Symbols and the Library May 30, 2008
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A symbol is a reusable object used/created in Flash. A Symbol can be reused throughout your movie or imported and used in other movies. There are three types of symbols: Graphics, Buttons, and Movieclips.
Using flash symbols is very crucial to the file size of your Flash movie.
Get used to using symbols in flash right from the beginning and name them correctly for easy organization.
Symbols reside in the Flash library. You can drag multiple copies of a symbol from the library to the stage. Each copy of the symbol on the stage is an instance of the symbol.
Instances of symbols can have different colors, sizes, and behaviors.
Text and Tween Animations May 22, 2008
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You have all been busy creating wonderful text animations and attempting to put together everything you have learned about Flash and Tweening. I have created a web page where I will showcase the animations that you publish and copy to your class hand-in folder. For instructions on how to publish look at the chalk board in the classroom.
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.
