Flash :: Actionscripting In Stead Of 50+ Keyframes

Modifying Early Keyframes To Affect All Future Keyframes?
I was wondering how I can apply the changes made to one keyframe to apply to all future keyframes. For instance, I've been doing some edits to keyframes later in the stage that are dependent on earlier keyframe elements being there. When I've gone back to change or improve those earlier keyframe elements, they do not appear in any of the later keyframes-- only that one. Any suggestions on how to do this right?

Thanks!

[advice] Coding Style Using '?' In Stead Of 'if'
Hi,

I just went through the Clock Example (chapter 13) in ASDG/MX by Coling Moock, and came across the following code:

ActionScript Code:
var dayPercent = (now.getHours()>12 ? now.getHours()-12 : now.getHours())/12;

I am not familiar with this coding style using '?' and ':' and would have written:

ActionScript Code:
if (now.getHours() > 12) {
dayPercent = now.getHours() -12 / 12;
} else {
dayPercent = now.getHours()/12;
}

Although I can guess what it does, I did not know it was possible to write the code like this. Can anyone explain it and point me to more info?

Thanks,

M2

Why Instance1 In Stead Of Instance Name Of Movieclip?
what is the reason that flash gives my movie the name 'instance1' instead of the instance name i gave it?

i want to do this.balkje.gotoAndPlay(30) but balkje is "instance1" and thats not verry usefull.

thx

Force Download Video In Stead Of Using The Cache ?
Hello,
Does anyone has expierence with the fact that when you connect to an flv file to play video in flash
the first time it will download the flv file. But suppose i change the content of the flv file but keep the name the same it will play the previous video because it's using the cache of IExplorer.

Is there a way to force the download? Or a way when the movie is finished to clear that cached movie?
I also tried to unload the movie, but that doesn't do the trick.

If someone has a fix for this, please let me know.

Smooth Transition In Stead Of Swap From One State In Another Question
I've got the following function:

Code:
function yellowize () {
for (i=0;i<arguments.length;i++){
changecolor = new Color(arguments[i]);
colortransform = new Object();
colortransform = {ra:'50', rb:'100', ga:'50', gb:'100', ba:'50', bb:'100', aa:'0', ab:80};
changecolor.setTransform(colortransform);
}
}
It changes the colour, from normal (ra:'100', rb:'0', ga:'100', gb:'0', ba:'100', bb:'0', aa:'100', ab:'0') to the one above. In stead of this, I'd like it to change the color smoothly, especially the 'ab' from 0 to 80

How do I do that? So, in stead of swapping the settings having a transition from the one to the other in say 1 or 2 seconds.

Thank you,

Harrie

Keyframes Or Blank Keyframes?
I've always been confused about when to use a blank keyframe as opposed to a keyframe and what's really the purpose of a blank keyframe?

About Keyframes
How can I work with objects from library?
If i insert to objects in a keyframe (1) [Let's say one in the upper right corner and one in the upper left corner] and at another keyframe (10) i put the first object in the lower right corner and the second object in the lower left corner and after that I create tweened animation it's not tweening...I mean one of them...what's happening?

I'm sayin' if i have two objects in a keyframe and i want to move both of 'em what am I supposed to do? If u have time please include an swf example ... thanx.

Keyframes Ignored By AS3
Movie clip mc_web is on the main time line. Inside of it are 4 movie clips - mc_B_okr, mc_L_okr, mc_T_okr, and mc_R_okr. These 4 clips have different positions on different key frames. The aim is to scale and pan mc_web (the 4 movie clips scale /pan with it) and click when all the four clips are hitting the frame elements - mc_Bframe, mc_Lframe, mc_Tframe and mc_Rframe. Hit test- if ok the movie advances to the next frame.

Here's the problem - the movie does advance to the next frame but the changed positions of mc_B_okr etc. do not show, only the position as was on the starting frame 1 is displayed on test movie. AS3 does not seem to recognize the changes on the rest of the frames.

I have uploaded a light weight fla at http://www.larryguss.com/Flash/protovfc.fla for suggestions.

Any suggestions thankfully appreciated.

Keyframes
I need some advice on making a slideshow run smoothly. I followed the 'Cafe Townsend tutorial" but cannot get all my images to sit in the frame properly - when they appear online - they pop up a little at the bottom ......see my site www.lansdownepool.com

I have tried to check the flash timeline to see if it's a keyframe issue ? We don't know what the little black dots are for but we are missing round empty dots on the timeline !

