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Lesson 08 - Masks and Masking
 
Lesson 8
Reading

REQUIRED:

  • Foundation Flash MX
    Read and do the work for the "Masks and Masking" chapter.

 

Lesson 8
Practice Work
  1. Start Flash
  2. Open the File LANDSCAPE that you created in Lesson 7
  3. Save the file as LANDSCAPE2.
  4. Insert a Frame at Frame 12 for the Road, Tree, Clouds and Background layers.
  5. Insert a Keyframe at frame 2 for the Sun layer and move the sun object to the right 5 pixels. Hint: Use the info panel to modify the x value to move the sun object 5 pixels.
  6. Repeat step 4 for each frame upto and including frame 12, so that the sun object moves to the right pixels for each keyframe.
  7. Convert the frames for the Clouds layer to keyframes and for each keyframe move the clouds to the left 5 pixels and down 2 pixels. Hint: Use the info panel to modify the y value to move the cloud objects down 2 pixels.
  8. Hit Enter on your Keyboard to see the animation
  9. Save the File and compare to the image below

    with onion skin turned on

 

Lesson 8
Assignment
  1. Create a new file and use the necessary tools to replicate the image below.

    Screenshot with Onion Skin turned on


  2. Movie and Instance Properties
    • Movie Width: 400px
    • Movie Height: 200px
    • Create a single circle and convert it to a symbol to use for the Cue Ball and the Eight Ball
    • You will need to use the Rotate tool to rotate the Eight Ball as it moves.
  3. Save the file as CIS120DC08

Send in Your Assignment to be Graded

After you have read these instructions, click on the link "Submit my assignment for grading" below. This will create a message for you to use to send in your assignment to the CIS120DC grader. It already will have the message address and the subject line filled in. DO NOT CHANGE THE ADDRESS OR THE SUBJECT LINE. Enter the following required information as the message text:

  • your full name
  • your palette account username
    • If you do not know your palette username, use your student ID card at a palette account lookup station in HTC1 or HTC2. If you are off campus, call the Student Help Desk at 623.845.HELP (4357) or send an email message to student-helpdesk@student.gc.maricopa.edu to request your palette username.
  • you email address
  • course section number
  • Attach the CIS120DC08.FLA file to the email.

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