Photo Slideshot in Flash

In this thoroughly explained, detailed lesson, I will show you how to create a really cool and advanced image listing with sound. To make this lesson you have to use Advanced color settings options, flash filters and Motion Tween. This animation you can use for any presentation, flash banner, header, flash gallery... You don't have to use action script code to make this lesson. Using this lesson, you will also learn how to import any images into a flash library and after that into a flash stage, how to convert it into a Movie Clip Symbol, how to apply flash filters on it and much, much more! Let's sart!

Step 1

First, download three images that we will use for this lesson!

Step 2

Start flash. Press Ctrl+J key on the keyboard (Document Properties) and set the width of your document to 300 pixels and the height to 225 pixels. Select white as background color. Set your Flash movie's frame rate to 32 and click ok.



Step 3

Choose File > Import > Import to Library. In the file explorer window that appears, find a five photos (1,2,3...) and Shift-click to select them all. Then click open. If you now open your flash library (Ctrl+L key) you will see a five photos that you just imported. See the picture below.



Step 4

After that, using the Selection Tool (V) and drag and drop technique, move the first image from the Library on the stage.

Step 5

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



Step 6

While the new made Movie Clip (image) 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 7

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

Step 8

Select now the Selection Tool (V) and click on frame 10 and 20 and press F6 key.

Step 9

Go back now on the first frame, select again the Selection Tool (V) and click once on the image to select it. Then, go to the Properties Panel (Ctrl+F3) below the stage. On the right, you will see the Color menu. Select Advanced in it, click on Settings button and make the adjustments as follow:



Step 10

After that, Select Alpha in Color menu and put it down to 0%.



Step 11

After that, while you're still on frame 1, select FIlters tab on the left side, click on plus icon and choose Blur. Then, choose the following options:



Step 12

Select now frame 10, take the Selection Tool (V) and click again once on the image to select it. Then, repeat the previous step!



Step 13

Click again on plus icon and choose Adjust Color filter. Then, choose the following options:



Step 14

Select now first frame and go again to the Properties Panel (Ctrl+F3) below the stage. Then, choose the following options:



Repeat this process also for frame 10!

Step 15

Select now frame 60 and press F5 key.

Step 16

Create a new layer above the layer image 1 and name it image 2

Step 17

Click now on 40 and press F6 key. After that, select the Selection Tool (V) and move the second image from the library on the stage and repeat steps 5 and 6.

Step 18

Click now on frame 50 and 60 and press F6 key.

Step 19

Go back now on frame 40, select the Selection Tool (V) and click once on the image to select it. Then, repeat steps 9, 10 and 11.

Step 20

Select now frame 50 and repeat steps 11 and 13!

Step 21

Go back now on frame 40 and repeat step 14! Do this also for frame 50.

Step 22

It's time for sound, so create a new layer above the layer image 2 and name it sound 1!

Step 23

Download now my example file (fla) at the end of tutorial and open it into a flash. After that, open my flash library (Ctrl+L), find my sound file, select it and press Ctrl+C key (Copy). After that, go back on the flash stage of lesson, select sound layer and press Ctrl+V key (Paste).

Step 24

Create now a new layer above the layer sound 1 and name it sound 2! After that, click on frame 40 and press F6 key. Then, while you're still on frame 40, move the sound file from flash library on flash stage again. That's it!



Download source file (.fla)