Re: FLASH: Newbie question

[Marc Hoffman, Poison Dart Frog Media]

Gina,

If possible, try to post the .swf's on a website and send us the URL. 

That's the best way to get the kind of details we'd need to help you.


Movie clips are optional. They help shorten the timeline and since movie 

clips run independently of the timeline (although at the same frame rate), 

using them helps build more complexity into what occurs on the stage. The 

one drawback is that movie clips don't start playing until fully loaded, so 

you probably wouldn't use them at the start of a web-based Flash animation.


Do not send attachments to the list, but if you can't post the work on a 

website, we have some ftp servers available where you could upload either 

the .fla's or .swf's (Zipped format is best) -- write again if you need to 

use that option.


Marc


At 04:40 PM 10/26/1999 , you wrote:

>Hi all,

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>I am making short cartoon type animations with tweening, mostly motion

>with some alpha and am having some problems with smoothness in the

>animation. Also speed.

>

>I am used to director, so am not sure if I need to put the animation

>into a movie clip and then add it to the main movie or what. I am not

>using any gradients in my symbols, some in backgrounds.

>

>Any suggestions?

>

>TIA

>

>Gina

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