Digital Tutors - Utilizing Flash for Motion Graphics

Duration 1h 58m Project Files Included MP4

In this series of Flash tutorials, we'll talk about how we can use Flash to create motion graphics that we can integrate into After Effects. We'll start by bringing our footage into Flash.

We'll talk about some of the different file formats that we can use with Flash and how to get around using an FLV file. Then, we'll use a variety of tools and techniques to create a hand painted look over our footage. Next, we'll take advantage of shape tweening to save time in creating frame-by-frame animation. Once we are finished in Flash, we'll import our files into After Effects so we can complete our illusion.

By the end of this Flash training, you'll have an understanding of the painting tools and creating shape tweens. You'll also know how to interpret a SWF in After Effects and integrate it into your project.

1. Introduction and project overview

2. Importing footage into Flash

3. Getting started with our paint trails

4. Finishing up our first paint trails

5. Creating paint trails for the rails

6. Creating more paint trails for the sidewalk

7. Painting paint strings for our skateboarder

8. Creating the last rail splash

9. Creating the big splash

10. Creating the rear view splatter

11. Creating the side view splatter

12. Compositing our Flash files into After Effects

13. Animating our side splatter

14. Finishing up our effects