ABSTRACT
ActionScript-driven animation techniques Computer-based animation has developed along two lines, frame-based animation, and the scriptor code-driven animation. This chapter covers code-driven animation generated using ActionScript, and will teach you the fundamental techniques for editing and generating this code.
The Flash timeline allows you to create very sophisticated animations without having to deal with the code that lies behind them. However, sometimes there are benefits to getting in there and using code to generate your animations. ActionScript-driven animation is fundamental to Flash games, and can generate some amazing text effects and dynamic animations that the user can control! The animator can also benefit from ActionScript, using code to automate repetitive tasks. For this chapter the team at Sprite Interactive have created useful movies that can be easily pulled into your project.
