Re: FLASH: Sunday-Aug 29, need help today if possible

[mgseeley]

Sienna,


I don't have much experience with Flash, but I looked at the Animated 

Asterisk and here is what I saw. I edited the Movie Clip and the asterisk 

placed in the second key frame is rotated by 180 degrees. This was 

specified in the Transform Inspector palette. The tween is motion with 

the rotate set to automatic.


Within the Animated Asterisk MC's Timeline I created a new layer and 

copied all the frames of the animation. I then shortened the lenght 

(number of frames) of this new layer and when played, this asterisk spins 

much faster. Therefore, the more frames within the MC, the slower the 

rotation.


Again, I am learning this my self, but that is what I found upon 

examination. Hopefully some of this will be useful. Don't stay up too 

late!


MGSeeley


on 8/29/99 11:04 AM Sienna wrote:


>This is most likely so simple that I'm going to feel like a heel for not

>figuring it out but I've tried everything.  I have demo due in the morning

>and one peice of the movie is not working.  

>

>I have a mask shaped like a sun that has to rotate smoothly.  Exactly like

>the asterik in the MM movie clip.  The problem is, mine goes to the right

>then flips back to the left, then jerks out of place.  Here's how I set up

>and neither way worked.

>

>Created the mask shape in a movie.  Entered a key frame down the timeline

>and in that frame I clicked on the mask and made it rotate 360 degrees.

>Nothing.

>

>Then I tried making it rotate to the right just one time.  That works

>perfectly until it gets to the end of the rotation then it jerks back and

>starts over.

>

>I tried entering 4 key frames.  At each frame I made rotate to the right by

>one increment.  Well that gives me the smooth effect I want but now it

>rotates to the right, then left and flip flops back and forth.  I just want

>it to go one direction SMOOTHLY! 

>

>Also, it rotates to fast.  I want it to go very slow while the rest of the

>movie goes by faster.  Any suggestions?  I tried looking at the asterik but

>can't find what makes it rotate around.

>

>Can I make this movie a movie clip and place it in a main movie as an

>animated back drop?  I don't know if masks can be used in movie clips?

>

>Thanks Sienna

>

>

>

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