Flash Banner Articles
1: Shape Tween
Let's move on to our shape tween. Add a new layer to the Timeline window and name it Bubbles.
Select the Oval tool from the Tools window and create to small blue circles (by holding the shift key when you create the shape). Place one circle in the top left.
2: Motion Tween
We will actually be creating two types of motion tweens in this lesson. Before we begin, rename the default layer "Layer 1" that is in the Timeline window to "Potential".
3: Creating a Basic Animation
In this lesson we will be using both types of tweening you have learned in previous lessons: shape tweening and motion tweening. People are often confused by the difference between the two.
4: Adding Sound Effects
Adding sound to your banner will draw attention to the banner and probably annoy the visitor. If you do include sound on your Flash file, be sure that you follow these two rules.
Never have any sounds play until the user either mouses over your flash banner or they click on it. Without user interaction there is no reason sounds should be playing.
5: Choosing a Background Color
A background color is very important in a Flash banner because all frames of animation will be seen on top of this base color. In this lesson we have chosen the simple, yet commonly chosen absence of color, white. We find that it goes with almost any color combination you can think of.
6: Flash Banner Dimensions
There are several standard advertising dimensions for a Flash file and this lesson will focus on the most popular of those standards, the 468x60 pixel graphical banner (468 pixels wide and 60 pixels t
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