animation

[skin webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Hi,

I've got a question about animations. I have

[url]http://www.dago.be/home.html[/url]

and I want some animation on it. I imported the file from photoshop,got a lot of layers and would like to draw animated lines on them. All over the middle of the design. Can I do this, and how do I have to do it. I've fireworks mx and just got the program.

Hope someone can help me out, I don't have much time left for this site....

[Amy Blankenship]

Hm. I'm trying to picture how you'd create an animation WITHOUT layers.
Could be done, but layers make it easier.

-Amy

"Linda Rathgeber" <lightly@sc.rr.com> wrote in message
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>
> "skin" [email]webforumsuser@macromedia.com[/email] wrote:
>
>

> > and I want some animation on it. I imported the file from
> > photoshop,got a lot of layers and would like to draw animated lines
> > on them.

>
> Since you can't create animations with layers, you'll need to divide
> your layers among the appropriate number of Frames. I don't know what
> kind of animation you want to do, so I'll suggest you read the section
> on animations in the Fireworks help files.
>
> Best regards,
> Linda Rathgeber
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[Linda Rathgeber]

Amy Blankenship wrote:

> Hm. I'm trying to picture how you'd create an animation WITHOUT layers.
> Could be done, but layers make it easier.

I'd love to see you create an animation without frames in Fireworks,
Amy. :-)


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[Amy Blankenship]

Oh, I would not try THAT. That would be plain silly. But layers are
helpful too ;-)

-Amy

"Linda Rathgeber" <lightly@sc.rr.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> Amy Blankenship wrote:
>

> > Hm. I'm trying to picture how you'd create an animation WITHOUT layers.
> > Could be done, but layers make it easier.

>
> I'd love to see you create an animation without frames in Fireworks,
> Amy. :-)
>
>
> Best regards,
> Linda Rathgeber
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[Linda Rathgeber]

Amy Blankenship wrote:

> I would say that the only way to "Share layers across frames" is to use
> layers.

Only if you are using layers. It's not necessary to use layers when
creating an animation. Drag one of the sample animations from the
libraries onto a canvas and you'll see what I mean.

Linda
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[Amy Blankenship]

I find that the easiest way to create an animation in FW that has some
static objects and some moving objects is to share the static objects across
frames. I guess you don't HAVE to, but there are a lot of things that are
"best practice" you don't HAVE to do if you really hate some feature. Like
I guess you could duplicate a frame and use your arrow to move an object a
couple of pixels, duplicate, move, duplicate move, if you don't happen to
like "Animate Selection." Whatever floats your boat... :-)

Actually, I am nearly positive it is impossible to create a document inf FW,
animated or not, that does not contain, and thus "use," at least two layers.

-Amy

"Linda Rathgeber" <lightly@sc.rr.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> Amy Blankenship wrote:

> > I would say that the only way to "Share layers across frames" is to use
> > layers.

>
> Only if you are using layers. It's not necessary to use layers when
> creating an animation. Drag one of the sample animations from the
> libraries onto a canvas and you'll see what I mean.
>
> Linda
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>

[Linda Rathgeber]

Amy Blankenship wrote:

> Like
> I guess you could duplicate a frame and use your arrow to move an object a
> couple of pixels, duplicate, move, duplicate move, if you don't happen to
> like "Animate Selection."

You could. You could also convert the object to a symbol, clone it, move
the clone where you want the object to be on the last frame, and choose
Modify > Tween Instances.

Linda
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[Amy Blankenship]

yes, but then what if you don't like symbols? ;-)

-Amy

"Linda Rathgeber" <lightly@sc.rr.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> Amy Blankenship wrote:
>

> > Like
> > I guess you could duplicate a frame and use your arrow to move an object

a

> > couple of pixels, duplicate, move, duplicate move, if you don't happen

to

> > like "Animate Selection."

>
> You could. You could also convert the object to a symbol, clone it, move
> the clone where you want the object to be on the last frame, and choose
> Modify > Tween Instances.
>
> Linda
> ----------
>

[Linda Rathgeber]

Amy Blankenship wrote:

> yes, but then what if you don't like symbols? ;-)

Then you get to animate the old fashioned way- one frame at a time. :-)

Linda
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[skin webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Hi,

thank you so much for replying, but you confused me , the situation is like this, I have a page , you can find the link above. On that page I've got a lot of layers. I would like to make an animation consisting lines that are moving , fading, etc.....

Do I have to make a new layer for the animation? Do I need to make it in a new document and drag it on to screen.... Please help me along, tell me how you are making your animation????

