Flash - Topic 13

Topics covered:

Movie Clips - puts a movie into the library.

Here's a simple example.

• Draw a circle with a line or two across it.
• Select the entire circle.
• Select Insert, Convert to Symbol.
• Select Movie Clip.
• Click okay.
• Double click the instance on the stage so that we are editing the master copy in the library.
• Click on a frame further out and create a keyframe.
• Create a motion tween.
• Select the Frame panel and make the instance rotate once during the tween.
• Test your movie. It should rotate continously.
• Open the library and drag several instances onto your page.
• Test your movie.
• You should see all the instances rolling along.

Here's mine:

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