Dr.
Codone's Flash Tutorials - Motion Tweening & Using Motion Guides
adapted from http://www.echoecho.com/flashtweenings01.htm
STEP ONE
Insert some number of frames in your movie by clicking on a frame
and pressing F5, or inserting a Frame under the Insert menu.:
STEP TWO
Now you need to find the element you want to tween. (It can be any
element you like). Choose Libraries > Graphics in the menu. The
Graphics Library opens. Find a graphic, and with the mouse, select
it and drag it onto the stage. Using the scale tool in the toolbox,
resize the graphic as you like.
STEP THREE
Now enter a keyframe in the end frame you have chosen. To do this,
first click
the frame in layer one on the timeline. Then press F6, or choose
Insert Keyframe from the Insert menu.
STEP FOUR
Next, double click the keyframe in frame 1. A frame Properties Box
pops up. Choose "Tweening", and in the Tweening drop-down
menu choose "Motion". Click OK.
STEP FIVE
Right click on Layer 1. A pop-up menu appears. Choose Add Motion
Guide. Or, click the Add Motion Guide icon under the layers. Flash
now inserts a new layer on top of layer 1, with the Motion Guide
icon to the left of the layer's name. This new layer is called a
motion guide layer. Motion guide layers are used to draw lines that
you want an animated symbol to follow.
STEP SIX
Click on the Motion Guide Layer to make sure it is the active layer.
Choose pencil in the toolbox. (Or press P on the keyboard). Make
sure pencil mode is set to "Smooth". With the pencil draw
the line you want the image to move along.
STEP SEVEN
Now adjust the frame pointer so it points to frame 1.Make sure the
Snap button is activated (or choose View > Snap in the menu,
to activate snapping).
STEP EIGHT
With the mouse, place the image so that its center is at the beginning
of your motion guide.
(The center is indicated by a small + when selected). A black circle
appears when the image is attached to the motion guide. It can sometimes
be hard to get the symbol to snap to the guide. Try zooming in or
out if you can't get the image to snap to the guide.
STEP NINE
Now adjust the frame pointer so that it points at frame 30. Repeat
the process by placing the image at the end of the motion guide.
The image will now follow
the motion guide when you play the movie.
Press Ctrl+Enter to test
your movie.
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