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Open Flash. Create a new movie
(File->New).
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Change the background color of your movie
to Black (Modify->Movie).
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Open the Library (Window->Library).
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The library is an area where you may
develop and save bits and pieces of your movie for later use. It's
very useful, so we'll be employing it throughout this exercise.
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On the library window, there is a little
pull down menu labeled "Options". Click there and choose
"New Symbol".
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Name this symbol with your first name.
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We're now in symbol editing mode.
Symbols have their own timeline - completely independent from the main
timeline. Thus, we could create a whole "sub movie" right
here and have it play in tandem with our main movie!
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... But not yet. First we need to
import the digital image that will be given to you on a floppy disk
(File->Import). Your picture will show up.
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Break your picture apart so that you can
edit it (Modify->Break Apart).
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Use the lasso tool to cut out your
head. Click Edit->Cut to get you out of there. Delete the
remaining portion of the picture. Click Edit->Paste to get you back
in the scene.
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Click on the hyperlink at the top of the
screen that says "scene 1". This will get you back into the
main timeline.
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If you wish to work on your picture
again, all you need to do is to double click on it from the library menu.
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Create a new symbol called
"Text". Inside this symbol, use the text tool to write the
text "Welcome to my web page".
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Click on they "scene 1"
hyperlink to go back to the main timeline.
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Now we're ready to animate! Double
click on the label "Layer 1" and change it to "Text".
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Drag the object "Text" from the
library into frame #1 on the Text layer.
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Insert a keyframe at frame #20 on the
Text layer.
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Increase the size of the text at the
keyframe in frame #20 so that it fills the screen.
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Right click on the text in the keyframe
at frame #1. Choose Panels->Effects. The Effects panel will
activate. Choose Alpha from the list. Set the value of the Alpha
effect down to zero.
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Click anywhere in-between the two
keyframes. Click on Insert->Motion Tween.
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Now click Insert->Layer. Name
this new layer "Head".
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Click in frame #5 on this layer and click
on Insert->Keyframe.
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Drag your head out onto the stage.
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Insert a keyframe at frame #20 on this
layer. Increase the size of your head.
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Right click on your head in frame #5 and
choose Panels->Effects. Change the alpha value to zero.
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Click in between these two keyframes and
click on Insert->Motion Tween.
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Click in frame #50 on both layers (one at
a time) and click on Insert->Frame. This will extend your movie but
will not cause any further animation.
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Click on Control->Test Movie.
