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More Basics of Timeline Animation

Demonstrations in the third week feature three basic but important techniques involving tweening and layers. Click on the links below to view the demonstration movies, which I will re-create in class. Source files are available on Crow within MMShare/moreAnimBasics.

Shape Tweening
Create simple "morph" effects with shapes and letters.
Source file: shapeTween.fla.

Motion-Guide Animation
Move symbols along complex, curvilinear paths.
Source file: bananaDemo.fla.

Show-Through Masking
Use symbols as masks or windows to reveal content from layers below.
Source file: maskDemo.fla.

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