April 2006
Beginner
544 pages
14h 51m
English
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4.7. Previewing Playback
Problem
You want to view the animations you’ve created.
Solution
Drag the playhead, choose Control → Play, or export the .swf file by choosing Control → Test Movie.
Discussion
You can play back your animations in two ways in Flash, each with its own advantages and disadvantages:
- Authoring environment
You can view an animation right in the Flash authoring environment. This is the most convenient way to preview an animation, but also the most limited, because it ignores most ActionScript and is incapable of displaying nested animations.
- Creating a .swf file
Exporting a SWFis the most reliable way to preview an animation, because it lets you see exactly what a user will see—ActionScript and nested animations included. The file opens in a new window, which you then need to close or hide before returning to the main authoring environment.
Which approach you use depends on what you need to preview. If all you need to preview is a tween or a frame-by-frame animation, the authoring environment is sufficient and more convenient. If you need to view any more than that, you’ll probably need to export the .swf file.
To view an animation in the authoring environment, do one of the following:
Drag the playhead back and forth on the main timeline.
Choose Control → Play, or press the Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh) key to start and stop playback. The animation is played back at the document frame rate.
Step backward or forward one frame at a time by choosing Control → Step ...
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