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Motion Tips and Tricks

LET’S FACE IT, Flash is about motion. In some cases, the more motion, the better. Motion can emphasize the intensity of an action sequence and can add a measure of realism to your animations. Whether it is making text fly around a website or animating a character in an action sequence, providing convincing motion effects can be critical to their success visually.

In this chapter we will look at the new Motion tween method and Motion Editor as well as what I consider to be some of the most valuable motion effects you can use in your everday life as a Flash designer and animator.

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