Tween vs. actionscript

losse · 03-19-2007, 06:50 PM

Hi there
I am creating a flash file that has many long tweens... With each additional tween I had (because of the image I'm tweening) the swf gets bigger and bigger... I was wondering if there is some actionscript that I could use instead of tweening to make the same effect but to minimize the file size.

All I'm doing is scrolling a series of images from up to down, side to side. The images fade in... scroll and fade out...

Thanks gang!
Losse

_Aerospace_Eng_ · 03-19-2007, 06:55 PM

This tutorial might help.
http://tutorialoutpost.com/count/6152
You'll need to install the plugin that it tells you to install.

losse · 03-19-2007, 07:16 PM

Thanks this works for the alpha part... Can this be modified to include the scrolling? For example... moving it from left to right or top to bottom?

_Aerospace_Eng_ · 03-19-2007, 07:25 PM

I don't know, did you even try reading the documentation on this page?
http://laco.wz.cz/tween/?page=download
Its at the bottom.

losse · 03-19-2007, 07:50 PM

I just did... didn't help much. Thanks for looking

_Aerospace_Eng_ · 03-19-2007, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by losse

I just did... didn't help much. Thanks for looking

Then you didn't read it well enough. There is some code in there that uses slideTo which sounds like it will do what you want.

losse · 03-19-2007, 08:12 PM

Yes... this one?

my_mc.slideTo(x,y, seconds, animtype, delay, callback, extra1, extra2);

where would the alpha component come in?

_Aerospace_Eng_ · 03-19-2007, 08:15 PM

Just call each function. You can have more than one tween you know...

losse · 03-19-2007, 08:19 PM

Pardon my ignorance... I'm not that savvy in actionscript... No idea where to start

_Aerospace_Eng_ · 03-19-2007, 08:36 PM

There isn't much to it really. Read this
http://laco.wz.cz/tween/?page=docs/slideTo
Then read this to find out what the parameters are for.
http://laco.wz.cz/tween/?page=docs/tween

Here is an example of a alpha fade in.

mcinstancename._alpha = 0;
mcinstancename.alphaTo(100,3);

To get the alpha tween and the slideTo tween to work together just do this

Code:

mcinstancename._alpha = 0;
mcinstancename.alphaTo(100,3);
mcinstancename.slideTo(0,20);
setTimeout(function(){mcinstancename.slideTo(0,0)},5000);

The above fades the movie clip with instance name mcinstancename to full opacity in 3 seconds. At the same time the movie clip is moved 20 pixels down and then after 5 seconds it is moved 20 pixels backup.

losse · 03-19-2007, 08:55 PM

thanks man... I appreciate the effort...

So if I wanted to fade the movie in to full opacity in 3 seconds, then keep it at full opacity for another 3 seconds and then fade it back to 0 opacity in 3 seconds... would this be the code

Code:

mcinstancename._alpha = 0;
mcinstancename.alphaTo(100,3);
mcinstancename.slideTo(0,20);
setTimeout(function(){mcinstancename.slideTo(0,0)},{mcinstancename.alphaTo(0,3)},5000);

_Aerospace_Eng_ · 03-19-2007, 09:10 PM

Okay so you aren't wanting to move the movie then? Try this

Code:

mcinstancename._alpha = 0;
mcinstancename.alphaTo(100,3);
setTimeout(function(){mcinstancename.alphaTo(0,3)},3000);

1000 in the settimeout is 1 second.

losse · 03-19-2007, 09:15 PM

yes I am... The move is fading in, then out while moving from top to bottom...

_Aerospace_Eng_ · 03-19-2007, 09:18 PM

Okay tyr this

Code:

mcinstancename._alpha = 0;
mcinstancename.alphaTo(100,3);
mcinstancename.slideTo(0,20,3);
setTimeout(fadeandmove,3000);
function fadeandmove()
{
mcinstancename.alphaTo(0,3);
mcinstancename.slideTo(0,0,3);
}

losse · 03-19-2007, 09:21 PM

ok... By the way... do I need to put anything before or after that? I tried your previous suggestion and nothing happened!?