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Exam 1 Review for Flash 8
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Computer Science
Undergraduate 1
09/30/2007

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blank frame
Definition
frame with nothing on it
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brush tool
Definition
tool used for painting
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controller
Definition
used to play movie while still in flash screen
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edit bar
Definition
displays information about what you're currently editing and provides access to other scenes and elements
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eraser tool
Definition
erases the whole frame when double clicked, also erases the object selected
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eyedropper tool
Definition
- pick another color to automatically choose another color for your fill/stroke (whatever is selected)
○ Turns thing of one color into another
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fill
Definition
inside of the shape, what color the shape is filled with
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stroke
Definition
outline of the shape
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.fla extension
Definition
what a flash file is saved as
Term
flash library panel
Definition
where all the symbols are stored
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frame by frame animation
Definition
when you make changes to an object one frame at a time
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ink bottle tool
Definition
used to change the stroke color
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free transform tool
Definition
used to rotate, resize, and skew an object
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gradient
Definition
- change the shade, make the object more than one color
○ Transitions the colors altogether throughout your object
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gradient transform tool
Definition
change the direction of the gradient, how much of the object it covers, where it starts and stops
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groups
Definition
take multiple objects (shapes or drawing objects) and group them together to make one object
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guide layer
Definition
path that the guided layer follows
- pencil used to draw a motion path
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guided layer
Definition
object that follows the guide layer
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in-between frames
Definition
frames in-between keyframes
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keyframe
Definition
- frame that indicates some sort of change to an object
○ Shape change
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lasso tool
Definition
- allows you to select a weirdly shape object
○ Allows you to select whatever items you want and the type of shape you want it selected as
○ Can select part of a shape
Term
layer
Definition
- where objects are drawn on
○ There is a stacking order, whatever is on top is going to show in front of everything else
Term
layer folder
Definition
- something you can store other layers in
○ Similar objects that are related enough to be stored together
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mask layer
Definition
- cover up whatever object is on masked layer
○ Only shows a certain layer
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merge shape
Definition
- any object not drawn in object drawing,
○ Select stroke and fill separately
○ Drawn one on top of the other, if you want to move on it takes a chunk out of the first one
Term
masked layer
Definition
object that will be hidden by mask layer is located
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motion guide
Definition
- motion guide on the guide layer; the path
○ Drawn with pencil tool
§ Object drawing must be deselected
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motion tween
Definition
allows you to move an object from one location to the other; fills in in-between frames
Term
normal layer
Definition
- regular layer without any special attributes
○ Can put motion/shape tween on a normal layer
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object drawing
Definition
- overlap than and it won't affect the other
○ Stroke and fill aren't separated, both selected at same time
Term
onion skinning
Definition
- shows how your object moves in the frames before or after
○ Can adjust what is seem by moving the bars
Term
oval tool
Definition
draws an oval
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paint bucket
Definition
changes the color of your fills
Term
panel
Definition
separate windows inside of flash
Term
pasteboard
Definition
- the gray area outside the Stage;
○ Can't see things on pasteboard in movie, but things can be stored on it
Term
pen tool
Definition
make points on shapes with it, draw objects with it
Term
pencil tool
Definition
used to draw a guide layer; used to just draw
Term
properties inspector
Definition
- change the properties for whatever is selected
○ Where you can change your properties
Term
rectangle tool
Definition
draws a rectangle
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selection tool
Definition
selects objects; double-click to select all of merge shape
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shape tween
Definition
changing the shape of a shape; morphing a shape into another shape using in-between frames
Term
stacking order
Definition
organizing layers and having what needs to be on top show on the layer
Term
stage
Definition
white area you can draw on
Term
subselection tool
Definition
grab a specific point on object and move that specific point
Term
.swf extension
Definition
- allows you to show your movie over the internet
○ Control + enter
Term
symbol
Definition
graphic that can be created and saved in the library (original)
Term
symbol instance
Definition
copy of the graphic symbol saved in the library
Term
text tool
Definition
used to make text
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timeline
Definition
shows how movie is progressing by each frame
Term
tools panel
Definition
contains all the tool we've discussed (all the way on the left)
Term
vector graphics
Definition
- scalable, can save space, smaller file size,
○ Saves space
Term
tweening
Definition
- - two types
○ Shape
§ Change the outline of the graphic-object you're animating
○ Motion
§ Animating to change to a property of the graphic-object
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