04 Jun 09 Controlling Movie Clip Properties with ActionScript 3.0 – Get the Guidance to Give a More Interactive Get-up to Your Flash Website

Flash in another name of creativity on web but if your endeavor is to make it more interactive, try ActionScript 3.0. This highly developed tool allows you to control movie clip properties in Flash interface and makes your Flash web site design a perfect example of interactivity.

Controlling movie clip properties with ActionScript 3.0 in web site Flash design is one among the easiest tasks you have ever performed. This includes several actions, such as position changing of movie clip, decrement and increment in property value etc. But if you are looking for more guidelines, scroll down. Here is an easy deal for you-

• You can start with controlling of position changing property of a star movie clip  This movie clip displays a five pointed star and known as star_mc.
• The first step of controlling of position changing property incorporates selection of a frame 1 from the actions layer; this you can find between timelines and action panel. Other steps will include the modification task of selected property of the movie clip.
• The next step is followed by a click on insertion point inside the action panel and a typing of code 'star_mc.x = 275.'
• Movie testing is the third step, which checks whether the star clip is appearing in the horizontal centre of the stage or not.
• Other properties of the star movie will be also changed; a change in properties of movie clips gives new looks to Flash designs.
• The properties changes are done to offer a transparency to the movie and make the movie rotated.

With the use of different tools, the value of a property can be increased or decreased. Such wonderful features of ActionScript 3.0 increase the interactive possibilities of Flash web design. Get the know-how of controlling a movie clips properties with this futuristic tool and turn your Flash based website into the destination of creatively bugged visitors.

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