project5.johnburns.movie

http://sws.pcc.edu/student/CAS175_pdeangel_27343/johnburns69/project_5/Project%205.swf

project5.johnburns

MC Included: go_btn, stop_btn, link_btn.
The tutorials contribute in showing you how to make buttons as well as letting you create the most creative button possible (like my stop button) in very dynamic ways. I used a copy of my project 4 and added to it (the buttons and actionscript). I also copied the stoplay actionscrit to this animation. The URL I used for the web link was a video of a commercial of the new Mario Galaxy game (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rw0KYdjQpw&feature=related). And I guess that's all I have to say.

Jessica Hirsch: Project 5

Project 5

Tutorials: As always, all of the online resources and tutorials were very helpful. They made it a lot easier for me to complete this project - along with all the work we did on buttons and action script in class.

How I completed this project:

Movie Clip: The movie clip I included was for the stop button's over state. I chose to insert a Motion Tween and change the alpha of the button so when you'd mouse over the button, it would flash at you.

Stop Button: I decided to make a simple looking button to kinda match the simplistic design of the play button from the common library. My stop button has different states.

• Up State: 100% Alpha
• Over State: Alpha movie clip (mentioned above) and a Ping Pong ball sound from the Common Library. I chose this sound because it was the least obnoxious one I could find, lol.
• Down State: Adjusted the color of the button to white from red.
• Hit State: I'm not sure if it's possible to change this, since it seems to be a layer reserved for the hit box. I changed the color of the hit box to make it easier for me to see if that counts. :)
  

Play Button: This was the button I chose from the Common Library. I changed the color of the button from the library version. It was originally light blue. I also added text and changed the color of the triangle play icon. This button has four layers.

• Text
• Center Circle Outline
• Center Circle
• Outer Circle

Action Scripting: I included the action scripting requirements in the ActionScripting layer. I checked my code and have no compiler errors. Also, I was able to use the buttons to play, stop, and visit the class blog as intended. I noticed that my SteamIK coming out of the geyser is not affected by the stop(); action scripting that I included to stop the movie on the first frame. Is this because the animation for the steam isn't in the main timeline, but inside the symbol itself? (I hope so, otherwise I have no clue how to adjust that!)

Thanks!

Darin ~ Project 5

I do not seem to have enough memory to make this a movie clip:

Link Here


Create two buttons:
The Surf Button is one multi layered button with 3 messages, and fades out its movie clip in the over state with sound in the over state.
I made this button for other purposes and changed the text for this scene. It is the Go button.

The Mermaid is the stop button; she has sound and 3 messages.

The Link text button changes the messages it gives and the colors change.

I redid this project so now there are no scenes. I understand better how to extend the time line to create scenes within the project.


Add Action Script link to a URL:
The link, called “Link” in purple is going to my url and works.

I could not import the movie clip; my computer has said not enough memory for this action. My system is really hooked up so this surprised me; I will have to get another memory card in the future.

Project 4

I made a grave scene (all free hand... i cannot draw!! sorry!) with using a windy sound wav file to go along with it. I made the branches of the tree move, and the arm coming out of the grave move. I watched most of the tutorials, and found all of them very helpful. I would definitely recommend if you get stuck, and think you know it, to sit and watch a tutorial which can give you a different perspective on how to perform the task you are trying to do.

I definitely enjoyed doing this project. I'd like to keep working on it along with project 5 to make it look a little better... more polished.

thanks!
:-)

Jessica Hirsch: Project 4

Tutorials: The tutorials were a huge help to me. I waited until the last minute to start this project because I didn't have any idea of what I was going to do this time around. I had to look at the grass tutorial and the IK tutorials again to remember how to use those tools in my project.

How I completed the project: Well, this time I decided to give myself a break and try to keep it a little bit more simplistic this time. :P Here's what I did:

• I imported the bitmap image and traced it to make it into the background for the movie.
• My IK animation using symbols linked together is the palm tree that I drew.
• My "new symbol in a movie clip" animation is the steam coming from the geyser.
• The sound I used was from freesound.org and is the jungle-theme that you hear playing in the background during the length of the movie. I wound up using Audacity to clip the part of the sound file I wanted (it was originally three minutes long) and it worked great!
• My watermark is in the bottom right-hand corner of the stage.
• Oh and I added a fruit falling from the background tree, just for fun.

This was a pretty fun project, but I have to admit...while using the bone tool my brand new computer was lagging hard after every bone was added or moved around - and if I ever mistakenly clicked on the background - oh boy. I had to get up and walk away for minutes at a time while the computer just sat there and thought about what it was trying to do. It was pretty frustrating at times. :/

Orson - Project 4

1. Create two Inverse Kinematic, IK, elements:
a. Use symbols connected by bones

This applies to the horse pinwheel at the end.

b. Use a shape connected by bones

I used this for the horse's front right leg.

2. Bitmap background
a. Import bitmap and then trace bitmap to convert to a vector graphic.

This applies to the first background bitmap.

3. Add Sound (5 points)
b. Please state in the blog what import choices you made.

I chose the mp3 and 64-bit settings. I edited the sound clip in Soundbooth.

4. When you have completed this project, post the following to the Class Blog. (10 points)
a. Please discuss how the tutorials may contribute

I watched the video on adding sound. It was very helpful.

b. Discuss how you completed this project

I wanted to see if I could recreate the first bit of the opening credits to "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly" I'll see if I can keep going for Project 5 and add some interactivity. At this point I don't know exactly what, though.