Flash Animation

Timeline

• Organizes and controls the content over time using layers & frames.
• A feature that enables you to view the contents of multiple frames.
• A frame used to specify a change in the animation.
• A graphic representation of a drawing.

Animation

• The drawing area where content is composed.
• A feature that enables you to view teh contents of multiple frames onscreen.
• A graphic representation of drawings to show movement.
• A placeholder object used to contain single images and make up an animation.

Keyframe

• Floating windows that contain commands, options, palettes.
• The part of Flash that organizes and controls the animation content.
• A method of animating an object that requires a path to guide layers.
• A frame used to specify a change in the animation.

Stroke

• The inside of a shape.
• The movement between images over a background.
• A floating window that contains commands & palettes.
• The outline of a shape.

Stage

• The calculation of an object's path from a beginning to end point.
• The transparent level used to hold objects.
• The drawing area where content is composed and manipulated.
• The part of Flash that organizes and controls an animation's content over time.

Motion Tween

• The calculation of an object's path
• It has a blue background on the timeline.
• It has a green background on the timeline.
• A method of animating an object requiring a path to guide layers & objects.

Shape Tween

• The calculation of an object's path
• It has a blue background on the
• It has a green background on the timeline.
• A method of animating an object requiring a path to guide layers & objects.

Panels

• A transparent level on the stage to hold an object and enable separate manipulating.
• A feature that enables you to view the contents of multiple frames.
• A method of animating an object that requires drawing a path to guide layers & objects.
• Floating windows that contains commands, palettes; etc. to use while working.

Layer

• A feature that enables you to view the contents of multiple frames.
• A method of animating an object that & objects requires drawing a path to guide layers
• A transparent level on the stage to hold an object and enable separate manipulating.
• Floating windows that contains commands, palettes; etc. to use while working.

Onion Skin

• A feature that enables you to view the contents of multiple frames.
• The transparent level used to hold objects.
• The part of Flash that organizes and controls the animation content.
• A placeholder object used to contain single images and make up an animation.