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JF213

2004-06-22, 12:15 pm

In flash anytime that I over lap movie clips that are the same color, (like 2
red boxes) a white dotted border shows up where they intersect. This also
happens when my background color is set to the same color as a movie clip, The
movie clip shows a white dashed border. I am assuming that this allows the
user to see where your movie clips are, but this also shows when you publish
the movie. I am just drawing these objects in without a border. Is there a
way to disable or get rid of this effect? Is anyone else having this problem?

Thanks

Peter Blumenthal

2004-06-22, 12:15 pm

What version of Flash are you running, on which platform under what OS?

I have never seen this problem before.


JF213

2004-06-22, 12:15 pm

flash mx 2004 windows 2000
Laiverd.COM

2004-06-22, 7:21 pm

I'm almost sure that you've just drawn your shapes WITH an outline.

John

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JF213

2004-06-22, 7:21 pm

I definitely didn't draw the shapes with an outline. I even tried bringing in Illustrator files just to ensure that the stroke was off and this didn't fix the problem.
JF213

2004-06-22, 11:14 pm

This problem only takes place on my laptop screen. I think that only people with lcd monitors experience this. you might want to be careful if you over lap 2 objects with the same color.
Peter Blumenthal

2004-06-23, 7:14 am

hmm. as i said - i've never seen OR even heard of this problem before.
perhaps it is something to do with your *particular* setup. What video card
are you using? What is the colour depth of your display set to (16 bit, 32
bit?)


JF213

2004-06-23, 12:17 pm

I am set to 16 bit and I am using an ATI mobility radeon 7500. I tested this
theory out last night on 3 different laptops and all had the same effect. but
when I brought the same files to a desktop with an regular CRT monitor you
couldn't see this effect. So I think it is something with lcd screens.

JF213

2004-06-23, 7:16 pm

When I change to 32 bit mode, everything works find. Doesn't the common web browser (person) use 16 bit mode. Is there a work around to ensure that they are viewing at 32 bit?
Peter Blumenthal

2004-06-24, 7:20 am

Ah! Thought that might be the root of the problem. You will also notice
artefacts in masks and png's with an alpha channel in 16bit mode. I gotta
say I hadn't heard of the phantom lines round solid shapes tho.

I have no figures on what is the most common bit-depth used by John and Jane
Smith when browsing. I think the best (and possible only) thing you can do
is inform browsers to your site that it is best viewed in 32bit mode, and
perhaps provide a page detailing how to do this on both Mac and PC.


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