Let’s continue Flash today with Tweens!
Watch this to learn more about frame rates:Explanation of Frame Rate. When looking at the Kirupa tutorials (thank you Kirupa!), try to find the ones for CS4, as the older tutorials will be different and possibly confusing. Kirupa is so great, let’s bookmark it!
Today, we’ll take a look at Flash’s other symbols. Remember, symbols live in the Library and can be used over and over! The only thing is that if you change the symbol in the library, it changes all of them.
Graphic- The simplest symbol with only one frame. It is necessary to convert an image/drawing to a graphic when creating a motion tween.
Button- A symbol with different states (Up, Over, Down, Hit) that responds to mouse interaction.
Movieclip- A more complex symbol with its own timeline that acts independently of the main timeline.
Also, we’ll look at onion skinning, playing with properties, and simple easing. Here is a tutorial on custom easing.
Take a look at these flash examples for inspiration on making looped movieclips: Paperad, Soda Play, Levitated, Prettysite, Left to My Own Devices, Lilli Carré
Read through and try these tutorial on Custom Easing and 3D Rotation, and 3D Translation.
Assignment:
- Using tweens, easing and 3D effects, work on making objects fall, rise, and bounce realistically. Create a 200 frame animation that tells a story with these 3 motions. Here are some examples of websites with realistic motion: Drift Lab, Classic Sesame Street Animation, Design Charts, Soda Play, King Tut. Post to your public_html folder and link to it from your blog.
- Begin to think about your final project. It can take the form of a:
Website
Animation with interactive elements
Game (more advanced)Before you begin, you will research 3 precedents for your projects. Make a list on your blog of these with the following:
What you like about each example.
What doesn’t work/could be improved.
What parts of the technology you don’t yet know.
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