GIÁO TRÌNH ADOBE FLASH CS5

entire frame and you can quickly create complex animations.Creating a Simple Frame-by-Frame AnimationCreate a Frame-by-Frame AnimationCreate a new Flash document or open an empty Timeline.Click the first frame to select it. Click the Oval tool on the Tools panel.Click on the Stage, and then d[r]

43211 1Library options3245 From the Library of Wow! eBookptg138 Chapter 4Using symbols is an efficient way to add artwork or elements to your Flash movie. When you create a symbol, it is stored in the Library where it can be reused as an instance in the Timeline. You can turn graphics or anim[r]

14Shape pasted on layer 2 in the center.Did You Know?You can use the area around the Stage to store graphics and other objects. Flash allows you to use the area around the Stage, called the Pasteboard, to store items for use later without having them appear on the Stage when you play the movi[r]

ptgWorking with Groups, Symbols, and InstancesIntroductionAll vector objects are editable. As the complexity of your doc-ument increases, you can protect artwork from being inad-vertently changed by storing it in special modes called groups and symbols. Groups provide a quick way to seal a shape by[r]

ptg142 Chapter 4An instance is a copy of a symbol. When you use a symbol in your Timeline you are using an instance of it. You can animate an instance of a symbol and apply a variety of effects to it without affecting the origi-nal symbol in the Library. You can also use multiple instances of the sa[r]

ptg148 Chapter 4Graphic symbols can be used for static images and for animations that are in sync with the main Timeline. There are three instance options available to them: Loop, Play Once, and Single Frame. Set the instance to Loop if you want the symbol's Timeline to play continuously. Play Once[r]

From the Library of Wow! eBookptg156 Chapter 4You can alter the properties of an instance of a symbol without affect-ing the master symbol. Any transform applied to an instance can be animated with motion tweening. Flash will gradually draw the frames in between one transform to another. This[r]

1Did You Know?You can set the sensitivity of the Paint Bucket tool in the Options areas of the Toolbox. These settings allow the Paint Bucket tool to close gaps in a shape (such as a break in the stroke line) and adjust how large or small a gap needs to be before Flash will close it. From the[r]

Select from Must Be Close, Normal, Can Be Distant, and Always Snap.To make the current grid settings the default for new Flash files, click the Save Default button.Click OK.987654321The need for grids and guides varies depending upon the type of docu-ment you are working on. They are useful f[r]

To mo ve th e rot ati on co nt rol center point relative to the movie clip, drag the center point.◆ Double-click the center point to move it back to the center of the movie clip.54321Did You Know?You can turn the overlay on and off.Click the Edit (Win) or Flash (Mac), click Preferences, click[r]

only affects the fill of the shape you started in, ignoring other shapes and empty areas on the Stage.21In addition to size, shape, and color settings for the Paint Brush tool, you can control how the brush behaves when painting on existing shapes and objects on the Stage. Paint Brush modes can rest[r]

the shape, and then drag to modify the shape.You can pull the curve to any position.4321In Flash, unlike other vector drawing programs, you can edit shapes and lines in a unique, freeform way by simply dragging with the Arrow Selection tool. You can quickly adjust the curve or corner of a sha[r]

Alpha of 25%Tint of 100%Reduce the color values or alpha by a percentage.Increase or decrease the constant color or alpha values.Did You Know?You can go directly to the Advanced panel to add color effects without hav-ing applied any Brightness, Tint, or Alpha. If you have already chosen one of these[r]

To hide rulers, click the View menu, and then click Rulers to remove the check mark and hide the rulers. TIMESAVER Press A+Option+Shift+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R (Win) to turn the ruler on and off.21Ruler bars are located on the top and left sides of the Stage and serve several purposes. They let[r]

repeated in a grid until it fills the entire object. If you have applied a bitmap fill to a vector object, you can continue to edit its characteris-tics and placement. You can resize, skew, or rotate the fill or change its center point within the shape with the Gradient Transform tool. This tool all[r]

ptg206 Chapter 6Flash allows you to import multiple files simultaneously to save time. This is useful if you have many files to import. You can select multiple, non-sequential files in the Import dialog box. Choose to import to the Library or to the Stage directly. When you import to the Stag[r]

used as instances as unused symbols in Flash.◆ Import As A Single BitmapImage (AI). Select to convert into a bitmap.Specify the compression and quality settings you want (PSD).Click OK.111098761179810 From the Library of Wow! eBookptg202 Chapter 6You can import bitmaps of several file types d[r]

ptgCreating Frame-by-Frame AnimationIntroductionFlash provides several methods for creating animation. In addition to shape and motion tweening, you can create frame-by-frame animations. The frame-by-frame method is derived from the traditional animation process whereby the content is redrawn on eac[r]

Loading an External Text FileIf you have a body of text that may change over time, you can use the ActionScript command LoadVars to load a text file (.txt). To load the text file headlines.txt (which contains headlines=”sample text”) into the headlines dynamic text box (instance is headlines_text an[r]

Select the text box with the Selection tool, and then press Delete. The text in the deleted text box is moved back to the remaining text box thread.Out PortIn Port 23324 From the Library of Wow! eBookptg168 Chapter 5Flash includes a number of text properties to choose from. These include a fo[r]