Flash cs 3 series#

If you’re copying a series of tweened frames, beware: While Flash displays tweened frames as separate, distinct images, they’re not. If you know you’re going to be copying and pasting frames in the same document, you can speed up the process by pressing the Alt key (Windows) or the Option key (Mac) while you drag a copy of the selected frames from their original location to where you like on the Timeline. Flash automatically selects all the frames in between.

Here are some points to keep in mind:įigure 4-1. To select multiple frames, click the first frame of the series you want to select then Shift-click the last frame. If you want to change something in each pasted scene-the brand of chewing gum the weasel’s unwrapping, for example-you can do that, too, after you’ve pasted the frames.Ĭopying and pasting frames works almost exactly like copying and pasting words or drawn objects-with a few twists. Instead of having to insert all the keyframes and regular frames every time you want to slip in the weasel gag, all you need to do is copy the weasel frames once and then paste them onto your Timeline wherever you want them to go.įurthermore, copying and pasting isn’t just useful for those times when you want a carbon copy of a scene. It’s a gag scene, one you want to repeat throughout your animation for comic effect. Say you have a series of frames showing a weasel unwrapping a stick of chewing gum. Well, Flash lets you cut, copy, and paste not just the content of your frames but your frames themselves, from one part of your Timeline to another.Ĭopying and pasting frames is a great way to cut down on your development time. These functions let you create a piece of work once (a word, line, shape, drawing, or what have you) and then quickly recreate it to build something even more complex with a minimum of effort. Copy and paste are the world’s favorite computer commands with good reason.

Flash cs 3