[Linda Rathgeber]

"skin" [email]webforumsuser@macromedia.com[/email] wrote:

> Hi,
>
> thank you so much for replying, but you confused me , the situation
> is like this, I have a page , you can find the link above. On that
> page I've got a lot of layers.

I can't tell where the layers are just by looking at the Web page, nor
can I begin to guess where you want the animation, how big it should be,
etc.

> Do I have to make a new layer for the animation?

No/yes. It depends on what you want it to look like. I'm not trying to
be facetious. You simply haven't supplied enough information for me to
be much help. It would be best if you would take the time to read the
Creating Animation section of the help files.

> Do I need to make
> it in a new document and drag it on to screen..

You can create it in a slice of the document.


Best regards,
Linda Rathgeber
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[Coen Naninck]

Skin,

Als je het over Layers hebt heb je het dan over HTML Layers of Fireworks
Layers? Want daar zit wel een HEEL groot verschil tussen.
Met CSS-P Layers in Dreamweaver 4 en MX kun je leuke animaties maken
maar het gaat je wel bandbreedte kosten!

Heb je toevallig ook Flash? Ik wil Linda en Amy niet in een slecht
daglicht zetten maar die antwoorden hier wordt je ook niet veel wijzer
van denk ik.

Kun je wat beter uitleggen wat je bedoeld?


Vriendelijke groeten,

Coen Naninck in Nederland






"skin" [email]webforumsuser@macromedia.com[/email] wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've got a question about animations. I have
>
> [url]http://www.dago.be/home.html[/url]
>
> and I want some animation on it. I imported the file from photoshop,got a lot of layers and would like to draw animated lines on them. All over the middle of the design. Can I do this, and how do I have to do it. I've fireworks mx and just got the program.
>
> Hope someone can help me out, I don't have much time left for this site....
>
>
>

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[eddie]

Hello,
I am trying to put together what is for want of a better word a form of
banner add.

I know if I design the first image and select distribute across all frames
that it will appear all the way through animation.
I can easily put in the text to zoom up or fade in or out but what I am
having trouble with is making text stay solid while the next text animation
works.
To put it a different way if I have say a solid background with a logo on it
and make them both as one group I want the first set of text to come from
fade to 100% the stay on view and not animate any more while a second set of
text comes from fade to 100% and then both sets of text to stay solid while
a third set comes in as the first two did.
Can this be done or am I trying the impossible.
Any help really appreciated as I am very new to fireworks and stuck on this
one problem.
Eddie

[Mark Reynolds]

I want to have an image that animates on the banner for my site with static
text etc...

every time I do this I get the text and other graphics appearing for a split
second and disappears

I guess it is something to do with my animation

any guidance appreciated

thanks

mark

[Lanny Chambers]

In article <bm8fi6$5pt$1@forums.macromedia.com>,
"Mark Reynolds" <mark@dwzone.net> wrote:

> every time I do this I get the text and other graphics appearing for a split
> second and disappears

Objects that don't change belong in a shared layer. When you create the
layer, check the Share Across Frames box.

--
Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA
[url]http://www.hummingbirds.net/[/url]

[bgsBS]

I have made in 3dsMax a simple aniamtion consist of 3 keyframes: first 2, are
of a door opening, and the last of it being closed:

keyframe 1-------(door opens)-------keyframe 2-------(door
closes)-------keyframe 3

when I exported it to director, I had (and still have) difficulties
controlling the animation.
when i tell it to play untill it reaches certain time, it not allways gets
there, and when i to do it again, it jumps...
i tryed to use "registerScript" (i think its called like this) to get events
when the animation endes and begins, but
its no use... the animation seems to have a will of its own...
is there any way making it more percise?

[Newt99]

Hi, For simple rotation animation like opening a door, you may use the
Open/Close Model behavior in the Chrome Lib. Just make sure the pivot point of
the model to be rotated is well located in 3DS Max before export. You do no
have to create an animation in 3DS Max, this behavior will do it all and
interactively. Best regards, Karl Sigiscar. [url]http://www.chromelib.com[/url]

[bgsBS]

thank you for the quick replay.

the open/close thing is just a practise for a bigger project, for start i need
to be able to control this simple animation, then i'll move on.

can you help me with that question, without using chromelib ?

[Karl Sigiscar]

Sure, look through the code of the 'Play Animation' behavior in the Chrome
Lib and you'll get your answer in Lingo terms ;-)

[bgsBS]

I got it now.
The only thing i had to do is to use the "removeLast" method, it made my keyframePlayer to actually respond to what i want it to do...