As part of this week’s assignment, I have decided to do some of the flash tutorial offered on the net.
I found a website to learn how to use flash: http://www.video-animation.com/flash8_001.shtml because I only have Flash 8 on my computer. I have attempted to make a simple button, I have followed every step precisely and gone over them again, however the result does not come out the way it says it should. I’m certainly doing something wrong but I cannot pin-point it.
The second tutorial I did was a bouncing ball one which worked wonders. It was particuarly simpe and all I had to do was enter a code:
import mx.transitions.Tween;
import mx.transitions.easing.*;
new Tween(ball_mc,”_y”,Bounce.easeOut,ball_mc._y, 280,3,true);
new Tween(ball_mc,”_x”,None.easeNone,ball_mc._x, 400,3,true);
I also changed the x value to a greater number so the ball bounced off the screen.
The third tutorial I did was the “Playing Sound in Flash”. It was quite easy to be honest. I was a bit stuck at first, especially transfering the wave sound into the layer but it all worked out in the end.
I re-tried the button tutorial later on with yet no more success as my first attempt. However, I did try a different approch and got this result: http://newformsreview.com/newmedia/Chedotal%20Jordane/week1-button.swf and I did another one, not so successful: http://newformsreview.com/newmedia/Chedotal%20Jordane/Eye%20Rollover.swf
My conclusion to my new-found relationship with Flash has proved to be a bit more generous and easy-going that our first time together.
