Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Flash 8 Frame by Frame Animation and Flash 8 Onion Skin Feature Video Tutorial Series

NOTE: If you are looking for a version of this tutorial for Flash CS5, then check out Creating a Frame by Frame Animation - Flash CS5 Video Tutorials for Beginners.

In this set of Macromedia Flash tutorial online video training clips, we'll show you the basics of creating a simple frame by frame animation in Macromedia Flash 8. In these tutorials, you'll learn how to insert blank keyframes, draw using the brush tool, and you'll also learn how to use the helpful Flash 8 onion skin feature, which is a very useful tool when doing frame by frame animation in Flash 8. We'll also be explaining what the FLA and SWF file formats are.

Part 1: Flash 8 Frame-By-Frame Animation Tutorial - Introduction


Macromedia Flash 8 let's you easily create your own frame-by-frame animation. In this video, we explain how a frame by frame animation works and we show you a simple example of a Flash 8 stickman animation.
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Part 2: Flash 8 Frame-By-Frame Animation Tutorial - Drawing on the Stage


In part 2 of the Flash Frame-By-Frame Animation Tutorial for beginners series, we show you how to draw a simple stickman on the stage of your Flash document.
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Part 3: Flash 8 Frame-By-Frame Animation Tutorial - Adding Keyframes and the Onion Skin Feature


In Part 3 of this Flash 8 video training series, we'll teach you how to add keyframes and how to use the Flash 8 Onion Skin feature - a feature that let's you see a tracing guide based on the objects in previous or next keyframes.
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Part 4: Flash 8 Frame-By-Frame Animation Tutorial - Saving Your Document


Make it a habit to save your work often! It can save you from the frustration of losing all of your hard work.
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Part 5: Flash 8 Frame-By-Frame Animation Tutorial - Previewing Your Animation


In Part 5 of the Flash Frame-By-Frame Animation video tutorial series, we'll show you how to preview your animation. This video also explains what a SWF file is.
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Part 6: Flash 8 Frame-By-Frame Animation Tutorial - Adjusting the Frame Rate


In the final part of the Flash Frame-By-Frame Animation Tutorial series, we'll show you how you can adjust the frame rate of your animation.
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4 comments:

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  2. Wow, thank you! Really appreciate it! If you have the time, please do tell other people about this site. Cheers!

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  3. tuts i like thys site i telled to another friend but i want to know how to draw whit better quality ...... like the other pplz what are drawing mario jumping etc..

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  4. There is a link to CartoonSmart at the bottom of the article. They've got a lot of great drawing tutorials.

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