Foundation Flash MX
Read and do the work for "Color and Images" chapter.
Lesson
5
Practice Work
Start Flash
Save the File as SPACE
Display the rulers with the snap to option on
Set the Width to 300px the Height to 200px, leave the background
as white
Download the following image by right-clicking over it and selecting
Save Picture As ..
(space.jpg 2kb)
In Flash, select Import from the File menu, select the space.jpg
and click OK
With the Bitmap selected, select Break Apart from the Modify
menu
Resize the shape to cover the entire stage
Use the Paint Bucket Tool with the Transform Fill option, to
tile the bitmap fill and reduce the blurriness
Download the following image by right-clicking over it and selecting
Save Picture As ..
(saturn.jpg 2kb)
In Flash, select Import from the File menu, select the saturn.jpg
and click OK
With the Bitmap selected, select Trace Bitmap from the Modify
menu, use the following settings
Color Threshold: 100
Minimum Area: 2
Curve Fit: Normal
Corner Threshold: Normal
Group the shape
Edit the Grouped shape
Delete the black background and return to Scene1
Use the Scale tool to resize the Saturn shape to fill the stage
Use the Rotate tool to tilt the Saturn shape to the right
Open the Library panel and delete the saturn.jpg
bitmap image. The only image in the Library panel should be the
space.jpg image. Delete any others if necessary.
Because the saturn image was re-created using the Trace Bitmap
command we no longer need the original saturn.jpg
file.
Compare your screen to the following screen shot
Save and Close the file
Lesson
5
Assignment
Create a new file and use the necessary tools to replicate the
image below.
Import the spaceship.gif and use the Trace
Bitmap tool to create a new shape. Group the new shape and then
duplicate it 3 times, each with their own radial fill pattern.
The Library panel should only contain the space.jpg
file. Just as in the practice you should be able to delete all
other images from the library panel.
Necessary Image Files
(spaceship.gif 2kb)
(saturn.jpg 2kb)
(space.jpg 2kb)
Movie Properties
Movie Width: 400px
Movie Height: 200px
Save the file as CIS120DC05
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