Controlling Timelines with ActionScript
Flash movies are often composed of a series of animations that occur in time relative to each other.  For example, an animated logo of a company may appear, followed by the company’s slogan a second later.  Furthermore, in addition to sequencing multiple animations, Buttons can be used to control or address other Timelines.  This chapter details how to sequence a series of animated Instances on a Timeline automatically as well as using Buttons to control Movie Clip Instances.

 

OBJECTIVES
Upon completing this section, you should be able to:

  1. Use Multiple Movie Clip Instances on the Timeline
  2. The Object Oriented Structure of Flash
  3. Sequence Multiple Instances together using ActionScript
  4. Modify Timing in Sequencing
  5. Use Buttons to Control Movie Clips