flash tutorials

hey people
i will be writing flash tutorials or you people
these tutorials will first be posted here then i might think of posting them somewhere else

flash has only 4 main topics to learn (excluding action scripting) namely
1. Motion Tween
2. Shape Tween
3. Masking
4. Guide layer

there 4 topics are like the abcd of flash
once you know the abcd properly you can make really complex and wonderful sentences
same is with flash
to learn about these topics at the most basic level is very easy
but here in oug since the standards are very high i will try my best to teach you how to conquer over these topics and create awesome animations
Flash is formost an animation tool for the web. You can use Flash to create vector-based interactive animation or a vector graphic, plus you can incorporate sound. The Flash authoring environment is made up of:


starters should use flash 5


* The Stage, this is where you create and view individual frames
* The Timeline, where you define the movie over time
* Drawing tools you use to create graphics



When working in Flash what you are creating is a movie which will then be exported to a Flash Shockwave file.

These are the parts of a Movie:

Frame: Frames define each moment in the Flash movie. A frame may be a keyframe if it defines a change in the animation.

Layer: Help with the organization of your Flash movie, such as, keeping symbol and other objects separate.

Symbol: A symbol is a reusable object in Flash. These can be a graphic, button, or movie clip. This becomes important when using tweening to create animation.
tool bar will differ in different versions
[tut2] motion tween


Motion tween provides a motion to an object without changing its shape

its really simple but yet can be used to make complex superior flash movies

now starting with the tutorial

1. Take an object or draw any using the tools from the toolbar onto the stage
(it should be drawn on frame one)

2. Go to Frame 20 on the timeline and insert a frame. (right click.Insert > keyframe)

3. Select the object and move it a little bit (using the arrow tule)

4. Go back to the first frame in the timeline. Right click on the first frame in the time line and click on insert motion tween. This is the first option in the pop-up box.

NOTE: As you can see on the timeline, the frame is now a light blue with a dotted line. This is because there is a problem with the tween. The tween itself has begun but has not been finished. Something important to remember is that to create a motion tween or have something morph, the symbol has to begin one symbol and end something different. The beauty of Flash lies in the fact that all you have to do is create the beginning and ending product and Flash creates everything in between.

5. goto the first frame and create motion tween (jus like step 4)

note: if the dotted line still exists select that are (the dotted line area) and create motion tween

voila your done
press ctrl+enter to see ur movie


if any problem than feel free to ask
if the tut is wrong then please correct me
credit to heart stealer