Flash Tutorial. Working With Text, Tween, Layers, Frames & Key Frames

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1 Flash Tutorial Working With Text, Tween, Layers, Frames & Key Frames

2 Opening the Software Open Adobe Flash CS3 Create a new Document Action Script 3 In the Property Inspector select the size to change the stage size. Width 800 X 300 Height

3 Text Tool Using the text tool type your full name on to the canvas. NOTE: With flash you are not able to add a border to the text

4 Creating individual Characters Choose Modify Break Apart Choose Modify Timeline Distribute to Layers A layer is created for each letter Note: Delete Layer 1

5 Working with the Timeline This animation is planned to last 6 seconds [12 x 6 = 72] Select frame 72 on each layer and press F6

6 Transforming the Text Layer 2 Select frame 5 & F6 Layer 3 Select frame 10 & F6 Layer 4 Select frame 15 & F6 Layer 5 Select frame 20 & F6 Layer 6 Select frame 25 & F6 Layer 7 Select frame 30 & F6 Layer 8 Select frame 35 & F6 Layer 9 Select frame 40 & F6 Layer 10 Select frame 45 & F6 Layer 11 Select frame 50 & F6 Layer 12 Select frame 55 & F6 Layer 13 Select frame 60 & F6 Layer 14 Select frame 65 & F6 Select frame 10 F6 Select frame 15 F6 Select frame 20 F6 Select frame 25 F6 Select frame 30 F6 Select frame 35 F6 Select frame 40 F6 Select frame 45 F6 Select frame 50 F6 Select frame 55 F6 Select frame 60 F6 Select frame 65 F6 Select frame 70 F6

7 Transforming the Text Layer 2 Select frame 5 MOVE DOWN Layer 3 Select frame 10 ROTATE RIGHT Layer 4 Select frame 15 MOVE UP Layer 5 Select frame 20 ROTATE 360 Layer 6 Select frame 25 MOVE DOWN Layer 7 Select frame 30 MOVE & ROTATE

8 Motion Tween Ctrl + Enter to view the animation Layer 2 Select frame 8 & MOTION TWEEN Layer 3 Select frame 12 & MOTION TWEEN Layer 4 Select frame 18 & MOTION TWEEN Layer 5 Select frame 22 & MOTION TWEEN Layer 6 Select frame 27 & MOTION TWEEN Layer 7 Select frame 33 & MOTION TWEEN Layer 8 Select frame 37 & MOTION TWEEN Layer 9 Select frame 43 & MOTION TWEEN Layer 10 Select frame 47 & MOTION TWEEN Layer 11 Select frame 53 & MOTION TWEEN Layer 12 Select frame 57 & MOTION TWEEN Layer 13 Select frame 63 & MOTION TWEEN Layer 14 Select frame 67 & MOTION TWEEN

9 Frame Rate (fps) Changing the animations fps will affect the duration of the animation. If the animation is running too fast you will need to LOWER the number of frames per second. If you need the animation to run FASTER increase the number of frames per second. Double Click here Or Modify Document NOTE: Changing the frame rate to 24 fps will half the duration of the animation. Ctrl + Enter [24 72 = 3]

10 Saving the Animation Choose File Save As [Save the file in the Vector Animation folder] This will save the file as a FLA file, this is the development file which will allow the developer to work further on the animation. Click Save

11 Publishing the Animation Choose File Publish This will publish the animation into the same folder where you have saved the FLA file, this will create a SWF [Shock Wave File]

12 Extra Task Select frame 3 of ALL layers and add another Motion Tween. Save the changes & re publish the animation.