Macromedia MAX 2005 - Anaheim, CA What’s New In Flash 8
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Use One Setting for All Properties check box
The default value for this is selected, which means that the displayed curve is used for all properties,
and the Properties pop-up menu is disabled. When the check box is not selected, the Properties
pop-up menu is enabled, and each property has a separate curve defining the velocity of that
property.
Property pop-up menu
This menu is enabled only when the Use One Setting for All Properties check box is not selected.
When enabled, a separate curve is maintained for each of the five properties appearing in the menu.
Selecting a property in the menu displays the curve for that property. The properties are:
Position
Specifies custom ease settings for the position of an animated object on the Stage.
Rotation
Specifies custom ease settings for the rotation of an animated object. For example, you can fine-
tune how quickly or slowly an animated character turns around to face the user on the Stage.
Scale
Specifies custom ease settings for the scale of an animated object. For example, you can more
easily customize the scale of an object so it appears to be moving away from the viewer, then
coming closer, and then moving away again.
Color
Specifies custom ease settings for color transitions applied to an animated object.
Filters
Specifies custom ease settings for filters applied to an animated object. For example, you can
control the ease setting of a drop shadow that simulates a change in the direction of a light source.
Play and Stop buttons These buttons let you preview an animation on the Stage using all the
current velocity curves defined in the Custom Ease In/Ease Out dialog box.
Reset button
This button lets you reset the velocity curve to the default, linear state.
Position of the selected control point In the lower-right corner of the dialog box, a numeric value
displays the keyframe and position of the selected control point. If no control point is selected, no
value appears.
To add a control point to the line, click the diagonal line once. This adds a new control point to the
line. By dragging the positions of the control points, you can achieve a precise degree of control over
the motion of an object.
Using frame indicators (represented by square handles), you click where you want an object to slow
down or speed up. Clicking the handle of a control point (the square handles) selects that control
point, and displays the tangent points on either side of it. Tangent points are represented by hollow
circles. You can drag the control point or its tangent points with the mouse or you can position them
using the keyboard's arrow keys.
