Flash Basic 8 and Flash Professional 8 offer several ways to include
animation and special effects in your document. For example, you can create
tweened animations using the Timeline and Flash workspace, automated Timeline
effects (by making selections in a dialog box), or ActionScript code.
To create tweened animations, you create starting and ending frames and let
Flash create the animation for the frames in between. Flash varies the
object's size, rotation, color, or other attributes between the starting and
ending keyframes to create the appearance of movement. You can also create
animation by changing the contents of successive frames in the Timeline. You
can make an object move across the Stage, increase or decrease its size,
change its color or shape, rotate it, a... (more)
Many animators use Macromedia Flash for detailed vector-based animation. One
of the strengths of Flash is its versatile workflow and production process. I
have developed some custom techniques that can help you create and manage the
various moving parts of a complex animated character. In this article I
reveal some of my best-kept Flash secrets while taking a single character
from pencil... (more)
By tweening shapes, you can create an effect similar to morphing, making one
shape appear to change into another shape over time. Flash can also tween the
location, size, color, and opacity of shapes.
Tweening one shape at a time usually yields the best results. If you tween
multiple shapes at one time, and want them to morph together, all the shapes
must be on the same layer. Otherwise, ... (more)
Macromedia Flash is everywhere. No seriously, it is everywhere. Not only is
Flash used for online and offline movies, websites, games, and applications
but it's also used for DVDs and broadcast television.
In fact, my first few years working with Flash (versions 3 and 4) were
dedicated to authoring content for several broadcast animated series.
Exporting from Flash to video formats so I c... (more)
Chris Georgenes is a full-time freelance artist, animator, and all-around designer for the web, CD-ROM, and television. His clients include Pileated Pictures, LucasArts, Universal Records, Plot Developers, and AOL, among others. He maintains www.mudbubble.com as his online portfolio and www.keyframer.com as his Flash tutorial website. Chris is also a member of Team Macromedia.
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