Please Help

FLV Keyframes
first (this morning) i asked Todd Lajoie on a PM, but it seems like he's offline

"there's something that i don't understand

1) go to http://www.iplayers.net/
2) after it loads select one of the player names in the bottom left (adams, alleman etc.) a new FLV player will load. see the controls ?
3) hit several times the >>| and also the |<< and watch how it skips like 0.1 seconds of the FLV movie file (very very short time).

how is that made ?
how can i convert into FLV and add so many keyframes ?
anyways please advise me how can i create such things with my FLV files.

i do this
Code:

ns.seek(ns.time + 0.1);
but it jumps like 2 or even 4 seconds. because of the keyframes that are very rare and distant in my FLV, right ? please teach me how to do it.

thanks for all your help. "

Buttons And Keyframes
Is there any actionscript that tells a button to jump to the next/previous keyframe instead of playing the next/previous frame? If there isn't, is there any other way to achieve this?

REVERSING KEYFRAMES
Hello,

My particular problem is how to reverse KEYFRAMES. So basically I can have a script that when the user preses something it reverses the action (I have a 3D sequence, and basically when the user gets out of that section, I would like the 3d to reverse).

I can do this without an actionscript, but hoping a script is available.

Thankyou.

Extra Keyframes
okay, this has really been bothering me. what is the best way to get rid of the extra frames on a layer.

Moving Keyframes
I just started playing in MX, one thing I have noticed is that it wont let me move keyframes by just dragging them, How do I move keyframes?

Blank Keyframes
I would like to know the difference between a blank keyframe
and a keyframe?

If you have 2 keyframes with a tween in the middle.Then add
a blank keyframe right after the last keyframe; would the objects
in the last keyframe continue unto the blank keyframe or would it have to be a keyframe to have the same items in previous keyframe? I am confused with the usage of blank keyframes
and keyframes! Please help!

Hyperlinking Different Keyframes
Hello
I am having trouble linking keyframes in my flash movie. When I click on the button nothing happens. I want to create hot spots in my movie if I click on a location to zoom it shows up another image which is bigger in the movie. But I am not getting through this simple task!

What should I do?

Amit.

Moving Keyframes
I have been using Flash 5 for a while and then I switched to Flash MX. It is hard to adapt. I don't know how to drag a keyframe a few frames to the right. Back in Flash 5 all you had to do was lef-click and drag. How do I do it with Flash MX?

Moving Keyframes
When I used flash 5 I was able to move a keyframe from Say, frame 5 to frame 10 by clicking and holding the left mouse button on the frame and then move the keyframe to were I wanted. In flash MX it will not let me do this and I have not found the answer in the help menu. Did they come up with a new way or is this me?

Alpha In Keyframes
On my main stage, I can click on an object and change it's alpha value. However, if I edit an object from my library in the edit window... I can not seem to ever get that color box pop up so I can change the transparencies. I would like to make it so on one keyframe the alpha is a different value than another. But im not sure what i am doing wrong.

Imported Avi To Keyframes
hey all

i'm in flash mx - win2k
i've created an avi
now i need to import the avi into flash - and convert it to key frames. is there a way of doing this?

right now if i just say convert to keyframes then it converts it but it makes the frame the equivalent of the first frame if you know what i mean - is tehre a way of converting the avi into key frames - and maintaining what it looks like at that time in the avi

i hope you know what i mean

Buttons And Keyframes
Hi,

I'm new here and was wondering if you could help me.

I have made a menu that flys on to the screen. This menu is a set of ten buttons that come on to the screen on the left.

There are keyframes on each of the buttons that come on obviously, but my problem is this.

My buttons are not evenly placed as in the gap is different between each button.

So I would like to go and change these gaps.
The problem is that when I go and do it, I t only affects the part of that given keyframe and not the whole button.
As there are several ketframes I dont want to take them out and start again.

I've turned off the tweening but that made no differnce.
I even tried to select all but that didnt work.

I'm using Flash 5 by the way.

Any help would be appreciated.

I tried out the allign tool in Windows, panels, Alligin, but that puts a huge massive gap inbetweeeen each button.

