Flash CS3/Photoshop CS2: Shrinking Images

[Someone111]

Hi there, I'm making an animation that requires importing images from Photoshop to Flash.

I would select and copy my finished line art, and paste it in Flash, and it would paste the image in its original size.

However, today when I am pasting my pictures into Flash, the image would be dramatically shrunken. (From something like 500x400 pixels to 50x40)

There IS an option in Flash where I can stretch the image by holding shift and pulling the corner, but since stretching doesn't exactly give you the exact perimeters of the picture for each frame, the overall animation looks like there's an earthquake happening.

I've tried pasting my previous art work into Flash as a test, but they were fine. So this makes me think it's part of Photoshop's fault.

Yes, I have closed both programs and re-opened them, but they continue to do so. :/

Please help! I need to get this animation done by next week!

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- I opened the canvas for my picture by clipboard in Photoshop once, and it still acted up
- I also opened it in A4 format, but it still shrinks the image.
- I just tested if the regular format that I always use (custom) would work, but it still shrinks.
- Images are around 500x400 pixels.

[zuluclayman]

a couple of things to check:
1) open your image in Photoshop and go to Image>Image size and check its pixel dimensions
2) in Flash check your stage size in Properties panel - see if they are similar and adjust if necessary

[Someone111]

Hey thanks for replying, I thought no one would answer. xD

Thanks! I checked my flash properties and changed the height and width and it worked.

But is there a way I can keep my picture's dimensions without having to check flash's properties box like it used to?

[zuluclayman]

You can have your stage bigger or smaller than the images you are using - just means that if the stage is smaller, when you go to make a movie of it it will crop some of your images out and vice versa - if bigger you will have an area of whatever colour background you are working on showing as well as your images.
I don't know if there is a setting that allows auto resizing of the stage to suit your images - I'm sorry I am just a casual user of Flash - I'll have a scout around in Flash later today and see what I can find out.

[zuluclayman]

just checked in older version of Flash Pro MX 2004 - when you begin your project and import an image, click on the fps to open the dimensions/frame rate box and click on contents button this resizes the stage to suit the dimensions of the image imported. You could then, if your images are going to be the same size for future projects click on the make default button and have the size be the default size of the stage for future projects.