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Split an existing sprite
In the Score, click the frame within a sprite where you want the split to occur.
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The playhead moves to the selected frame.
Select Modify > Split Sprite.
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Director splits the sprite into two new ones.
Join separate sprites into a single sprite
Select the sprites you want to join, as described in
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Director fills the gaps between the selected sprites. You can also select sprites in several channels. Director joins
selected sprites in each individual channel.
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Select Modify > Join Sprites.
Changing the appearance of sprites
You can change the appearance of sprites on the Stage without affecting the cast member assigned to the sprite. You
can resize, rotate, skew, flip, and apply new foreground and background colors to sprites. Applying these changes
allows you to reuse the same cast member to create several different versions of an image. For example, you can create
a flipped and rotated sprite with a new color. Because each cast member adds to downloading time, reusing cast
members in this way reduces the number of cast members in your movie and causes it to download faster. Reusing
the same cast member for multiple sprites also reduces the amount of memory required.
Resizing and scaling sprites
You can resize sprites directly on the Stage by dragging their handles. To resize the sprite precisely, enter coordinates
or scale sprites by a specified percentage on the Sprite tab in the Property inspector. You can also set the sprite's size
with Lingo or JavaScript syntax.
Changing a sprite's size on the Stage does not change the size of the cast member that is assigned to the sprite. The
size of the sprite is not affected if you resize its cast member.
In some cases, resizing bitmap sprites can cause noticeable delays. If a bitmap sprite must be of a particular size,
properly size the cast members that appear in the sprite. You can do this with Modify > Transform Bitmap or in any
image-editing program. Scaling and resizing sprites works best with vector shapes.
Note: The procedure for resizing a rotated or skewed sprite is different from the following procedures. For more infor-
mation, see
Rotating and skewing
Resize a sprite by dragging its handles
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Select the sprite.
Selecting
sprites.
sprites.
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