Introduction to Flash MX 2004: Drawing, Timeline,

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Introduction to Flash MX 2004Drawing, Timeline,
Simple Animation

• Lloyd Rieber

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Workshop ObjectivesBy the end of the workshop,
you should be able to

• How to create and modify simple graphics.
• Understand the difference between the fill and
  stroke of a flash graphic.
• Know the difference between symbols and instances
  of symbols.
• Know how to make a symbol (by pressing F8).
• Know the function and importance of keyframes to
  Flash animations and how to insert a keyframe on
  the timeline (by pressing F6).
• Create and test a simple movie.

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Drawing with Flash

• Exploring the various drawing tools
• Unique drawing features
• When modifying graphics
• Remember, each graphic has two parts a fill and
  a stroke (its outline)

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Simple Animation

• Concept of a keyframe
• Concept of tweening
• The difference between symbols and instances of
  symbols
• Common function keys
• F8 creates a symbol of an object selected on
  the screen.
• F6 creates a new keyframe
• F5 creates a new blank keyframe

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Animation Tricks

• Rotating objects
• Scaling objects
• Fading objects (via alpha)

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Creating Movies for the Web

• There are two main types of Flash files
• Authoring and editing .fla
• Published movies .swf
• You cant edit .swf files!
• Testing your movie actually creates a .swf file
• One button publishing
• Also creates a .swf file and a HTML page which
  points to the .swf file.