Summer Flash Banner

Step 1

First, download  summer photos that we will use for this lesson.

Step 2

Create a new flash document. Press Ctrl+J key on the keyboard (Document Properties) and set the width of your document to 400 pixels and the height to 300 pixels. Select white color as background color. Set your Flash movie's frame rate to 42 and click ok.

Step 3

Call the current layer photo1. Double-click on its default name (Layer 1) to change it. Press Enter once you have typed in the new name!

Step 4
Choose File > Import > Import to Library. In the file explorer window that appears, find a four photos and Shift-click to select them all. Then click open. If you now open your flash library (Ctrl+L key) you will see four photos that you just imported.

Step 5

Using the Selection Tool (V) and drag and drop technique, move the first photo from flash library on flash stage. After that, while the photo is still selected, go to the Align Panel (Ctrl+K) and do the following:

1. Make sure that the Align/Distribute to Stage button is turned on,
2. Click on the Align horizontal center button and
3. Click the Align vertical center button.



Step 6

While the photo is still selected, hit F8 key (Convert to Symbol) to convert it into a Movie Clip Symbol.



Step 7

Click now on frame 15,45 and 60 and hit F6 key.

Step 8

While you're still on frame 60, select the Free Transform Tool (Q) and enlarge a photo like it is shown on the picture below!



Step 9

Select the Selection Tool (V) and click once on the photo that you just enlarged. After that go to the Properties Panel (Ctrl+F3) below the stage. Then, in the Color drop down menu choose Advanced, click on the Settings button and make the adjustments as follows:



Step 10

Go back on the first frame and repeat the previouse two steps.

Step 11

Right-click anywhere on the gray area between frame 1 and 15 and frame 45 and 60 on the timeline and choose Create Motion Tween from the menu that appears.

Step 12
Create a new layer above the layer photo 1 and name it photo 2.

Step 13

Select frame 55 of layer photo 2 and hit F6 key.

Step 14

While your're still on frame 55 move the second photo from the flash library on the flash stage.

Step 15

Repeat now steps 5 and 6.

Step 16

Click now on frame 70, 100 and 115 and hit F6 key.

Step 17

While you're still on frame 115 repeat steps 8 and 9. Do that also for frame 55.

Step 18

Right-click anywhere on the gray area between frame 55 and 70 and frame 100 and 115 on the timeline and choose Create Motion Tween from the menu that appears.

That's it!

Test your banner and enjoy!

Downlaod source file (.fla)