Re: FLASH: Quickest way to learn Flash

[Chris Gurney]

Marc


Thanks for your effort.


I'll have a look at your page soon.


Chris

----- Original Message -----

From: Marc Hoffman, Poison Dart Frog Media <

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Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 12:42 AM

Subject: Re: FLASH: Quickest way to learn Flash



> At 12:06 PM 6/22/99 +0930, you wrote:

> >

> >Do you see anything very difficult in this site that he has pointed me

to.

> >http://www.strathfield.com.au

> >What key areas should I be working on developing at first?

>

>

> Hi Chris,

>

> This I would call intermediate Flash3 -- it goes beyond simple animation

> but does not require complex logical structures such as games require.

>

> Here are the elements I would learn if I were in your situation:

>

> 1) Using the Flash drawing tools (unless you're a whiz with another

drawing

> program, ideally Freehand 8.01 because it exports to Flash format);

> 2) Creating animation using motion tweening, including the rotate feature

> in tween settings;

> 3) Converting animations to movie clips;

> 4) Creating simple buttons;

> 5) Creating complex buttons that include sounds and movie clips in the

Over

> area;

> 6) Using TellTarget to control a movie clip from a button;

> 7) Get URL action to allow a button to load a new HTML page.

>

> This site uses a group of movie clips that act as animated banners. The

> buttons on the left include movie clips inside them to create the mouse

> over effect. They are actually copies (instances) of the same button. They

> use TellTarget to communicate with an external movie clip (the speech

> bubble) to send that movie clip to different frames where the different

> dialogues appear. I didn't click on the banners, but I assume they use Get

> URL to take the viewer to a different page.

>

> It took me several months to learn enough to do all that, but I was

> developing an entire site and learning a lot of peripheral skills

including

> practicing basic design skills.

>

> I have an article at http://www.dartfrogmedia.com/overview that is an

> overview of Flash3 features from a functional perspective -- that is, it

is

> a basic introduction to what Flash3 can do and what the tools and

> techniques are called. I wrote it specifically for people in your

situation.

>

> Best wishes,

>

>

>

>

> Marc Hoffman

>

>

marcdartfrogmedia [dot] com (mailto:marcdartfrogmedia [dot] com)

> Flash3 Portfolio: <http://www.dartfrogmedia.com/sampler>, featured

> in Flash 3 Web Animation, by Ken Milburn.

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