Layers TV: Episode 16
Corey Shows us how to Incorporate Flash and Photoshop for Animation. RC Demonstrates how to create a basic gallery with a Flash Slideshow using Graavy.
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Thank you so much to iStockPhoto for providing us with images to use for the show. Be sure to visit them for all of your image needs: iStockPhoto
A Special thanks to the folks over at Graaavy – http://www.graaavy.com
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Corey Shows us how to Incorporate Flash and Photoshop for Animation
- Make sure you change your Frame Rate for the Flash document to create a smooth animation
- Click on File-Import To Stage for adding a PSD file into the Flash Stage
- Highlight the Layers that you want to import into Flash and give them instance names
- Make sure you set the stage to the same size as the Photoshop Canvas
- Add keyframes for new positions on the symbol
- Change the alpha and blur of the symbols to create a compelling animation
- Add a stop animation to stop the movie from moving along
RC Demonstrates how to create a basic gallery with a Flash Slideshow using Graavy
- After purchasing the Graavy program, a file is sent to you with sample images and a sample XML file
- Use the folder as the foundation for a Dreamweaver website
- Use Dreamweaver to change the names of the sample images
- Check out a sample implementation at: http://www.rcsplaypen.com/rc-graaavy
Photoshop
Illustrator
Indesign
Dreamweaver
Fireworks
Premiere
Flash
After Effects
Lightroom
Acrobat
Featured Partner 
- Dragging an Object Between Documents
- TV Scanline Effect
- Trick to the Glossy Effect
- 3D Text
- Changing Type on a Path
