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With a classic tween, any color effect that can be applied to an
instance can be transformed in a motion tween. You can tween any
color properties applied to either the starting or ending keyframe. For
example, if the starting keyframe in a motion tween is tinted red and the
ending keyframe is tinted yellow, Flash will gradually change the tint of
the object from red, through shades of orange to the final tint of yellow.
Use these properties to create any number of color effects in your ani-
mations. Additionally, you can tween the alpha of an object to make it
appear to fade on and off the Stage.
Adding Color Effects
to a Classic Tween
Add Color Effects to a
Classic Tween
Open a Timeline with a tweened
animation or create a new one.
Select the object on the Stage on
either keyframe in the tween.
Click the Color Styles list arrow in
the Property Inspector, and then
select an effect: Brightness, Tint,
Alpha, or Advanced.
Drag the slider to set the
percentage of the Color Styles
applied or enter a value in the
entry field.
TROUBLE?
If the Color styles
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If you want to implement motion that is smoother, or that follows a
curve or some specific path, you can create a motion guide. A motion
guide has its own layer just above the layer containing the object. Flash
allows you to draw a line that you want your object to follow with any
of the built-in drawing tools. Because this layer is a guide, it will be
invisible in the exported Flash movie.
Creating a Classic
Motion Guide Layer
Create a Classic Motion Guide
Select the layer containing the
classic motion tween.
Right-click (Win) or Control-click
the layer containing the classic
tween, and then click Add Classic
Motion Guide.
Flash creates a new layer above
the selected layer and indents the
affected layer.
TIMESAVER
Press
Control+click (Mac) or right-click
(Win) the layer you want to add a
motion guide to, and then click
Add Motion Guide.
Click on the motion guide layer to
select it.
Draw a line on the Stage with any
of Flash's drawing tools to define
the path your object will follow.

The object snaps to the motion
path.
TROUBLE?
If the object
doesn't snap to the motion path,
verify that the Snap setting is
turned on in the Property
Inspector for this frame. The
objects on both the beginning and
ending keyframe must be snapped
to the motion guide line for the
motion to follow the guide line.
Click on the last keyframe of the
motion tween, and then click and
drag the object on the Stage onto
the end of the motion path.
The object follows the line you
drew located in the motion guide
layer.
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See "Creating a Classic Motion Guide
Layer" on page 269 for information on
creating a motion guide.
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Orient to Path makes sure the baseline
is always parallel.
See Also
See "Animating Along a Classic Motion
Guide" on page 270 for information on
creating animation using a motion
guide.
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With a classic tween, you can customize easing in or out of a motion
tween using the Edit button in the Property Inspector. The ease in and
out of a motion tween is the rate at which the change of location is
applied to an object. You can make an object move back and forth on
the Stage within a single tween or create more complex tweens. Flash
displays a graph representing the degree of motion in frames over time.
The percentage of change is the vertical axis and the number of frames
is the horizontal axis. The rate of change of the object is indicated by
the slope of the graph’s curve.
Easing In and Out of
a Classic Tween
Set Ease In and Out Motion
Tween Properties
Click the Window menu, and then
click Properties to open the
Property Inspector.
Select a keyframe with motion

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Last keyframe at 100%
First keyframe at 0%;
square handles (control points)
represent frame indicators.
Click a control point
(square handle) to
display its keyframe
and % of change.
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