The Apple Sales & Market…urce Library 1999 January/ARL Jan 99 CD 2.iso/Application Library/Internet/Electrifier® Pro/Electrifier Pro Demo Scripts/Roadster animation/Roadster animation script

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Roadster animation demo script


1. Create a new movie by choosing New from the File menu. Set the new movie dimensions to 468x400 and include a sprite track so the Roadster will animate more smoothly.

2. Select the Layout view by clicking the Layout tab at the top left of the Movie window.

3. In the Finder, click the background image file and drag it into the Electrifier Pro Movie window.

4. In Electrifier Pro, click to select the background image actor, and drag it to a new position slightly below the center of the movie.

Tip: If you prefer to move the actor to a specific and exact location, you can enter the numerical coordinates in the Inspector palette. The Horizontal Position used in the example is 234 (half the width of the movie), and the Vertical Position is 215.

5. In the Finder, click the Roadster image file and drag it into the Electrifier Pro Movie window.

6. In Electrifier Pro, click the Effects tab of the Modifier palette and scroll down the list to locate the Move effect. Click the Move effect and drag it onto the Roadster. The Move effect options will appear in the Inspector palette. The effect should start immediately and last for as long as the Roadster is visible, so leave the Start time and duration at their preset values of 0.0 seconds and Auto, respectively. The move effect should go From -50 pixels horizontally and 260 pixels vertically, To 790 pixels horizontally and 300 pixels vertically. This will move the roadster from just off the left edge of the movie to just off the right edge of the movie as if it were driving across the screen (allowing for the Zoom effect, which we will apply next). Click Apply to set the effect options.

7. Click the Effects tab of the Modifier palette and scroll down the list of effects to locate the Zoom effect. Click the Zoom effect and drag it onto the Roadster in the Movie window. The Zoom effect options will appear in the Inspector palette. The Zoom effect should start immediately and last for as long as the Roadster is visible, so leave the Start time and duration at their preset values of 0.0 seconds and Auto, respectively. Set the horizontal and vertical From values to 10% and the horizontal and vertical To values to 150%.  100% is the original size of the Roadster, so it will be zooming to half again as large.  Click Apply to set the effect options.

8. To view the movie that you have created, click the Preview tab located at the top left of the Movie window to see the Preview view. Then, click the Play button in the Movie controller below the Movie window to run the animation.



For more examples created with Electrifier Pro, check out the Electrifier Pro Showcase on the Electrifier, Inc. web site, <www.electrifier.com>.