Movie Clip Symbols in Flash CS3

[This is Step 14 of the Flash CS3 Animation Tutorial]

A movie clip symbol in Flash CS3 is like a mini- movie. The advantage is that it will play according to it's own timeline and does not depend on the main scene's timeline. It is great for repetitive animations that form a part of the entire flash movie.

Continuing with the tutorial let us make the wheel into a movie clip symbol as it has a repetitive rotation movement.

Wheel Animation

To make the wheel into a movie clip:

  • Select the “wheel” symbol on the stage (which is an instance of the "wheel" graphic symbol)
  • Convert it to another symbol named wheel animation.
  • Select the symbol type “Movie clip” (not “graphic”).

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