How to Create Multimedia News Packages
A book by Mindy McAdams: This is a page of samples. All work here is copyright © 2003 by Melinda J. McAdams.
lesson07_moving [SWF
53 KB] [FLA 571 KB]
Move a photo
lesson07_zoom [SWF
33 KB] [FLA 563 KB]
Zoom in on a photo
lesson07_fades [SWF
91 KB] [FLA 710 KB]
Fade photos into each other
photo_mc_fades [SWF
89 KB] [FLA 708 KB]
Fade photos using movie clips (looks exactly like the previous SWF, but the
technique in the FLA is different)
photo_overlay [SWF
132 KB] [FLA 1.7 MB]
Use a photo as a background
New: lesson10_12button_options [SWF
7 KB]
No audio; set of five buttons
(Replay, Stop, Play, Back and Next)
Includes fader and captions.
New: thumbviewer_withcaptions [SWF 3 KB]
lesson10_09sound_button [SWF
2.2 KB]
Audio narration track; Audio on/off button
Pause and Replay buttons; fader; auto-play
Dynamically loaded photos, dynamically loaded text
lesson10_coded05 [SWF
1.3 KB]
User-driven, Next and Previous buttons
Dynamically loaded photos, dynamically loaded text
(This is a one-frame movie)
lesson10_coded07_fader [SWF
1.3 KB]
Fader, auto-play, with Pause button
Dynamically loaded photos, dynamically loaded text
lesson10_setInterval_and_Pause [SWF
1.2 KB]
Auto-play waits for photo to load fully;
includes Pause button; loops back to start
Dynamically loaded photos, dynamically loaded text
Truman and His Toy [SWF
1.8 KB]
Dynamically loaded photos, dynamically loaded text
Replay button appears only when on final photo
Truman and His Toy (with audio) [SWF
19.2 KB]
Same as above but with music loop
Audio button toggles; music fades on final photo
Click to view an SWF (Flash) file.
Right-click/Ctrl-click to download an FLA file.
Lesson 7: Working with Photos [PDF 769 KB]
You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to read this sample chapter.
This lesson focuses on working with photos that have been imported to the Flash file. A later lesson in the book focuses on loading photos dynamically from outside the Flash file and using ActionScript to control photos.
This lesson is 30 pages, fully illustrated. The book contains 10 lesson chapters and eight case study chapters. The first six lessons are only 10-11 pages each (single-spaced). The last four lessons are longer.
All work here is copyright © 2003 Melinda J. McAdams and may not be copied or reused in any form without the written permission of the author. Your comments and suggestions are welcome. E-mail:
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