Vector graphics in Flash are great. And whenever I have the choice, I’ll choose vector over bitmap any day. But at some point vectors aren’t a choice and you’ll have to fill your library with dirty bitmap 1,2, etc.’s

If you ever struggled like me with implementing transparent images and their rigged borders when animating over vector graphics, you’ll love this quick and easy tip. Export your Bitmaps as PNG images. It can increase performance big time too.

PNG has much better alpha channel support in flash. No more ‘Matte’ compromises or rigged borders, but perfect blending of bitmap images in your other flash content. Read on to see the difference for yourself.

Take a look at two purple bitmapped items in an other wise completely vector orientated flash movie. (the gradients are vectors also!).

The bottom bitmap is GIF, the top is PNG. The size factor is almost no difference between the two formats….. Nice ain’t it :)

Just a quick note….. My weblogs show me we haven’t had a single visitor from Tsjechie yet, so this is for the first one that drops in here…. TNX FOR WINNING!

The Netherlands claimed their place in the quarter-finals, as a comfortable win against Latvia was combined with a German defeat by the Czech Republic.

update: Message has been broadcasted into the world…. logs show 2 czech visitors since this post. Woohoo!

Great RIA live in action over at logoyes.com. Loved to see a lot of usability related interface elements in the app, so people are less tended to get lost. Great site!

If you happen to create any fun logo’s with the app, do not hessitate to mail them to post a link to it in the comments section :)