So does anyone know how I can sort this out without it being picked up and the buttons changing positions when I playback.
I want to change the position of the button on all frames, not just part of it.

Thanks,

Tim.

Moving All Keyframes At Once
I was woundering, I imported a .swf i made info a fla, but all the frames move and the pic is like up and over allot, and its like 200 frames. I was woundering how to move them all at once. Thx

Tweening Keyframes Q
i just realised this newbie board, and i probably posted my topic in the wrong section, so im creating a link to it here
http://www.flashkit.com/board/showth...hreadid=538194
sorry about that

Copying Keyframes?
If anybody can help me i need to know if there is a way to copy keyframes from an already existing movie clips animation to another movie clip.Ive tried it but what happens is that it also copies the graphic of the movie clip which i dont want. I just need to copy the keyframes w/o graphic. If anyboidy can help me i would appreciate it a lot.!!!!

Can I Make Keyframes From An Avi, Is So How
i want to reverse an avi

Picky Keyframes
Flash can be really picky sometimes, and I'd like to know why this is happening. I am using Flash MX 2004; I've done quite a bit with MX (not 2004), but I'm still fairly new to Flash in general.

Here's the predicament:

I have a motion tween. It goes from Frame 1 to Frame 26, and here the movie clip ends.

I made all my keyframes, selected them all, right click, and select "Create Motion Tween." Everything is good up to this point.

Then I go back to this movie clip later, and I want to add a frame at the end, so I right click and do "Insert keyframe." It automatically adds a motion-tweened keyframe. I don't want to tween this anymore, so I right click on the new keyframe and click "Remove Motion Tween." The keyframe turns gray, but there is no dividing line between the motion tweened frames and the new keyframe. Indeed, when I move the new keyframe around, the computer still interprets a Motion Tween!

If I right click on the last keyframe and the motion tween and select "Remove Motion Tween," then it removes the tween, but also turns the last frame of my previous tween gray!

I just want my little dividing line back!

I really hate it when programs assume they know what I want to do next.

Swapping Between Keyframes
i am trying to create a page in my flash movie for a faq section.
i have about 20 q&a's in my faq. what script do i use to switch between these texts.

Can i create a key frame for each answer(to the faq questions) and then use a script to switch between these keyframes, if so what script do i use?

I know this sounds easy enough and maybe this is something i shoulldn't post but i've searched google and flash help for a tutorial on how to do this and i haven't found nothing.

Thanks in advance

Distribute To Keyframes?
With 100 images in the library is it possible to distribute them to sequential keyframes (similar to the option for distributing to layers)?

I want one layer of 100 frames, each containing an image from the library. At the moment I'm doing it one by one, drag & drop then repositioning.

Thanks.

Symbols In Keyframes
Similar question to one I've asked before.
If I create an individual to animate and have him in frame 1 containing all symbols (mouth, eyes, hands, etc.) and I have him again in another frame can I free transform the different symbols (eyes, etc.) without changing the symbols from the first keyframe? Or do I have to copy the different symbols and rename them if I transform them. I'm not talking if I just move them around, but if I actually alter their appearance.

Keyframes And JSFL
Inserting multiple keyframes within a motion tween with a jsfl command has an undesirable effect. Why, and how can I fix this? A demonstration file can be found here:

http://www.geocities.com/MichaelGiof...yframeTest.zip

Install the mxp file, then open the sample fla to see what I mean.

I have a fairly large project that is dependent on this working correctly, so it could mean the difference between a very cool effect, or many hours of wasted work. Thanks.

Keyframes Vs Tweens
I've noticed in a lot of fla's that I've downloaded that a lot of stuff that that I would do with tweens has been converted to keyframes. I've tried experimenting with this for size optimization and haven't really noticed an advantage to doing that. I'm wondering if you typically convert tweens to keyframes, why do you do that?

[F8] Having Trouble With Keyframes
I'm a newbie to Flash, and have just started going through the online tutorial here: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/ar...sh_pt2_04.html

This is the problem I'm having: In the section "Creating a frame-by-frame animation", when I have created the symbols, and want to edit them, the Properties Inspector shows that the images are bitmaps, not movie clips. Why is this? Shouldn't they have become movie clips when I created the symbols, renamed them, and saved them as movie clips? Is there something I'm doing wrong?

