Week three

In week three i learned how to motion tween a movie clip (symbol) this is done by;

Converting an object to a symbol, can be found in an earlier post.

Then the user must right cick the symbol and select 'create motion tween', this will add numerous frames that can be made longer or shorter if needed by dragging the end of the last frame.

Once this is done all the user needs to do is select a frame within the timeline, created after selecting motion tween, then simply move the symbol to where they want. This will create a 'tween' and when rendered the object will move to the destination.

I also learned how to create a fading effect by changin the alpha levels of an object, which can be implemented into certain frames so that an object can be made to slowly dissapear and then reapear, this was extreemly useful and interesting to me as it has so many different uses and i believe i will be using it alot in the future.I was also introduced to some new shortcuts, instead of posting them here i have decided i will make a seperate post that will contain all of the shortcuts i know of.

The most important thing i have learned this week is the various new shortcuts i am learning in flash, although it may seem like a small thing, i find that it helps me to get used to the program and it also helps me to produce not only more work but, i believe, more polished looking work.


Signed: Arron Pomeroy