Re: FLASH: Timed and Random.

[Randy Kato]

Skizz,


Is this a screensaver or something? If there's no other framerate-based

animation/action going on, you can set your framerate really low -- you can even

use fractional values like .033 so it runs at 1 frame per 30 secs. Then you can

use the Random function in a looping MC to go to each frame (or just extend the

timeline of the looping MC to 30 secs. with a regular framerate). If you don't

want any repeats, set variables each time a frame is selected and use an If

statement to skip them if they've already come up.


This is F4. I'm not sure which version you're using. It would be a little

different in F5, but it's the same concept.


HTH,

Randy



Skizz wrote:


> OK, I have an MC on the main timeline.

>

> The MC has a Stop action in the first frame, so it's just stationary there.

> But I also have 10 other frames with stuff in it, so basically, the MC has

> 11 frames in all.

>

> What I want to happen is, I want the MC to go and play a frame in the MC

> RANDOMLY, and every 30 seconds.

>

> So in other words, the MC stays in the 1st frame, just chillin. But every 30

> seconds, it goes randomly to another frame in the MC, of which there are 10

> others besides the 1st one for a total of 11. Then it goes back to the first

> frame and stays there again for 30 seconds, and so on and so forth.

>

> Any ideas?


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