1. Unit Lessons Create frame animations Create motion-tweened animation
OVERVIEW
Unit Lessons
Create frame animations
Create motion-tweened animation
Work with motion guides
Create motion animation effects
Animate text

2. INTRODUCTION
Intro to Animation
Animation can be an important part of a Web site, CD-ROM, Demo, or game
The perception of motion is an illusion made up from a series of still images
“Persistence of Vision” is the basis for frame rates in animations
Frames rates of fps generally provide smooth computer-based animation

3. INTRODUCTION
Intro to Animation
Frame rates lower than fps often result in jerky images, while higher frame rates result in a blurred image
Flash uses a default frame rate of 24 fps

4. Macromedia Flash Animation
INTRODUCTION
Macromedia Flash Animation
Animation is one of the most powerful features of Flash
Basic animation is a simple process
Move an object around the stage
Change an object’s size, shape, color
Apply Special Effects, such as zooming, fading, or a combination of effects
Two Animation Methods: Frame Animation, and Tweened Animation

5. Understanding Frame Animations
LESSON 1
Understanding Frame Animations
Also called frame-by-frame animations
Created by specifying an object that is to appear in each frame of a sequence of frames
Useful when you want to change individual parts of an image
Depending on the complexity of the animation, can require a lot of time

6. Understanding Frame Animations
LESSON 1
Understanding Frame Animations
Three images used in a Frame Animation

7. Understanding Frame Animations
LESSON 1
Understanding Frame Animations
A greater number of images generally suggests less change needed between each image — creating more realistic animation
Consider the number of frames in which an image will appear
Fewer frames and the animation may appear jerky
Consider the frame rate

8. Creating a Frame Animation
LESSON 1
Creating a Frame Animation
Insert a keyframe on the layer
Place your first drawing on the stage
Insert your next keyframe, and change the drawing
“Onion Skinning” may help you placing a series of images

9. Creating a Frame Animation
LESSON 1
Creating a Frame Animation
In each
Frame, the
car is in a
different
position

10. Understanding Motion Tweening
LESSON 2
Understanding Motion Tweening
Motion Tweening is far less tedious than Frame Animation
Create a Start and End frame
Flash creates the “in-between” frames
Flash only stores the attributes that change from frame to frame, thus creating smaller file sizes than Frame Animation

11. Understanding Motion Tweening
LESSON 2
Understanding Motion Tweening
Two types of Tweening:
Shape Tweening-A morphing effect, covered in a later unit
Motion Tweening-used to animate objects which are moved, resized, re-colored, or rotated

12. Motion Tweening requires only a Start and End Frame
LESSON 2
Motion Tweening requires only a Start and End Frame
Light Blue Background
represents a Motion Tween

13. Creating a Motion Tween
LESSON 2
Creating a Motion Tween
Insert a starting frame
Insert an ending frame
Make alterations to the ending frame
Go back to the starting frame and choose Insert>Create Motion Tween
Make adjustments through the Properties Panel

14. Understanding Motion Guides
LESSON 3
Understanding Motion Guides
A path that will guide moving objects around the stage in any direction
Without Motion Guides, animations would always travel in straight lines
Animations are placed on their own layer beneath a motion guide layer

15. Creating Animation with Motion Guides
LESSON 3
Creating Animation with Motion Guides
Two ways to create this relationship
Create a guide layer with a path, then create a layer of animation an attach
Or, create an animation. Then create a motion guide layer with a path, and attach
Depending on the type of object you’re animating, you may need to orient the object to the path

16. Creating Animation with Motion Guides
LESSON 3
Creating Animation with Motion Guides
Object not oriented to path
A motion guide layer
and its associated
animation
Object oriented to path

17. Working with Properties
LESSON 3
Working with Properties
Tween-specifies Motion, Shape,or none
Scale-tweens the size of an object
Ease-specifies the rate of change between tweened frames
Ease values are between -100(slow) and 100(fast)
Rotate-specifies the number of times an object rotates clockwise(CW) or counter clockwise(CCW)

18. Working with Properties
LESSON 3
Working with Properties
Orient to path-orients the baseline of the object to the path
Sync-ensures that the object loops properly
Snap-attaches the object to the path by its registration point
Orient to Path
Feature enabled
in the Properties
Panel

19. Resizing an Object using a Motion Tween
LESSON 4
Resizing an Object using a Motion Tween
Select the object in the ending frame and then use the Scale Tool options from the Free Transform tool

20. Rotating an Object using a Motion Tween
LESSON 4
Rotating an Object using a Motion Tween
Select the object in the start or end frame rotate with different options;
Rotate with the Rotate Tool option of the Free Transform tool
Rotate Clockwise or Counter Clockwise a specified number of turns or degrees through the Properties panel
Use Modify > Transform to specify rotation

21. Rotating an Object using a Motion Tween
LESSON 4
Rotating an Object using a Motion Tween
Specifying the rotate settings via the Properties Panel

22. Changing an Object’s Color with Motion Tween
LESSON 4
Changing an Object’s Color with Motion Tween
Numerous ways to change an object’s color over an animation’s time
Change the Tint of the object in the last frame
Change the Alpha of the object in the last frame
Change the Brightness of the object in the last frame
Apply Advanced Effects

23. The Advanced Effect Panel
LESSON 4
The Advanced Effect Panel
Onion Skinning

24. LESSON 4
Onion Skinning
A feature that allows you to view an outline of objects in any number of frames
Helps in positioning animated objects on the stage
Turn Onion Skinning on via the Icon in the timeline
Use The sliders to determine the range of Onion Skin display

25. Like other objects, Text can be animated
LESSON 5
Animating Text
Like other objects, Text can be animated
The entire text block is animated unless “Broken Apart”
Text can be rotated, skewed, scaled, or re-colored
Motion Tweened Text blocks are automatically saved as Symbols

26. Unit Tasks Create frame animations Create motion-tweened animation
SUMMARY
Unit Tasks
Create frame animations
Create motion-tweened animation
Work with motion guides
Create motion animation effects
Animate text