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Anim3 Jan-11 CN2 W1
Anim3 Jan-11 CN2 W1
Anim3 Jan-11 CN2 W1
- Reinhold Niebuhr
AGENDA
• ATTENDANCE
• LESSON 1 PART 2 (INTRODUCTION
TO FLASH)
• CONCEPT NOTES NO.2
• KUMUSTAHAN
LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO
FLASH
MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004
• is often known as animation program.
• It also provides powerful tools that you
can use to create an interactive
websites and multimedia presentations.
LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO
FLASH
PART 2
THE FLASH
ENVIRONMENT
The Menu Bar
• Offers different menu options to users.
THE MENU BAR
PART DESCRIPTION/ FUNCTION
File Allows creating, opening and saving archives.
• It is a classic menu that allows you to cut, copy and paste objects as well images
Edit or frames
• Allows you to customize some of the most common option of the program
It allows you to move frames and scenes, it also includes the possibility to create a
View
grid and some guides
It permits you to insert objects into the movie, as well as new frames, layers,
Insert
actions, scenes.
The option Transform permits one to modify the graphics existing in the movie, and
the option Draw bitmap allows to modify current graphics in vector maps, other
Modify
option allows you to modify characteristics of the animation elements Smooth,
optimize B or the same movie (Later, scene).
Allows administrating the commands that we had save in animation, to obtain other
Commands
news from macromedia page or execute what already have.
You can modify here the properties of the movie reproduction Play, Rewind, Test
Control
movie.
In addition to all classical options of disturbing the windows, this menu includes all
Window
shortcuts to ALL the panels.
Help We can access to all the help that macromedia offers us.
The Toolbar
• The Flash toolbox contains
tools for drawing shapes,
adding text, modifying
objects, and controlling
color. The Options section
displays any additional
options for modifying the
selected tool.
THE TOOLBAR
PART DESCRIPTION/ FUNCTION
Use the Selection tool to select entire objects by clicking or
SELECTION TOOL by dragging and enclosing the object within a rectangular
selection marquee.
TEXT Used to add, select, and edit text
LINE, OVAL AND
RECTANGLE
Used to draw basic geometric shapes