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Creating a custom tile
Custom tiles provide an effective way of filling a large area with interesting content without using
much memory or increasing the downloading time. They are especially useful for large movies on
the web. A custom tile uses the same amount of memory no matter what size area it fills.
To create a custom tile:
1
Create a bitmap cast member to use as a tile, and display it in the Paint window.
2
Click the pattern box in the Paint window, and select Tile Setting from the bottom of the
Patterns pop-up menu.
3
Click an existing tile position to edit.
The existing tiles appear next to the Edit label. You must replace one of the built-in tiles to
create a new one. To restore the built-in tile for any tile position, select it, and click Built-in.
4
Click Cast Member.
The cast member appears in the box at the lower left. The box at the right shows how the
image appears when it is tiled. The dotted rectangle inside the cast member image shows the
area of the tile.
To select a different cast member for the tile, use the arrow buttons to the right of the Cast
Member button to move through the movie’s cast members.
5
Drag the dotted rectangle to the area of the cast member you want tiled.
6
Use the Width and Height controls to specify the size of the tile.
The new tile appears in the tile position you selected. You can use it in the Paint window or
from the Tool palette to fill shapes.
Using Paint window inks
You can use Paint window inks to create color effects for bitmap cast members. Paint window inks
are different from sprite inks, which affect entire sprites and do not change cast members.
Select an ink effect from the Ink pop-up menu at the bottom of the Paint window.