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Crosshairs/Reticle and Export Issues

Explorer ,
Mar 10, 2022 Mar 10, 2022

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I'm seeing this weird reticle thing show up on my stage:

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I'm pretty sure it's the reason why my exports are cutting off. 

It's all the way out here

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And this is what my export preview looks like. 

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Any idea what that little mark is or what my issue is with the export?

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Explorer , Mar 18, 2022 Mar 18, 2022

Thanks to n.tilcheff for helping! Turns out the problem was that the element on the MAIN timeline was set as a movie element and not a graphic. Even though all the internal elements were graphics. 

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Guru ,
Mar 10, 2022 Mar 10, 2022

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The + mark is called the Registration Point and is the 0,0 point of the local coordinate system of a symbol.

Run export from the main timeline and not from inside of the symbol.

(Adjust stage dimensions and symbols size the way you want them.)

 

You can find in-depth information about symbol registration here.

 

Nick - Character Designer and Animator, Flash user since 1998
Member of the Flanimate Power Tools team - extensions for character animation

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Mar 11, 2022 Mar 11, 2022

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That fixes the export issue, but now none of my symbols move 😕 I unknowingly did all of my tweens and such within the clip group. 

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Mar 11, 2022 Mar 11, 2022

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Give that container enough frames to have the time to move on the main timeline.

If it is a Movie Clip click on it and convert it to Graphic in Properties.

This will make the internal timeline play and sync with the main timeline.

 

Working inside a container is exactly how it should be done. Good practice tells us to not animate on the main timeline, so you have not made a mistake there.

 

Is this your first time using Animate?

 

Nick - Character Designer and Animator, Flash user since 1998
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I'll play around with what you suggested. I've used animate a fair amount but not recently. Thank you for your expertise!

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My main timeline is exactly 44 frames, as is the clip group. Every single element is a graphic not a movie. 

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Mar 11, 2022 Mar 11, 2022

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Due to insufficient information I cannot figure out exactly how your file is set up.

If you like, you can upload the FLA to google drive and send me a link in a PM to quickly fix it for you to play on the main timeline and to export fine as GIF.

 

When I saw your screen print I thought the jazzy pic looked very stylish.

 

Nick - Character Designer and Animator, Flash user since 1998
Member of the Flanimate Power Tools team - extensions for character animation

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Thanks to n.tilcheff for helping! Turns out the problem was that the element on the MAIN timeline was set as a movie element and not a graphic. Even though all the internal elements were graphics. 

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