Flash Rotating Banners...

[RMIndy]

Hi, just looking for pointers/advice on Flash Banners.

I did search the forum, but must not be using good terms or something, not finding anything...

I have been working in Flash to build a simple rotating banner, but am having problems with the tweens - they don't work! I have set the objects to movieclips and applied a motion tween, but obviously that isn't how it works.

Most tutorials I have seen around the net are for moving objects, or are simply not very useful for beginners.

Eventually I'd like to build a banner like you see on sites like www.bestbuy.com or www.dell.com

Bestbuy uses Flash, but it appears Dell uses server side scripting or javascript. Which begs the question... What are the pros and cons?

As far as accesibility goes, if a user does not have Flash installed, is there a way to have a backup ready?

Thanks!

[TiGGi]

set you objects to graphics not movieclips!

[RMIndy]

I just tried, and I did try it as a graphic before (makes more sense) as well, but every tutorial says to use movie clip, but still no luck either way.

I make a key frame with the object to tween to in it on a layer on top of the original images's layer... Set it to motion tween (which is what I read over and over in all tutorials, but seems wrong), and it doesn't work (that may not be a very good expplanation of what I'm doing... it's the best I got).

The image does go from one image to the next, but it just switches over, with no tween.

[TiGGi]

what u do is u select layer where is the object that you want to move.
lets say that object is in Frame 1.
Lets say that you want you animation to last for 30 frames so select Frame 30 which should be emtpy and hit F6. Now you keyframes should expand from Frame1-Frame30 with a new DOT on Frame30.
Right click anywhere from frame1 to frame30 and select Motion Tween.
Select Frame30 and move/rotate your object
This will give you motion animation!

[RMIndy]

TiGGi thanks for all your help, but I'm afraid I'm confusing what it is I'm trying to do...

I am trying to make a banner that tweens from one image to the next, like an animated GIF banner. I don't know if Flash is the best way to do this, or if I should use Javascript, (I asked that question in another forum, waiting for word).

Once I get the tween ironed out, I am going to add buttons that link each image in the sequence to a different page. There will be no 'motion' per se, just image tweens between 2 different static images at a time.

More than anything I would like to find a comprehensive tutorial on how to do this, the ones I have been finding are next to useless..

I have attached a sample in a ZIP archive so someone can tell me where it is I am screwing up! Thanks!

Thanks TiGGI for the responses!

[TiGGi]

Here's step by step:
Import your jpg file.
Hit F8 and convert it into graphic
Use align toolbar to align image1 to top and left sides
In your timeline click on Fame 10 and hit F6, same for Frame 30 and Frame 40
Now you have your dots on frame 1, 10, 30, 40 which means these are indepedent instances of that graphic
right click on timeline anywhere between 1 and 10 and select Create Motion Tween.
Do same between 30 and 40
click on frame 1 in timeline then click on image and properties panel will show.
Under Color drop down select Alpha and set it to 0
Do same on frame 40.
Then follow the same steps for other layers but starting about 5 frames before previous layer ends so you have transition effect!

See Attachment!