Teach Yourself Macromedia Flash 8 In 24 Hours

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Q&A

Q1:	What causes the dotted line to appear in the green interpolated frames of my shape tween?
A1:	You either did something that contradicts the rules of a shape tween (that you have no groups and no symbols), or you don't have two keyframes. Remember that a tween is between two keyframes. You should check to make sure you have two keyframes and that in each you have no groups and no symbols.
Q2:	My animation is acting funny. Shapes appear only in my keyframes, never in the interpolated frames. I know I did everything according to the rules because I'm not getting the dotted line. What's wrong?
A2:	Just because the dotted line isn't present doesn't mean you're doing everything correctly. For example, if you have some shapes in the start and the end of your tween, all will appear fine. However, if in either keyframe you have a group, text (which is like a group until it's broken apart), or a symbol, all these objects will disappear during the tween. The only time you see the dotted line is when all the objects onscreen are groups or symbols.
Q3:	When I click in the green interpolated frames (Flash's territory), I can set the Properties panel Tween setting. I thought this area was under Flash's control. Why am I given access to it?
A3:	You're actually accessing the previous keyframe's properties. Remember that the span after one keyframe (before the next one) is controlled by that first keyframe. Any non-keyframes after a keyframe are under the influence of the first keyframe. With tweening, it's the same: Interpolated frames get drawn by Flash, but the previous keyframe controls exactly how the tweening will act. One keyframe controls its frame and all subsequent frames until the next keyframe. The good news is that the Properties panel gives you access to frame properties of keyframes without having to be really careful where you click. Just be aware of which  < Day Day Up >  Index: [SYMBOL][A][B][C][D][E][F][G][H][I][J][K][L][M][N][O][P][Q][R][S][T][U][V][W][X][Y][Z] Origami Paper AirPlane	Main Menu Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Flash 8 in 24 Hours Table of Contents Copyright About the Author Acknowledgments We Want to Hear from You! Reader Services Introduction Part I: Assembling the Graphics You'll Animate in Flash Part II: Animating in Flash Hour 6. Understanding Animation Hour 7. Animation the Old-Fashioned Way Hour 8. Using Motion Tweens to Animate Hour 9. Using Shape Tweens to Morph Making a Shape Tween Refining and Fine-tuning a Shape Tween Summary Q&A Workshop Hour 10. Including Sound in Animations Hour 11. Using Layers in Animations Hour 12. Animating Using Movie Clip and Graphic Symbols Hour 13. Creating Special Effects Part III: Adding Interactivity and Advanced Animation Part IV: Putting It All Together for the Webs Part V: Appendixes Index More Books PHP Hacks Processing Xml With Java - A Guide To Sax, Dom, Jdom, Jaxp, And Trax The Koran (Holy Qur'an) Macromedia Flash 8 Bible Search Engine Optimization for Dummies YouTube Traffic PHP 5 for Dummies Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone The Pilgrim's Progress Wireless Hacks Flash Hacks. 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools PayPal Hacks. 100 Industrial-Strength Tips and Tools Amazon Hacks Pdf Hacks The Da Vinci Code Google Hacks The Holy Bible Windows XP For Dummies Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Seo Book Upgrading and Repairing Networks Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 UNLEASHED Windows XP Annoyances Windows XP Hacks Microsoft Windows XP Power Toolkit Teach Yourself MS Office In 24Hours iPod & iTunes Missing Manual PC Hacks 100 Industrial-Strength Tips and Tools PC Overclocking, Optimization, and Tuning - 2th Edition PC Hardware In A Nutshell 3rd Edition PC Hardware in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition Upgrading and Repairing PCs Google for Dummies MySQL Cookbook Teach Yourself Macromedia Flash 8 In 24 Hours PHP CookBook Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours PHP5 Manual