Flash 5 Easy Learning: 2007

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

How to insert Web URL

How to insert Web URL

- Select a button and right click the mouse to select Actions:

- This will display Action Panel.

- Double click on it to get URL. For example, you can type the http://mail.mymailsk.com inside the URL textbox

- Close the window

- Choose control, then click on text movie to test your button.

- Click on the button and will be brought to the site as pointed by the web URL.

Edited By: T.Loy

How to compress Sound for Export

How to compress Sound for Export

To compress Sound for Export

- To choose sound compression options, you can use the options in the Export Settings area of the Sound Properties dialog box. The options available depend on the compression method you select. You can also use the Sound Properties dialog box to update sounds that you have modified in an external sound editor, or to test the sound.

- Select a sound in the Library window and click the properties icon at the bottom of the Library window.

- This will display the Sound Properties dialog box.

- It will display the sound file type and its size.

- Choose MP3 from the compression pop up list.

- You can change the compression type to mp3. It will display the file size as1.3kb (size before compression is 55.7 kb).

- Click Update button to update the setting. Click OK button to close the window.

How to work with Sound Panel

How to work with Sound Panel

To work with Sound Panel

- Sound Panel allows you to add sound effect to the movie. You can also edit the sound

- Select the from layer

- Choose window menu, go to panel, then click on sound to open the sound panel

- Sound Panel displays sound information. Select one of the effects from the drop down list.

- Left Channel/Right Channel plays sound in the left or right channel only

- Fade Left to Right/Fade Right to Left shifts the sound from one channel to the other

- Fade In gradually increases the amplitude of a sound over its duration

- Fade Out gradually decreases the amplitude of a sound over its duration.

- Left Channel/Right Channel plays sound in the left or right channel only

- Fade Left to Right/Fade Right to Left shifts the sound from one channel to the other

- Choose a synchronization option from the Sync pop- up menu:

- Start is the same as Event, except that if the sound is already playing, a new instance of the sound is started.

- Stop silences the specified sound.

- Stream synchronizes the sound for playing on a Web site. Flash forces animation to keep pace with stream sounds.

How to add Sound to Movie

How to add Sound to Movie

To add Sound to Movie

- To add sound to movie, first you must insert sound file to Flash, which supported WAV

and MP3 sound file type.

- Choose file menu, click on import-to-import sound file.

- Then the sound will be stored in the library.

- You can click the Play button to hear the sound.

- Select the layer where you want to add sound

- Drag the sound to stage and then the layer will be added a sound like this:

- Play the movie and you will hear the sound.

How to work with Button Library

How to work with Button Library

- The Button library contains the button that can be used

- Choose window menu, go to common library, then click on button

- This will display the button library

- Select the button you want and drag it to the stage

How to work with remove transform

How to work with remove transform

To work with remove transform

When you scale, rotate, skew instances, groups, and type with the Transform panel, Flash saves the original size and rotation values with the object. Thus, you can remove the last transformation applied and restore the original values.

- Select the object and rotate it and scale the object size

- Now we can restore the object by default

- Choose modify menu, go to transform, then click on remove transform

- The transform will be removed:

How to work with Test Movie

How to work with Test Movie

To work with Test Movie

As you create a movie, you'll need to play it back to preview animation and test interactive controls. You can preview and test movies within Test movie

- Choose control menu, then, click on test movie

- This will display your movie in the Test Movie window.

How to create a Simple button

How to create a Simple button

To create a Simple button

- Choose insert menu, then click on new symbols

- Then select Button from the Symbol Properties:

The layer will display as shown below. ‘UP’ means that at the time the button is released, ‘OVER’ means at the time the mouse is over the button, ‘DOWN’ means at the time clicking on the mouse. Hit defines the area that will respond to the mouse click. This area is invisible in the movie.
Draw a rectangle to stage and then click on the second frame, labeled Over, and choose Insert menu then click on Keyframe

- Change the color of rectangle:

- Click the third frame, labeled Down, and choose Insert menu then click on Keyframe

- Then resize the rectangle:

- Click the labeled Hit frame, and choose Insert menu, then click on Keyframe

- Change the color of button

- Return to scene 1 by clicking on the Scene 1

Choose window menu, click on library to display library.
The button will be stored in the library.
Drag it to the stage

- Choose control menu, then click on enable simple button

- Now move over the button and click. You will see the button work:

Up Over Down

How to change Color of an Instance

How to change Color of an Instance

- Select the object and then convert the object to symbol

- Choose insert menu then, click on convert to symbol

- Then select the frame 10. Right click the mouse and select Insert Keyframe:

- Select Motion from the drop down list and click OK button from the Frame Panel (if frame panel does not exist, choose window menu , go to panels, then click on frame)