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Creating a Gleam Symbol

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Follow along with the gleam.fla

1. Open a new movie

2. Create a new symbol that is a graphic called symbol 1.

3. Draw a skinny star in symbol one.

4. create a new symbol thatis a movie clip called symbol 2.

5. When symbol 2 is open, place a blank keyframe in frame two of layer 1 by right clicking on that frame and selecting create blank keyframe.

6. highlight frame two of symbol 2, Drag symbol 1 into symbol 2. Add a key frame at frame 7 and 12 by right clicking first on frame 7 and selecting add keyframe and then right clicking on frame 12 and selecting add keyframe.

7. Adding the pause: Add a blank keyframe on frame 13 by rightclicking on frame 13 and selecting add  blankkeyframe.

8. Right Click on frame 24 and select insert frame.

9. Bring up the effects panel

10. Click on frame 2 and select your symbol. Set the effect to alpha and then 0% on the alpha rating.

11. Click on Frame 7 and select your symbol. click on the option for enlarging and enlarge the image to about twice its size, keeping it centered.

12. Click on Frame 12 and select your symbol. Set the effect to alpha and then 0% on the alpha rating.

13. Click on Frame 2 and open the frame panel from the menu window=>panel=>frame

14. Select tweening: motion.

15. Click on Frame 7 and  open the frame panel from the menu window=>panel=>frame

16. Select tweening: motion.

17. Switch back to Scene 1, and place your symbol on the stage.

 



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