Re: FLASH: Flash threashold!

[Gerrie Warner]

Ken Holmes wrote:


> Did you try the tutorials that come with the programe?


Yes and didn't get much from them!


>

>

> Create two layers.


Now is this in "The work area" or does it matter?


> Top layer is your text and bottom layer is your clouds.

> Create your text in the first frame of Layer 1

> Then go down to layer 2 and import or Draw your Clouds.

> Now click on your clouds picture and goto Insert, then Create Symbol, make

> sure that graphic is selected. The reason being is that you won't be able to

> use tweening or Alpha channels unless you make it into a symbol.


OK got that far.


> Now that you made this into a symbol drag it off the screen so it looks like

> it is coming from no where. Ok now goto frame 30 and right click on it and

> insert keyframe.


Go that.


> Now you will have to goto where the text is and create a

> keyframe in frame 30 for that layer so you will be able to see the text.


Well I clicked on the text layer so the pencil appeared there and then right

clicked on 30 too and inserted keyframe


> OK now move your clouds so they are behind the text. Now double click on the

> first frame of the clouds layer and goto Tweening TAB. Now in the drop down

> list box choose Motion leave the rest for now,


Ok did that and got a red arrow right across the whole timeline. Is that ok?When

I test movie it just flashes but no cloud floating smothly in behind text like I

wanted. Trying different stuff but it can't be that you have to insert thousands

of keyframes to get smooth motion do you?


> and you can play with those

> settings after you get the idea. Now if you play it or test the movie your

> cloud should come from out of the screen and move accross untill it is

> behing your text revealing it.

> Voila!!!!





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