Some questions about flash

[Softtm17]

Hi guys i'm new here and i want to make an animation movie with some sprites...
But i need to ask you some questions:
1)fps. what do you recommend? 10~12 can be okay?
2)Motion blur...how can i do that?, in filters i have blur but i don't want that effect....I'll explain better....
I want to this:
<img>http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/6446/asdasd1d.jpg</i mg>
And not this:
<img>http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/696/asdasdada2.jpg</
img>
3)Make a scrollin background with that effect.

For a perfect example look this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpVdz6c4-SU
*2)1.33 / 2.35 (when naruto|s running)
*3)Scrolling background 1.55 to 2.03
Hope you can help me ç__ç (i just need only these tips and i can finally work and finish this sort of movie)
Thx in advance for the answers (and sorry 4 my bad english)

[Softtm17]

Anyone?

[Max-Vador]

At 11/19/12 08:47 AM, Softtm17 wrote: Anyone?

i wouldn't go under 20 FPS for sprites

for the blur i attached a picture at the bottom.

sprite backgrounds that you find in the sheets are usually tiles, so they line up left to right, up and down etc, so you can put 4 or 5 or 20 in one movieclip stacked end on end and tween the larger background you just made

ask if you need anything else

[Softtm17]

Awesome thx for the answers! i'll try and let you know! thanks!

[Max-Vador]

At 11/19/12 10:07 AM, Softtm17 wrote: Awesome thx for the answers! i'll try and let you know! thanks!

glad i could help. i'm not the biggest fan of sprites but it's great for beginners. helps you get a feel for animation and timing without spending the time drawing

[Jomillex]

At 11/19/12 11:21 AM, Max-Vador wrote:

At 11/19/12 10:07 AM, Softtm17 wrote: Awesome thx for the answers! i'll try and let you know! thanks!

glad i could help. i'm not the biggest fan of sprites but it's great for beginners. helps you get a feel for animation and timing without spending the time drawing

Oh wow I honestly never knew about this feature!!
Thanks alot Max this is a very helpful tool!! :)

[Softtm17]

At 11/19/12 11:21 AM, Max-Vador wrote:

At 11/19/12 10:07 AM, Softtm17 wrote: Awesome thx for the answers! i'll try and let you know! thanks!

glad i could help. i'm not the biggest fan of sprites but it's great for beginners. helps you get a feel for animation and timing without spending the time drawing

I got a big problem when i use one of my *.sfw (with blur) in a project.
how can i fix it? look.
This is my swf file "Finished".
Finished sfw element
And when i work on anoter the project or in a new...and i import it....i got this....and filter disappears..Why??
Import it in another project..Result..

If i open the clip.sfw is with filter....if i import it is without filter...ç__ç i'm going crazy...any help?
Here the sfw if you wanna try-> http://www.mediafire.com/?k9t3aha227vcg9v
My step:
1)New-> flash lite 4
2)take the pictures of Etna an the sword, and make just 2 frames with them.
3)Convert them in simbols ->Clip Movie
4)Duplicate/move the pic for make blur effect
5)duplicate frames for make them good for 24 fps
6)Export clip movie -> .swf
where am I doing wrong?
Thx in advance for the answers. (and sorry for my english hope you understand)

[MacDonaldFin]

I think when you import an object(be they buttons, graphics or movieclips) from one FLA to a different FLA, any filters on it are removed.

By importing, do you mean copying the frame the objects are in or did you just copy and paste the objects into the new FLA?

[MacDonaldFin]

At 11/27/12 11:27 AM, MacDonaldFin wrote:

Disregard what I just asked. either wouldn't change anything.

We would need the FLA, not the SWF to see what's actually going on in your flash.

[MacDonaldFin]

Sorry for the triple post, disregard my last two posts, no need for your FLA after all.

Jesus I must be slow today...anyways, I noticed in your second pic you have three graphics which I assume are the three pictures of your character.

Only movieclips can be blurred like you are requesting, so either go into those two graphics' properties and change them to movieclip, the blur them or import the movieclip versions of them from your original FLA so that your original blurring effect stays.

Hope that helps.

[Max-Vador]

haha took you a while to get there mate!

yes make sure they are all moveclips when you import. even if you aren't placing filters, make sure to convert objects to symbols to save filesize and processor load.

another thing i notice is that you're making flash lite files. is there a specific reason for that? if not just make regular documents or you'll get limited on some things

[MacDonaldFin]

At 11/27/12 01:06 PM, Max-Vador wrote: haha took you a while to get there mate!

