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CiderKitty · 2012-05-16 16:51:12

Hi Scratchers! I'm learning about Flash. My dad bought me this great book on it from the supermarket this Monday and I've been reading a few pages every day.

It's a really good book, but the level is intermediate to advanced. My dad couldn't find a book under that level so he just got the one he thought would be great for me.

I don't understand a few Flash terms and phrases that are used in the book, so some explanations to them would be great. Here are some of the ones I can remember:

- Motion tween

- symbol

- tweens

- 'breaking an object apart'

Thanks so much for your time and help! :3

~CiderKitty

GameHutSoftware · 2012-05-16 17:56:59

A symbol is like a Scratch sprite.

Qerb · 2012-05-16 18:36:21

Motion tween is basically when you move an object from point a to point b in two different frames, and it fills in all the frames between to make it a smooth movement.

Tween stands for "in between" I think. XD

Not sure about the others. o_O

CiderKitty · 2012-05-16 19:09:03

Qerb wrote:
Motion tween is basically when you move an object from point a to point b in two different frames, and it fills in all the frames between to make it a smooth movement.

Tween stands for "in between" I think. XD

Not sure about the others. o_O

Oh, okay. Thanks, Qerb! I really appreciate your help! C:

GameHutSoftware wrote:
A symbol is like a Scratch sprite.

And thanks so much, GameHutSoftware! :3

~CiderKitty

bobbybee · 2012-05-16 19:09:04

-Motion Tween: An animation where an object move from one point on the stage to another

-Symbol: A MovieClip, Bitmap, or Button. MovieClips are like Scratch sprites. Bitmaps are images. Buttons are buttons...

-Tweens: An animation term. A motion tween is movement, a shape tween is changing shape, etc.

-Breaking an object apart: Once an object/sprite is converted to a symbol, it is sort of together. Breaking it apart deletes the symbol and converts it into each part.

CiderKitty · 2012-05-16 19:13:17

bobbybee wrote:
-Motion Tween: An animation where an object move from one point on the stage to another

-Symbol: A MovieClip, Bitmap, or Button. MovieClips are like Scratch sprites. Bitmaps are images. Buttons are buttons...

-Tweens: An animation term. A motion tween is movement, a shape tween is changing shape, etc.

-Breaking an object apart: Once an object/sprite is converted to a symbol, it is sort of together. Breaking it apart deletes the symbol and converts it into each part.

Oh gosh, thanks so much, bobbybee!!! I now know what 'breaking an object apart is'. ^^ I'm so grateful for all the help I'm getting. Thanks again! big_smile

~CiderKitty

maxskywalker · 2012-05-16 19:45:02

Tweens are basically Flash doing the animation so you don't have to. Think of motion tweens like 'glide to X X' in Scratch.

Symbols are a type of object. They are like Sprites in Scratch.

Breaking an object apart turns it into its components. A symbol is made of objects, in the same way that a Sprite is made of Costumes, so it will turn a Symbol into an Object. Objects are made of Drawing Objects, so breaking them apart will result in a drawing object.

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#1 2012-05-16 16:51:12

I'm Learning Flash and I Need a Little Help :3

#2 2012-05-16 17:56:59

Re: I'm Learning Flash and I Need a Little Help :3

#3 2012-05-16 18:36:21

Re: I'm Learning Flash and I Need a Little Help :3

#4 2012-05-16 19:09:03

Re: I'm Learning Flash and I Need a Little Help :3

Qerb wrote:

GameHutSoftware wrote:

#5 2012-05-16 19:09:04

Re: I'm Learning Flash and I Need a Little Help :3

#6 2012-05-16 19:13:17

Re: I'm Learning Flash and I Need a Little Help :3

bobbybee wrote:

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Re: I'm Learning Flash and I Need a Little Help :3

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