How to Make Flash Mini Movies
Adobe's Flash format is one of the most popular video formats used for playing videos online. Approximately 90 percent of all computers are enabled with the Flash plug-in. The high quality of the compression and the small file sizes of the format make Flash perfect for showing short movies online.
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Learn how to use the Adobe Flash software. Flash movies can be created with many different programs. There is the original Flash program by Adobe, as well as a number of other programs targeted for many different types of users. If you want to make movies as a professional Flash designer, you will need to learn Actionscript, the programming language used in Flash. ActionScript.org, the largest online community for Flash programmers, offers a wide assortment of tutorials on the program. Alternatives to Adobe's Flash include swfmill, SWFTools and MTASC.
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Choose one of the other Flash-oriented programs targeted towards designers and creative movie animators if you don't want to take the time to learn ActionScript. These include Swish, Flax and SWF Quicker. These programs have tools that allow you to create more complex animations without knowing the intricate programming behind the Flash movies.
Many of the popular video editing programs will also let you create movies using their editing tools and then export the movies as flash. These include Adobe Premiere, Avid Media Composer and Final Cut Pro for Apple.
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Create the movie. Making a Flash mini movie can be as simple or complex as you want. The key to creating a great flash movie is understanding how to use the Flash program and the ActionScript language. Flash works by using vector and raster graphics to provide animation of text, drawings and images. Adobe offers free tutorials of how to create specific animations on its developers website. There is also a wealth of instructional books of learning the program.
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