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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!
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27. Click on the
first keyframe and change Tween
to Shape in the Properties
window. Click on the frame 30 and insert
keyframe.
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In the Color
Mixer select the pointer in
the middle of the gradient definition bar. Drag
the pointer to the right and change Alpha to 15%.
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| Click on the frame
45 and insert keyframe.
In the Color Mixer select the middle
pointer and change Alpha to 0%. Test
your Movie.
Save .fla file
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28. To make
our scene a little more interesting we are going to
add small stars.
Select "Insert > New Symbol" (Ctrl+F8).
Name it "star_shape", set
behavior to Movie Clip. Change Background
Color to white, make sure Snap to Pixels
is checked. Select "View > Rulers",
then "View > Show Guides and Snap to
Guides".
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| Drag vertical and horizontal
guides from rulers to
the Movie Clip registration point. |
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| Zoom in and align
guides to 0 (no decimals!) |
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| 29. Draw a
line. |
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| Select Arrow
Tool and make the line curved. |
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| Select the line, copy
and paste in place. Choose "Modify
> Transform > Flip Horizontal". Move
the selected line 3 px to the right using arrow
keys. |
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| Select both lines,
copy and paste in place.
Choose "Modify > Transform > Flip Vertical".
Move the selected lines 20 px to the bottom using arrow
keys. |
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| 30. Change Background
Color back to dark. Open Color Mixer
and set Fill Type to Solid, Fill
Color to white, Alpha to 50%.
Fill our shape by selecting Paint
Bucket Tool. Delete strokes. |
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| Select shape and
choose "Modify > Shape > Soften Fill
Edges...". Set Distance
to 6 px, Number of steps to 6, Direction
to Inset. Click OK - our shape has soft
edges. |
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| Select all
the shapes. Tip: we can do it by clicking
on the first keyframe in the Timeline. Copy
it, insert new Layer and paste
it in place on this new Layer. Select
"Modify > Transform > Rotate 90°
CW". |
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| Again select all
the shapes and group them ( "Modify >
Group"). |
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| Select "Insert
> Convert to Symbol". Name
it "star_group", Behavior:
Movie Clip, Registration point: centre. |
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31. Click on
the first keyframe of the Layer where
the instance of "star_group"
Movie Clip is placed. In the Properties set Tween
to Motion. Insert keyframes
at frames 10, 15, 25. Return to the keyframe 1, select
the instance of "star_group"
Movie Clip and set Color to Alpha,
value 0%. Do the same thing at the
keyframe 25. Lock Layer.
Click on the first keyframe of the
second Layer. Open Actions window (F9)
and set Mode to Expert.
Find Actions > Movie Control > stop.
Double-click on "stop" line - "stop(
);" is placed in the script window. Insert a keyframe
at frame 25 and add "stop" Action to this
frame also. |
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