Class Project - Chapters 5 and 6 - Animation (Frame-by-frame, shape tween, motion tween)
Driving to San Diego
In Chapter 4, there was some frame-by-frame animated text in the Pacific Ocean calling attention to the final destination of the trip. In this chapter, two animations have been added. The map is a symbol in the library, therefore, it must be animated with a motion tween. I used a motion tween to start the map at a small size in the upper left-hand corner and have it grow to full size by the end of the animation. In the motion tween, Ease In is set to 100% you can "admire" how the map comes in under the route that is alrady drawn.
The SD in the Pacific Ocean above the San Diego text has been drawn with a pencil. Therefore, it is a shape. I used a shape tween to have this shape gradually grow bigger and turn to the color red. The move plays ony once. To see it play again, click the refresh button in your browser.
Lessons Learned - wrong tween type . The visual feedback that flash gives you when your tween will not work is very useful. I attempted to use a shape tween to make my map larger. This does not work because the map is an instance of a symbol in the library and therefore requires a motion tween.
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