Movie Clip Symbols in Flash CS3
A movie clip symbol in Flash CS3 is like a mini- movie. The advantage is that it will play according to it's own timeline and does not depend on the main scene's timeline. It is great for repetitive animations that form a part of the entire flash movie.
Continuing with the tutorial let us make the wheel into a movie clip symbol as it has a repetitive rotation movement.
Wheel Animation
To make the wheel into a movie clip:
- Select the “wheel” symbol on the stage (which is an instance of the "wheel" graphic symbol)
- Convert it to another symbol named wheel animation.
- Select the symbol type “Movie clip” (not “graphic”).
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Flash CS3 Tutorial for Beginners
- Step 1: Create a new Flash CS3 document
- Step 2: Add text
- Step 3: Graphic Symbols
- Step 4: Layers
- Step 5: Draw Shapes (Rectangle)
- Step 6: Draw Shapes (Oval)
- Step 7: Draw Lines
- Step 8: Reuse Symbols
- Step 9: Resize and Rotate objects
- Step 10: Paste in Place
- Step 11: Align
- Step 12: Change colors of symbols
- Step 13: Transform Options
- Step 14: Movie Clip Symbols
- Step 15: Keyframes
- Step 16: Motion Tweens
- Step 17: Lock Layers
- Step 18. Import an Image
- Step 19: Publish the Flash file
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