Re: FLASH: updating mc's

[Helen Triolo]

OK, then given that I want to be able to tell target the mc's I make,

this is the best procedure I've found to create, use and revise

Swish-based mc's, in case it helps anyone else or in case anyone has

anything better to suggest:


In movie, create mc with 3 layers:

1) labels, frame 10 = start

2) actions, frame 1=stop, last frame of mc=stop

3) swish stuff


In swish, create the animation starting in frame 10.  Put a "show"

effect in frame 1 (for aligning when the mc is put into the movie -- to

be deleted later) and hide effect in frame 2.  This way I can load and

park the mc, start it with a tell target to "start", and change the

swish layer whenever I revise the animation without screwing up the

actions or tell-targeting, and without having to drag the frames around

after I import them.


End of sermon.  Thanks for your help, Mark.

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Mark Sheppard wrote:

> 

> yeah it does... forgot to mention that.

> I usually put in a new layer then copy / paste the frames where I need them

> then delete the extra layer.


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