Thursday, July 7:
chain file
grrrrr
Importing Graphics into Flash .ppt
logo to import
.psd to import
Tuesday, July 5:
Bone Tool .ppt A worksheet accompanied this Powerpoint. The purpose of the worksheet was to help students remember the new terms and to reinforce the actions that can be performed in the pose layer, such as cutting and pasting frames, etc.
We worked through pages 300 through 309 with the bone tool. We did the chain animation and moved on to the robot, where we added some shoulder bones. After adding the shoulder bone, we learned how to limit range of motion on the arm (or any joint).
The instructor explained that it is important to do this as other poses (such as ones done from the hip or the knee) might send the arm flying in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. This is not natural and will detract from the effectiveness of the animation.
At our next class we will do the remaining exercises in this chapter.
Students should look over the chapter (9 in CS4 book) on "Incorporating Non-Flash Media Files."
