Web design FLASH

Whatever you are making or rediging files in Flash, you will be doing it with the next basic tools:
-Stage, working environment and timeline.
-You will also use the tools from Toolbox and panels so you could create and manipulate the objects.

 

Architects verses designers
Flash has a few working spaces prepared in advance, which give you access to tools and characteristics that would be useful when working with motion pictures.

You can choose between panels that point out designer's or architect's work inside Flash.
The designer's panel set is focused on media elements in Flash, such as colour mixing and object transformation.

The architect's panel set allows advanced scripting and tools for correcting mistakes.

However, inside all of design and architecural sets, panels can be added, closed or moved to whatever suits you the best.


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PopArt STUDIO - FLASH

 Exploring the Flash working environment


1. In this chapter you'll set your working environment and determine banner frame that will be created during this class. Start the application.
2. Info panel gives information about location and size of objects on the monitor and helps while creating a movie. Go to Info panel, choose Window -> Info. Info panel appears.
3. Put info panel right from the working environment. Position the pointer above Info panel so it would appear as an foursided arrow.
4. Pull Info panel above the panel locked area, right from the stage, and release mouse button when grey line is shown on the other side of panel environment. Info panel is now connected to other panels.
5. Close Components Panel because you won't be using it on this class. Choose Close Panel from the falling manu of Components panel in upper right corner of Components panel. It will not be showing under the working environment anymore.
6. Instead of continuous opening and closing individual panels that you would be using in movie, you can choose to open panel set. Choose designer panel set for designing an animation on this class. Choose Window -> Panel Sets -> Designer (1024x768). Property Inspector stays below working environment and Info, Align, Transform, Color Mixer, Color Swatches and Answers panel appears in panel area.
7. Adjust the size of stage for your movie. Since no object is selected, Property Inspector alows you to choose a movie apperiance. Click on the Size button in Property Inspecor. A Document Properties dialog box appears with already defined width.
8. Leave chosen document width but change the hight so it is shorter and more appropriate for banner. Type in 130 into the hight field.

 

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1. Other values stay unchanged. Click OK.
2. At the end, add the net to be your guide for putting objects on the stage.

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1.You are now finished adjusting your document. Save it as jammin_banner.fla in Flash MX Level 1 Data folder

CONCLUSION

 

This lesson shows you Flash movie. You have introduced yourself with FLash and it's advantages for web projection and animation. You have been choosing the panel set for work, adding and closing pannels, and setting initial characteristics using Property Inspector.