1. Create a new .fla file using the ActionScript 3.0 format. Set the document properties to a size of 1200 pixels wide, 800 pixels high, and a frame rate of 12 frames per second. Choose either a transparent background or some background color other than white. These are all set in the Properties Panel.
2. Create a frame-by-frame animation (not a tween!) consisting of 24 or more frames where there is a change in content among at least some of the frames. You can make this very simple or more complicated, whatever you choose. You may want to use one or more of the tools we have studied and any of the techniques we have studied
3. Save the .fla file with an appropriate filename inside a folder; the folder name should be your lastname..
4. The HTML in the web page that references your .swf file should specify that the animation should not loop. You may generate this HTML in one of two ways:
a. If the web page is to be generated from within Animate, then choose File>Publish Settings. and click on HTML Wrapper at the left so that the Loop checkbox will be visible on the right. Uncheck the Loop checkbox so that your animation will only loop once. Click on Publish to generate the .swf file and an html file that references (and hence displays) the .swf file. Animate will create these files in the same folder as the .fla file and will give them the same name (but different extensions) as the .fla file. OR
b. If the web page is to be generated by Dreamweaver - In Dreamweaver, select Insert>Media>Flash SWF and browse for the .swf file. Make sure that the loop checkbox in the Property Inspector is not selected. Save the html file.
5. Zip the directory (containing the fla file, the .swf file, and the html file) and attach the zip file against the assignment on Blackboard.
6. In a text file that you attach to Blackboard, describe the major steps you used to create the animation - what tools you used and what you used each for, and any other things that explain your animation
Notes:
Although you will not be graded on how good things look (this isn't an art class), remember that outside of this class, it will matter.
The most helpful items on the schedule page for this assignment will be the first two writeups on Animate that are linked to from the schedule page.- i.e.
Revised: October 22, 2018. Comments to William Pegram, bill@billpegram.com