New Features in Flash CS4
With the recent release of Flash CS4, I’d thought I’d cover some of the highlights of the new features.
Interface
The user interface has been overhauled to match all of the adobe creative suite tools. It may take some users a little while to get used to it, but it seems to be for the better.
Tweening Engine
The timeline’s tweening engine now supports object-based animation with motion tweening. What this means is that you do not have to create a new keyframe, modify your symbol then create the motion tween (“Create Classic Tween”).
All you have to do now is create your symbol and then add a motion tween to that object. The containing layer becomes a “tween layer” which has a unique layer icon and ending keyframe (diamond). The motion tween includes a motion guide giving you full control of the animation itself (even with the free transform tool).
Motion Editor
The Motion Editor gives you a graph of all the properties of your object (symbol). This allows for a great overview of your animation properties (rotation, easing, etc) and allows for fine-tune control. A neat feature is the added options of Easing for each of the animation properties.
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