Thanks in advance for your assistance!

Multiple Keyframes
Hi
How could I insert multiple keyframes in a movie.
I am inserting one at a time and it's driving me mad.
Thanks
Ecinele

[F8] Moving Keyframes At Once
I imported a GIF picture into flash, now each frame of the GIF is divided to one Keyframe. But I wanna move all content in all frames and position it correctly, but when I select all keyframes, move them somewhere, only the last keyframe gets affected by the move. The rest stays @ the same position.
I tried pastin them all into movie clip, but the same thing happened.

Thanks.

[F8] Reading Keyframes?
I haven't been able to do this yet, but that doesn't mean I can't...so I'll ask here. Is there a way for a movie to read if there's been a keyframe in the timeline?

I have several images that I wish to progress through, and I'm trying to get it so that you just have to make a keyframe in the timeline where you want it to change...this being an effort at making it, ah, "accessible" by those not necessarily enormously familiar with Flash in a production environment. If that's not possible, that's fine. I'll just do something else.

Does anyone know if this is possible?

[CS3] [F8] Stepping Between KEYframes
I know how to step between frames (, and.). But is it possible to step between keyframes as well? I have looked everywhere but haven't found anything which i think is wierd. Anybody?

[CS3] Can't See Keyframes On Timeline
I feel like this is a really stupid question, but I can't work out what I've done...

I have got the timeline open. I can see all the different layer names, and hide/lock them etc. But the keyframes are not displayed. I have attached a jpg in case I'm not describing it very well. I must have pressed something to change it but I can't work out what it was! Any help would be much appreciated

Masking Png With Keyframes
Hello,

I have been having quite a bit of trouble trying to mask a transparent png with keyframes and was hoping someone could steer me in the right direction. I have been trying to brush in the area I want revealed on each keyframe above the image but for some reason nothing after the first keyframe will show up. I can clearly see the animation when I deselect 'show masking', but it just doesn't seem to be working.

I'm pretty much trying to do exactly what this tutorial is showing except for the fact that I'm using a png image rather than the vector within flash.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbPegdOvq2A

If anyone could assist me I would be very grateful. Thanks in advance =)

btw, I am using Flash CS3 with Leopard.

[CS3] Automatic Keyframes?
We have an excel file with hundreds of longitudes and latitudes positions and we would like to insert these into flash so a graphic on the map moves along with the longitudes and latitudes positions.
How can we do this automatically without inserting keyframes and code at each different keyframe?

Desired_Latitude = -35.117;
Desired_Longitude = 137.827;
(I'll just repeat the above code as an example)

Desired_Latitude = -35.117;
Desired_Longitude = 137.827;
Desired_Latitude = -35.117;
Desired_Longitude = 137.827;
Desired_Latitude = -35.117;
Desired_Longitude = 137.827;
Desired_Latitude = -35.117;
Desired_Longitude = 137.827;
Desired_Latitude = -35.117;
Desired_Longitude = 137.827;

Moving Many Keyframes Together
Hi.

Say, I have 100 keyframes in a single layer and I want to move them all together on y-axis. How can I do that?

One long way is to select each keyframe individually and move it. I am sure there must be a better way which I am not aware of.

Please help.

Thanks in advance.

How Do I Navigate Between Keyframes?
Hello all,

I've looked everywhere for the answer to this and have not been able to formulate an answer. This is what I'm trying to do. I have created 4 keyframes (and labeled 1, 2,3, 4 respectively for easy referencing for the sake of this question.)

Within each keyframe, I have defined the actionscript as:

frame 1: (psuedocode - created my buttons to click start, upon clicking the start button "stopAndPlay(2);"

frame 2:
import asdata.game;
var level1:game = new game("level1")
addChild(level1) //this plays the .as file
level1.startGame("level1")

frame 3.
import asdata.game;
var level2:game = new game("level2")
addChild(level2) //this plays the .as file
level2.startGame("level2")

frame 4. (pseudo code: show game over screen)

My question is how do I tell frame2 that when the game is finished, to go on to play frame 3? And when the game is over in frame3 to show the frame 4? I'm sure the answers are similiar for either question. Am I approaching how to navigate through playing an .as file the wrong way? (I thought I could create different instances from my .as file then manipulate whether they execute from the timeline thus playing whichever instance I wanted.)

