Shape Tweening May 15, 2008
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Shape tweening changes one shape into another. With shape tweening you are using 2 separate shapes or drawings, with motion tweening you are using just one symbol and moving it across the stage.
Shape tweening will not work between symbols!!
Shape tweens are a different color in the timeline, the in-between frames are green.
There are tutorials available in the computer lab if you need some review on how to create shape tweens. Here are some online examples and tutorials that you can look at and learn from.
Morphing Effect in Flash
Shape Tween
YouTube Video on Shape Tween
EduWiki: Shape Tween
Flash Assignments and Portfolio Project May 1, 2008
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This marking period you will be responsible for creating a portfolio of Flash files that illustrate the concepts we are studying in class. All the files should be located in your Documents folder inside a folder named Flash. The worksheet has the correct names for each of the files. Flash Portfolio Check-Off
Tweening
Tweening is the technique that creates the in-between frames in an animation based on the first (starting frame) and the last (ending frame).
Tweening also requires keyframes. You need two keyframes for any tweened segement: one at the beginning and the other at the end of the segment. Frames that are between keyframe are called in-between frames.
All of your Flash assignments will be based upon this concept. You will be animating, or moving, objects around the stage, using a number of techniques that I will introduce to you at the beginning of each class.
Flash Websites and Examples April 17, 2008
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Here are some links to some websites that show examples of the different things that we are learning in class. If you want to look at some of the interesting things you can create in Flash, or if you want to move ahead of the class and add more to the basic tweens we are doing, you should take a look at these pages.
Creating Simple Flash Animations
Flash 8 Advanced Tutorials
Bringing your Animation to Life
Creating Flash Animations April 16, 2008
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Welcome to the 4th marking period! We are going to learn how to use the program Macromedia Flash and continue to create animations.
The first class will be an introduction to the Flash program and what it looks like. You will have an opportunity to try out the different tools, draw shapes, and learn more about the names of the different parts of the Flash window.
You will be expected to complete a worksheet during class time where you will identify and label the parts of the window.
End of 3rd Marking Period April 3, 2008
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Time flies when you work hard! This is the last week of this marking period. All the work must be completed by Friday April 4th. I am grading you from the worksheet that you are completing while working on your Scratch file. If your Scratch file is not 100% ready and tested DO NOT HAND IT IN! We will have time to make any final touches so that work that is handed in is ready to post on the Scratch MIT website.
Wiki Post: please use the worksheet to write your Wiki post, when I approve it, you can post it on the Wiki page. Check with me if you don’t have a login yet, or you don’t know how to log in and join The Computer School space.
Quia Quizzes: all 3 quizzes are posted, you will have until April 9th to complete Quiz #3 because I was late to get it finished.
Using Our WikiSpace March 14, 2008
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Now that we have covered some basic programming concepts, and students have completed Scratch animations or games that illustrate these concepts, I am going to ask that you login and post some tips, tricks, code, ideas, frustrations, successes, or how-to’s on our class wiki page.
Remember to sign any of your posts with your first name and last initial and include your class section (example 6/7A).
Read the first page of the wiki for detailed instructions on posting guidelines.
