Tutorials
This tutorial was made for Flash 8. For Flash CS5 users, check out adding a motion guide in Flash CS5.
In this Macromedia Flash 8 tutorial video training series, we'll teach you how to use the Flash 8 Motion Guide. When creating motion tween movements in Flash 8, you're not just limited to horizontal, vertical or straight diagonal directions. The Flash 8 Motion Path or Guide let's you draw a path (such as a curving path for example) that a tweened object can follow as the animation progresses. Watch these online video tutorials to learn how.
In part 1, we talk about what a Flash 8 Motion Guide is and we show you a Flash 8 animation example of the motion guide being used.
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In part 2, we'll draw a circle and convert it into a graphic symbol. This will be the object that will move along the motion guide.
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In part 3, we'll show you how to create a motion guide layer. On this layer, we will draw a path using the pencil tool. This path that we will draw, will be the path that our tweened object will follow.
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In part 4, we'll show you how to make the instance of the circle symbol follow the path.
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In part 5, we give you some tips on what to avoid when drawing paths for the motion guide.
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- Flash 8 Masking Effect | How To Create A Mask In Flash 8 Video Tutorials
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- Flash 8 Frame By Frame Animation And Flash 8 Onion Skin Feature Video Tutorial Series
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Tutorials
Flash 8 Motion Guide Animation Tutorial Video Series
This tutorial was made for Flash 8. For Flash CS5 users, check out adding a motion guide in Flash CS5.
In this Macromedia Flash 8 tutorial video training series, we'll teach you how to use the Flash 8 Motion Guide. When creating motion tween movements in Flash 8, you're not just limited to horizontal, vertical or straight diagonal directions. The Flash 8 Motion Path or Guide let's you draw a path (such as a curving path for example) that a tweened object can follow as the animation progresses. Watch these online video tutorials to learn how.
Part 1: Working with Motion Guides in Flash 8 - What is a Motion Guide?
In part 1, we talk about what a Flash 8 Motion Guide is and we show you a Flash 8 animation example of the motion guide being used.
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Part 2: Working with Motion Guides in Flash 8 - Creating the Object that will Follow the Guide
In part 2, we'll draw a circle and convert it into a graphic symbol. This will be the object that will move along the motion guide.
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Part 3: Working with Motion Guides in Flash 8 - Creating the Motion Guide
NOTE: If you're working in Flash CS5, right-click on the layer name on the timeline, then choose Add Classic Motion Guide in order to add a classic motion guide to the layer.In part 3, we'll show you how to create a motion guide layer. On this layer, we will draw a path using the pencil tool. This path that we will draw, will be the path that our tweened object will follow.
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Part 4: Working with Motion Guides in Flash 8 - Making the Object Follow the Path
NOTE: If you're working in Flash CS5, choose Create Classic Tween instead of Create Motion Tween.In part 4, we'll show you how to make the instance of the circle symbol follow the path.
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Part 5: Working with Motion Guides in Flash 8 - Path Drawing DON'Ts
In part 5, we give you some tips on what to avoid when drawing paths for the motion guide.
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- Flash As3 Tween Events
In this tutorial, we'll take a look at how to work with events related to the Flash AS3 Tween class. We'll first take a look at the AS3 tween event known as MOTION_FINISH. This event allows us to write some code that will respond when the tween...
- How To Animate In Flash - A Simple Step-by-step Video Tutorial
Flash is an excellent program developed by Adobe that can be used to create animation projects. It's got a comprehensive set of tools that allow you to draw, color, shade, and animate your artwork. You can create something as simple as a stick figure...
- Flash Cs5 Video Tutorials For Beginners Training Course
Here are some Flash CS5 video tutorials for beginners from Flash Professional CS5 Essential Training from lynda.com. This comprehensive beginners training course covers the things you need to know in order to start making your own interactive Flash projects....
- Flash 8 Masking Effect | How To Create A Mask In Flash 8 Video Tutorials
In this series of Macromedia Flash 8 video tutorial clips, we'll show you how to create a Flash 8 Masking effect. A Flash 8 mask layer can be used to hide some portions of a layer underneath it, revealing only select areas. It's pretty simple...
- Flash 8 Frame By Frame Animation And Flash 8 Onion Skin Feature Video Tutorial Series
NOTE: If you are looking for a version of this tutorial for Flash CS5, then check out Creating a Frame by Frame Animation - Flash CS5 Video Tutorials for Beginners. In this set of Macromedia Flash tutorial online video training clips, we'll show you...