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Published: 2007-04-05 14:24:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 93281; Favourites: 2781; Downloads: 4497
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An old tutorial made with an outdated version of Flash. Very basic animation principles covered.Other tutorials:
Flash Sound Tutorial
Flash Custom Gradients Tutorial
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It is the .swf file you need to upload to DA as a deviation. Depending on what you've done, it usually goes in the Flash->Animations category.
To make a play button you'll need to look at putting some basic actionscript into your file. Its better for you to look a tutorial than to get a pointer in a comment; because you have to set up your file, layers and code correctly for it to work.
That said, once you've got the hang of play buttons you'll be up and running to check DA or google for a good walkthrough.
ah! i see! thank you so much!
i've been wondering how you create .swf file.
thank you!!!
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Awesome! Nice tutorial, muchly helpful
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I just downloaded macromedia flash today(didn't used it before)...and this is the first tutorial I see...yes..you're the first.....and it was fun and easy to understand...thank you...
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I feel special.
Thank you - I'm more than glad that this has been of help to you. All the best with your animation work!
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.........I have never ever used flash, do you know any begginers ones?
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This tutorial is more a bit of a mishmash of basic animation and flash techniques. It assumes you know your way around the Flash interface.
First, I'd suggest mucking around in Flash to get yourself as familiar with it on your own as you can. I don't know any beginners flash tutorials by hand but you should be able to find plenty by typing a search into DA or into Google.
All the best with your animations.
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very much appreciated, the previews showing what u meant was nice. thanks
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I've added your tutorial to an article called Weekly Flash tutorial roundup #2.
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Again, thank you - always glad to be of use.
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omg this really help me with flash 
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Not a problem. Thank you for leaving another lovely comment.
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Oh thank YOU for replying! ;w; Amazing artists dont usually do that. D:
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Heh well that explains why then.
Umm no problem. The greater thanks is for the original comment, really. Its very kind of you to leave it, Owdof.
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Whoa, nice work! I find this very useful since all the animations I've tried have failed....miserably.
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Animation can be hard. 
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Thanks! Sometimes i get really stumped when thinking of something to animate. My biggest challenge will be animating the characters to talk and such...this'll be hard-ish...lol!
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This is pretty useful. 
...However, something has been bugging me about this... Is it possible to use sketches from paper (like you sketch something and then you upload it to your computer and what not) and use those to make flash animations? Or do I have to suffer using the mouse and/or buy a tablet to make a decent flash? Just want to know... but anyways, thanks for the tutor.
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Thank you so much! I knew how to animate on flash, but I hadn't done it in a while, so this was a great refresher...I even learned some new things
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Wow, this has helped me alot :3 Thanks for making it!!
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Thanks a lot for this! This is extremely helpful, because I have the habit of not succeeding with my frame by frame animations.
So, thanks again.
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i uploaded an animation i made with the help from this tutorial
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thanks a lot for the help!
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I think you just gave me a good tip, but I'm not even started with animation, but I want to, so I fave this and keep the tip for so long
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You are a life saver! thanks soooo much!
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imma try this later. im too lazy right now.
its god though. :}
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"Onion skinning" is probably going to be the thing that will save my life. I would not have known about it had you not made this tutorial. The whole process you showed looks incredibly easy now!
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you tutorial is really helpfull! (i made my first animation blink and snore...)
i'm working on a second animation though, if i post it i'll also leave a link on this page! ^_^
a problem i have though:
if i notice that the animation is too fast at certain parts i try to add another frame/keyframe between then, but as soon as i try that i delete the next frame! the ame thing happens when i want to make one frame last a bit longer...
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Glad to hear it - thank you.
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Wahh very nice tutorial!!OuO Thanks a lot!How do you change the speed of an animation though?OuO ;
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If you go to Modify/Document, you can change the frame rate (measured in FPS or Frames Per Second). A higher number means the frames stay on the screen a shorter interval of time - a lower FPS rate will mean the frames last longer on the screen.
Experiment with it a little - high frames rates cause smooth animation, but you need to draw more frames for every second of film. Too low FPS rates makes an ugly, choppy animation - kind of like a powerpoint slideslow.
That's if you're talking about the overall animation, though. If you want fast MOVEMENTS then just use less frames for the whole movement. You can kind of use special effects, too - but that's a whole other tutorial. :3
Hope that's helpful. Thanks for leaving a comment and have tonnes of fun with your animations.
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Ahh I see owo ; Wahh sounds complicated to me @w@ ; But thanks for the help,I think I got it now xD
And no problemo,gotta give you credit for your hard work right?ouo
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This was really helpful~! *nods*
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Ah, really? Thanks, I'm glad that its been of some use to you.
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I was looking high and low for a frame by frame tutorial! I tried to learn flash by myself but I'm not really familiar with the framing system and all. Thanx. Your tutorial was really helpful.
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Not a problem at all. Frame by frame is really a traditional animation technique so you can find more about it by researching handrawn 2D animation if you want more info.
But I'm glad what little is in here was helpful for you.
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Thanx for the tips! :3 I'll look into it. Keep on sharing great advices and tutorials. ^^
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Not a problem. I'll do my best! ^(*0*)^
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I wish I had experience with Flash so I could make a character blink! I'll have to try this after I get a bit familiar with the program^^
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Definitely. Its always a learning curve to get used to new software, but don't give up. Keep mucking around in Flash, get used to the interface (particularly frames/keyframes and the timeline) and you'll have it together in no time.
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Thank you! I'll remember that, and do my best XD
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You do that. 
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Hi! Just wanted to let you know that your deviation's featured in our 'TUTORIALS & RESOURCES' journal [link]
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Cheers, thanks for letting me know. Always glad to have it included in collections if its actually of use to people.
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