Animating Items

This tutorial was written for the Flash Designer software, which allows you to create flash animations in a much easier way than by using Macromedia Flash. You may get Flash Designer here.

To apply intro and outro effects:

1. Launch Flash Designer. Choose "Frame" > "Frame Size" to set movie dimensions.
2. Choose "Rectangle" tool and draw a rectangle on the frame. Choose "Item" > "Line and Fill" > "Fill Color". Change rectangle color to anything else than white.
3. Press F9 to preview the animation. Rectangle is static. Hit "Esc" to close preview.
4. Choose "Item" > "Intro" > "Intro Animation"
5. Choose "Fly". Click OK.
6. Press F9 to preview the animation. The rectangle will fly from left edge. Hit "Esc" to close preview.
7. Choose "Item" > "Outro" > "Outro Animation"
8. Choose "Fly" and choose "Right" option. Click OK.
9. Press F9 to see intro and outro animation.

Applying in-frame motion effect.

1. Make sure the rectangle is still selected.
2. Choose "Item" > "Motion"
3. Set the following motion options; speed 2, rotation 5 and zoom 2. Click OK.
4. Press F9 to see how these options work.