Any help is appreciated.
Marion

Copying Keyframes
Help me!!!!!!

Im trying to do somehting that should be simple... what i need to do is copy some keyframes of some animation i did onto another different movieclip. I already have the animation i need done and you can see that in my news section. sooooooo all i need is to copy already made animations onto new movie clips for the other sections. Is it possible??

see for yourself what i mean at:

http://www.wideopenwest.com/~kbrowe8086/

Working With Keyframes
Ok, just was hoping to get a little bit of help in this forum on a bit of an issue I'm having with Flash.

Currently, I'm working on a project for class -- which is building my entire portfolio in flash. I have different sections of my work and I'm having a problem with transitions. This is what's going on.

I have different sections for different works. For example, I have a 2D section, 3D, Interactive, Film, all that stuff. Each has a button, obviously, that will take you to that corresponding section. Each button has its own customized transition.

For example, when you click on the 2D button to navigate to the 2D section, text comes across the screen that just says, "2D" and the same with every other button. Each one of these transitions are on the root timeline. Also, each transition is identified by a frame label.

btn_2d.onRelease = function() {
whereto = "2d";
gotoAndPlay("twodee");
};

"twodee" is the name of the frame label that the transition is on. The "whereto='2d'" is simply lingo code because I'm publishing this in Director.

Now here's the problem. Each button plays their corresponding transition, but then cycles through all the other ones for the other buttons also, so I've got about six transitions that play before the right page displays.

So in other words, if I was to click the button to take me to the 2D section, that 2D transition would play, then the 3D transition, and all the others. Once all the transitions have played, I'm finally at the 2D page.

So my question is, is there a way to have Flash play only a certain number of keyframes and then stop? I've tried a few things, but none have worked and have been pondering this for a few hours trying to make it work, but haven't been able to.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Frames Vs. Keyframes
I'm just learning Flash...I know After Effects and PS, and I'm also learning HTML....

I'm going thru the lynda.com movies on Flash CS3 and I'm unsure exactly what Frames are. I understand keyframes but don't really get the purpose of Frames or the representation of them in the timeline. I thought they were just to define the duration of an object, shape or button but when I see Frames in the time line between keyframes that seems to go against that reasoning. Would someone explain?? Thanks.

Daniel J.

Linking Keyframes
I am using CS3. I asked earlier how one keyframe can be hyperlinked to go to another keyframe (frame 325 to 120). The answer I received was: place a button symbol on frame 325 with the following script: on (release) {gotoAndPlay(120);} I tried and there MUST be a step or two missing----I cannot do it. Where is the release button, where is the {gotoand Play(120) and is that a colon or semi-colon at the end? A million thank you's to whomever can assist! I'm a GREEN newby who needs a step-by-step I guess!

Hierarchial Keyframes
I am trying to add motion-tween'd movement to a symbol that has "lipsync" style animation keyframes on it in such a way that the movement keyframing doesn't interfere with the lipsync keyframes. I haven't been able to do this, and I have made some simple .fla files to show the problem I have.

First, this is the starting point:

http://sumaleth.com/temp/lipsyncproblemA.fla

That has some basic lipsync-analog animation, where the number changes on frames 11, 21, and 31. If you play it back on the stage you'll see the number change correctly on those frames.

Now I want to add movement to that symbol: have it tween-motion from the top/left to the bottom/right over frames 10 to 25. This is how I tried to do it:

http://sumaleth.com/temp/lipsyncproblemB.fla

There I simply selected the "outer" symbol, added keys at 10 and 25, and turned on motion-tween.

And that works great until I try to tweak the movement animation. For example, if I go to the stage and click frame 10, and then drag it left to frame 5 I get this:

http://sumaleth.com/temp/lipsyncproblemC.fla

If you play that back you'll see that the motion is now correctly over frames 5 to 25, but the lipsync has changed too! The change to "11" happens at frame 6 now, instead of frame 11, and all subsequent changes happen 5 frames early.

If you double-click on the symbol, you'll see that its keyframes are still on 11, 21, and 31.

Why does tweaking of the movement keyframes mysteriously modify the lipsync keyframes, and/or what method should I be using to do this seemingly simple task?

This is the trial version of Flash CS3.

Thank you.

Edited: 09/21/2008 at 08:31:56 PM by Sumaleth