...yep, and this is coming from the guy who has been using flash for four years.

[Max-Vador]

At 11/27/12 01:10 PM, MacDonaldFin wrote:

At 11/27/12 01:06 PM, Max-Vador wrote: haha took you a while to get there mate!

...yep, and this is coming from the guy who has been using flash for four years.

haha i've been using it since 2002 and i still forget where the "Flip Horizontal" button is sometimes xD

[Softtm17]

In any case problem is always overthere...
i've tried to convert ALL to clip-movie (re-do ALL from the beginning) but in any case when i export all like swf and use that swf in another project.......bang! it make thats 3 elements->Picture and not a clip.
so i have in Automatic my library:
1)xxx.swf (Clip) (with no blur-> so double image)
2)etna 1°position (Pic)
3)Etna 2°position (Pic)
4)Spear (Pic)
(like the screen in my old post)
-----------
If i export all like xxx.FLA....yes it works....it open it with all the blur effect....but i have a total of 4 frames, and not 1 rather the swf...and i think i can't make a "motion tween" to use that animation in another BIG project full of other things ç__ç

Summarizing all .. to let you have a better idea..
Need to make a sort of movie with sprites...so...I want to have all the material ready, like animation of charachters, background, sfx and other effect....ALL ready format .swf (if they are animation) or png if they are simply pic with just 1 frame.
After this i've just to make A lot of level and motion tween (with also the help of vcam and other program like sony vegas after effect) to realize various separate scenes to not doing a project of disproportionate size...and after ALL, record it with hypercam or other program and make this.......fuc***g video <3.

now my problem is prepare this element .swf with a filter.....if i use it (alredy in swf) in another project .fla...or in a new project...filter disappear....
my question now is...how can i make a motion tween with 4 frames all with that filter without export it in a unic element.sfw?
(sorry as always for my bad english....but you know i'm a beginner with flash...)
If you don't understand I'll make a video step by step of what i'm doing so you can understand better >_http://www.mediafire.com/?c9zhsnrg5lvznn4

thank you very much for your time...=)

[Softtm17]

sorry for the double post...however that link is the .FLA al in clips....try to export it in swf....then close all......open flash...make a new document and put it ( file.swf) in the library.....filter disappear....that's my problem.
And i dont know if i can make a motion tween without have a single.....mm...Frame? or whatever is it...

[Softtm17]

Sorry "Unic" not single....keyframe xD...

[Max-Vador]

SWF: http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/34f2f3b9f15affb3a49ca0fd 825799cd
FLA: http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/4ab0cb4c5d67ab4a7f66aed2 3faf6be9

seems like you have a grasp on things but you're missing a few basics of flash that you NEED to know before you can continue. i suggest reading the first 2 chapters of Adam Phillips BCA Flash

[Softtm17]

seems like you have a grasp on things but you're missing a few basics of flash that you NEED to know before you can continue. i suggest reading the first 2 chapters of Adam Phillips BCA Flash

how did you do that element "FULL" in the library on xxx.fla?
In any case very thanks for your time,patience and kindness that you had...thanks thnaks!
Can you give me some link about this chapters?

(And I promise I will not give more trouble to resolve xD)

Thanks a lot!

[Softtm17]

Sorry 4 double post....i've found this tutorial of adam phillips ^^

I need only to know how did you do that "Full" element in library.....so-> Unic frame on fla *.*

[Softtm17]

At 11/28/12 10:21 AM, Softtm17 wrote: Sorry 4 double post....i've found this tutorial of adam phillips ^^

I need only to know how did you do that "Full" element in library.....so-> Unic frame on fla *.*

oooooooooooooooooooooooooK!
I did it! Finally...
i've just do this...(correct me if i wrong)
1)Open my project with 4 keyframes
2)Copy these 4 keyframes
then
3)Insert->New symbol->movie clip
4)Past all 4 frames
Then use that symbol ^^"
easy right?
Off course if i save it in swf and use it i've always that problem but if i save all in fla i have that symbol ready to use it in another project ^^
Thanks for all guys!

[Max-Vador]

glad you got it going. what you'll want to do with big projects is make your own MASTER sprite sheet. once you make a symbol in flash you can delete it and it stays in th library for future use (Ctrl+L)

sometimes it's good to set all of this up beforehand so you're not stuck tracking things down and importing them

best of luck!

[Softtm17]

Again thanks! You're great!