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Tutorial 3

Creating Animations

XPXPObjectives• Learn the different elements of animation• Create frames and layers• Organize frames and layers using the Timeline • Work with scenes

New Perspectives on Adobe Flash CS3 2

XPXPObjectives• Create Timeline effects• Create frame-by-frame animations• Create tweened animations• Create a graphic symbol animation


XPXPThe Timeline• Timeline– Grid appearing above the Stage in the program window– Used to create, modify, and organize layers and frames

• A few elements of the Timeline – Layers and layer controls are located on the left – Frames for a layer are shown to the right of the layer– Keyframes: change in content from the previous frame– Playhead: red rectangle with red vertical line below it


XPXPTimeline of a Sample Document


XPXPChanging the View of the Timeline• One method: close panels on right side of

window • Options available on Frame View pop-up menu– Tiny, Small, Normal, Medium, and Large frame widths

• Adjust the height of the Timeline window


XPXPTimeline Window Resized


XPXPOrganizing Layers Using the Timeline• To select a layer you click it in the Timeline• Delete a selected layer by clicking Delete Layer – Click Delete Layer button at the bottom of the

Timeline

• Adding more layers– Click the Insert Layer button on the Timeline

• Advice: insert new layers as you add new content


XPXPAdding Layer Folders• Layer folder: Timeline container holding layers • Layers placed in a folder are indented to the

right• Layer folders help organize content • Layer folders can be collapsed to reduce clutter• Inserting and using layer folders– Click Insert Layer Folder button– Change the name of the layer folder– Click and drag layers into the new folder


XPXPAdding Layer Folders


XPXPSelecting, Copying, and Moving Frames• Actions allowed on one layer or between layers• Selecting frames – Individual: click single frame in Timeline– Multiple: click and drag mouse pointer across frames

• Copying and moving selected frames– Right-click frames and then select Copy Frames – Right-click frames and then select Cut Frames

• Use Paste Frame on target frame to finish copy/move


XPXPUsing Scenes and Multiple Timelines• Scenes break up a document into smaller

sections • Each new scene has a separate timeline• Using the Scene panel– Path to Scene panel: Window Other Panels

Scene – Actions: add, delete, duplicate, and move scenes


XPXPMultiple Scenes in One Document


XPXPCreating Animation• Displaying frames in rapid succession• Timeline effects: animation created by Flash• Frame-by-frame animation– Developer creates content for each frame

• Tweened animation– Developer creates content for beginning and ending

frames– Flash creates content for the in-between frames


XPXPTimeline Effects• Accessing Timeline effect dialog boxes– Select object to which effect will be applied– Click Insert and then point to Timeline– Submenu items: Assistants, Effects, Transform/Transition– Select submenu item to open dialog box

• Using a Timeline effect dialog box – Preview effect in the right pane of the dialog box– Change the settings and Update Preview to apply them

• Timeline effects can be modified or removed


XPXPExample of a Timeline Effect Dialog Box


XPXPAdding a Timeline Effect to the Flounders Pet Shop Banner• Scene 1 will involve a fish moving with a sign • Use Transform Timeline effect to animate Scene 1 • Overview of tasks– Select, sign, line and fish all at once– Open Transform dialog box– Change settings: frame number, position, motion ease– Click Update Preview – Click OK to close dialog and create effect in Timeline


XPXPSettings for Transform Timeline Effect


XPXPCreating Frame-by-Frame Animation• Requires content be added to all frames in animation– Example: 15 frames must each be supplied with content

• Graphic object need not change in every frame • Creating a frame-by-frame animation– Start with a graphic object in the initial frame– Add a keyframe where you need the object to change– As you add keyframes, you change the object’s position– Test the animation after all keyframes are added


XPXPSample Frame-by-Frame Animation


XPXPTesting a Document’s Animation• Purpose: ensure that a document works correctly• Several techniques for testing animation– Click Play command on the Control menu – Press Enter on the keyboard– Drag playhead back and forth through frames

(scrubbing)– Click Test Movie command on the Control menu – Point to File Publish Preview, click Default (HTML)


XPXPCreating Tweened Animation• Flash varies content between two keyframes• Comparison with frame-by-frame animation– Tweened animation is quicker – Tweened animation does not provide as much control

• Motion tweening – Object changes position or color, rotates, scales in size

• Shape tweening – Changes a shape into another shape over time


XPXPCreating a Motion Tweening• Requirement: animated object must be a symbol– Animated object should be placed on a separate layer

• Overview of process for creating a motion tween– Place symbol instance in a keyframe – Create a keyframe where the animation will end– Change position or color properties of the object– Go back to first keyframe and create the animation

• Creating a motion tweened animation


XPXPMotion Tweening: Property Inspector with Motion Tweened Options


XPXPCreating Shape Tween• Object used must not be a symbol or grouped

object– Requirement differs from that for motion tweens

• Creating a shape tween– Insert object into first keyframe– Add keyframe at the end of the animation– Change shape of object at terminal end– Return to first keyframe and create the animation


XPXPCreating Graphic Symbol Animations• Graphic symbols have their own Timeline– Frames are synchronized with document’s main Timeline– Multiple instances can have different starting frames– Instances display their animation when you scrub playhead

• Creating graphic symbol animations– Follow procedure for creating a movie clip animation– Property inspector can be used to indicate start frame– Graphic can play continuously, once, or only one frame


XPXPGraphic Instance Properties in the Property Inspector


XPXPGraphic Symbol Instances


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