Help with Scenes PLEEEEAAASSSSSEEEE

[gkbdave]

I have been looking all over for a tutorial, no luck..
CAN THIS BE DONE
How do I use one scene for multiple scenes...For instance, I want to be able to have say 4 buttons when I click on them they bring up a picture or text, but click one of the other buttons and the previous picture or text disappears adn then new opens..All without changing scenes or new webpage..

thanks...
Dave
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[Flash_N_420]

How do I use one scene for multiple scenes...For instance, I want to be able to have say 4 buttons when I click on them they bring up a picture or text, but click one of the other buttons and the previous picture or text disappears adn then new opens..All without changing scenes or new webpage..

All that you need to do is set a gotoandplay action on your button so that you goto a different frame for each button you press this allows you to not have to change scenes.

Im not sure if I understood your question totally about not wanting to change scenes or pages

Let me know if this answers your question

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[HKaplan]

That's got it...

You have to remember that you can use movies within movies within movies, etc. in flash and the fact is that that is how you most often get the best results and the most incredible effects.

Oh, did I mention buttons within movies also.

There are plenty of tutorials and such you can find that demonstrate these kinds of things.

[gkbdave]

That does help..I haven't tried it yet, but how do you know where your movie clip will play if you make it by itself and play it within another movie.... And how long is too long (frame wise)
thanks for the help

[satkoski]

use tell target. Make a movie clip with each frame containing the different text and images. in your button use the tell target to target the movie clip and display the correct frame in that movie clip.

type in tell target in the flashkit search and you should be able to find a tut. on this.

[gkbdave]

Ok, so that is what tell target is used for...thanks...I will try that too...

what about the fade to another scene, I have scene this used quite a bit on pages..Is that a action script??

thanks for the helping me..I am new as you can tell and I am stuck



dave

[satkoski]

I guess you could use the tween and alpha to make a fade from scene to scene.

5 to 10 frames before the end of the movie insert a clip. In the last frame adjust the alpha to 0. Then set a tween in the inserted clip.

There may be a more technical way, this was just the first idea off of the top of my head.

[gkbdave]

Ok..will try that....
When I make the movie clip do I make it in my main movie or should I do it in a new one and save it then open as a library in my main movie to add it???

thanks for all you help....

[satkoski]

I would put each of them in their own mc, then add them to the main timeline. It will also help with the editing later.

[gkbdave]

Will do...hopefully I can get this site up soon...I have part of it done.... Its a big one...I am taking a existing site and making it flash...

check it out http://www.armygoldenknights.com

there is alot to do..I want to get the basic layout up then work deeper into the site later...

i appreciate your help Satkoski

[satkoski]

Glad to help. It looks like alot of work. Are all of the button flash or is there some java on there also?

[gkbdave]

The buttons right now are javascript.. I am changing the entire layout to flash.. There is alot of pages on the current site..trying to condense them to a few flash scenes.. maybe use some of the existing html...