In this tutorial, you will learn how to work with rulers and guides, use oval tool to create effects for different parts of the image, adjust vector curves, use shape tween with radial gradient fills, create motion tween in combination with advanced color style for movie clips, use instance name and arrays to randomize the animation.
You'll be amazed how fast you learn Flash MX!

2. Import your picture by selecting "File > Import..." (or press Ctrl+R).

. Open your Library window by selecting "Window > Library" (or press F11).

4. Double-click on the planet.jpg icon in the Library. Uncheck Allow smoothing.

Note: if you import .png image instead of .jpg set Compression to Lossless (PNG/GIF). It can increase the file size but it's absolutely necessary to keep image quality.

5. Open the document properties by selecting "Modify > Document" (or press Ctrl+J). Set width and height in accordance to your picture's size. Set Frame rate to 30 fps.

6. Convert picture to Symbol (press F8). Name it as you like ( I' ve named it "space"), choose Behavior: Movie Clip, Registration: low right corner.

7. In the Properties window set X and Y value to 0.

8. Copy the instance of "space" Movie Clip, insert new Layer and Paste in Place the copy to the new Layer.

9. Convert the copy to Symbol (press F8). Name it as you like (I' ve named it "planet"), choose Behavior: Movie Clip, Registration: low right corner.

10. Lock both Layers. Choose "View >". Uncheck Snap to Objects, check Snap to Pixels.

11. Select "planet" Movie Clip in the Edit Symbols dialog. Now we will edit "planet" Movie Clip.

12. Lock Layer 1 and insert new Layer.13. Select "View > Rulers"

Open Color Mixer (or press Shit+F9).

Select  Fill Color, set  Alpha to 0%