How to Create a Shape Tween with Flash

Sometimes referred to as morphing, shape tweening in Flash lets you create the effect of having one object turn or "morph" into a completely different object.

In this tutorial I will show you a basic shape tween of how to morph a circle into a square.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Flash (preferably CS4)

1. Launch Flash (I am using Adobe Flash CS4) and select a new flash file.

2. 

   Click the first frame in your frame panel for layer 1 then select the oval drawing tool from tools panel and draw an oval on your stage as shown in the picture associated with this step.

3. 

   Click on frame 30 for layer 1 in your timeline, then from the main menu at the top click on "Insert" -> "timeline" -> "blank keyframe" as shown in the picture associated with this step.

4. 

   You will notice Flash has filled in frames 2 through 29 for you with some gray space. Now select the rectangle drawing tool from your tools panel and draw a rectangle anywhere on your stage as shown in the picture assocuiated with this step.

5. 

   Now right click in your timeline on layer 1 anywhere between frames 1 and 30. On the pop menu that will appear (as shown in the picture associated with this step) select "create shape tween".

6. And that is it! You are done. To run your shape tween press the CTRL+ENTER keys on your key board at the sametime.