Friday Post Feb26

1. What I did this week with FLASH

- set up to start the FLASH ... choose "Action script 3.0"

-frame size 400 px 400 px

-View > Grid > Edit > 20px x 20px

         > Snap > Snap Grid

-make a start button ... click and F8, and create a symbol > delete ( in  library)

-make a gradient sky ... Gradients > Linear Gradient > Add Swatch > rectangle tool 

                                     > choose size > F8 > name > Graphic > delete ( in library)

-make a tree ... pencil (stroke 3.00) > pencil mode > smooth > draw > paint bucket tool

                        > paint in > double click > group it > create a symbol > delete ( in library)

-make a car... pencil and paint bucket > make tires > draw outline for the car > color in 

                      > create a symbol and delete

-adjust the driver ... download the driver > place him > double click > break down 

                               > adjust his parts 

-make houses ... same as others

-make a new layer for sky ... to resize the sky > selection tool >  deselect 

                                                     > change size 

-add grass, road, and title field on building layer

-make a new layer and take out tree from the library ... transform tool > adjust

-extend frames ... click in frame 60 in the layer > F8 

-create motions  ... make a car layer > adjust the size 

                              and place it on the right side > 

                              create tweet > selection tool > Insert > Motion Tween 

                             > click in the frame 60 > Hold down the Shift key and drag the car to                                the other side of the Stage

-add sound ... import the sound > make a new layer "horn " > click in frame 30 > F6

                      > drag the sound on the stage > click in frame 30 > contol > play ( listen)

-add actionscript ... make a new layer "action" > F9 > type "stop();"

-add button ... add a new layer "button" > drag start button > edit > edit symbol 

                      > add a new layer "text" to "button" timeline >  text tool 

                      > type start movie > adjust > hit "text" layer > F5 >  lock icon 

                      > select over frame > F6 > click "fill color box > green > select down frame

                      > F6 > fill color > gold > select hit frame > F6 > edit > edit documents

-filter to the button ... 

 selection tool > fliter > add filter button >  gradient bevel

                                              > distance field 2

-add actionscript ...> click button > type start button > click in frame 1 on action panel 

> F9>function playMovie(event:MouseEvent):void

{
play();
}

-control > test movie

- make a new layer > add a tree, title, blog name  

-add filter to button ... filter > drop shawdow

2.TIPS & TRICKS

-to create symbol 
Modify > Convert to Symbol or "F8"

-to put frame in 
 Insert > Timeline > Frame or "F5"

-to make it as a key frame
 Insert > Timeline > KeyFrame or "F6"

-to make blank key frame 
Insert > Time line > BlankFrame or "F7"

-to show action panel
Window > Action or "F9"

-ctrl + B = break apart

-ctrl + G = group    or   click the circle in the Frame 

-"Q" it make the item move

-ctrl + "+" = zoom out 

- ctrl + "-" = zoom in 

-hand tool... resets the view

-double click the item... opens it

-to add layer press here ( or have the layer which is the one before the layer you will make active and Insert > Timeline > Layer)