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Achieving Amazing Easing Effects in Flash


Rafiq R. Elmansy

Rafiq R. Elmansy

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Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Custom Easing in Flash
  3. Understanding the Ease In/Ease Out Graph
  4. Using the Easing Graph to Create Animation Effects
  5. Applying Multiple Easing Effects
Created:
6 February 2006
User Level:
Beginner, Intermediate

In previous versions of Flash, motion tweening was a difficult and time-consuming way to give animations realistic motion effects. The Ease In/Ease Out feature was helpful but its limitations became apparent when you applied it to complex animations because you had to create a lot of frame-by-frame shape and motion tweening to mimic something that looked natural.

Flash Professional 8 enhances easing with Custom Ease In/Ease Out. This new feature provides you with a graph that gives you much more control over tweening. Using the velocity curve provided, you can control motion tweening precisely and at specific frames. In addition, the Custom Ease In/Ease Out feature gives you the option of applying a custom velocity curve for each symbol property independently.

This improved easing feature in Flash Professional 8 can yield amazing motion tweening effects that are easy to create and fun to play with.

This article will help you understand the Ease In/Ease Out graph by showing you specific examples that create interesting animation effects. I also discuss custom easing properties and applying multiple easing effects.

Requirements

To complete this tutorial, install the following software and files:

Flash Professional 8

Sample files:

Prerequisite Knowledge

Basic knowledge of Flash and a practical knowledge of easing and motion tweening in Flash.

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About the author

Rafiq Elmansy has been a multimedia graphic designer since 2001 and a graphic and web designer since 1999. His background is in fine art and sculpture. He uses Flash to create graphics and animations for desktop applications, cartoons, games, websites, e-learning courses, and mobile and Pocket PC applications. He is a Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) and Macromedia Certified Flash MX Designer, and the founder of the first Macromedia User Group in Egypt. Rafiq also creates computer artworks and writes articles and reviews about graphic, animation, and Flash topics at his personal blog, Macromedia Review.