
Click the Save Project button (remember to save
often).
Creating & Overlaying
a Transparent SWF
Right click on layer one and select "Insert layer".
Notice that we now have two layers in the timeline.
Now select the first frame on the new layer and
right-click on it and select "Insert Transparent
Object".
Open the Object Settings window and change the
dimensions of the transparent object to 350x110
to match the banner ad.
Position
the new second layer directly on top of the sales
banner it should be completely covered.
Assigning
a link
Click on the Mouse Events tab. Place a checkmark
in the Add on Click box and select Open HTML
page. Insert a URL for the banner.
Before
we save and export our finished banner ad we
should preview it and make any adjustments if
needed. Click on the play button.
There are 3 play buttons that provide slightly
different play options. For this situation select "Play
Project" which is the button all the way to the
right.
Click
on the banner ad to verify that the hyperlink
works correctly.
We
have now covered everything necessary to crop
and replace a hyperlink in your existing SFW
Flash files. You can do much more with WildPresenter
including adding images, audio, and even video.
Other tutorials will cover these subjects. The
WildPresenter help file also addresses these
topics.
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