Special Edition Using Macromedia Fireworks MX

Chapter 19. Building Animations

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IN THIS CHAPTER

Animating in Fireworks	394
Planning an Animation	394
Building Frame-by-Frame Animations	399
Building Tweened Animations	404
Building Animations with Animation Symbols	405
Optimizing Animations for Export	407

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Animating in Fireworks

Nothing grabs the eye on a Web page like motion. Although the effect has been abused, when used well, an animation can call attention to key points or bring an idea to life.

From the Fireworks user’s point of view, the process of building animations can be tricky. Fireworks’ animation tools are deceptively easy; I say “deceptively” because although it is easy enough to create animations, it is hard to do it well. The difficulty of creating high-quality animations ...