Chapter 2. Flash Essentials for the After Effects User
Flash baffles After Effects users as often as it makes them feel comfortable. It’s timeline based, so in that sense it feels familiar, but its quirky way of handling tweens leaves many After Effects users puzzled. Flash is also eccentric from an After Effects point of view when it comes to rendering (publishing in Flash) and pre-composing (nesting). This chapter introduces you to Flash’s interface and core animation techniques.
Creating a New Flash File
You’ll start (where else?) by launching Flash CS4 and will immediately be stymied by the myriad options for creating a new file. You want to create a new Flash animation, but of which type: Flash File (ActionScript 3.0), Flash File (ActionScript ...
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