Full flash banner tutorial + link to a website for Action Script 3

Full Flash tutorial

 

Flash swf file

Step 1

Create a new flash document, choose Modify - Document , and set Width to 430, and Height to 180px. Frame rate set to 22fps. (Frames per Second)

Step 2

Choose pictures and set their dimensions as background (430x180px), using Adobe Photoshop. (Ctrl+Alt+I)

Step 3

Double click on layer1 to rename its name in picture1.

 

Step 4

Choose File - Import - Import to Stage (Ctrl+R), and Import the first picture. Center the picture so it can fit to the border. Using free Transform tool (Q) you can scale the picture.

Step 5

Click on frame 80 of layer picture and press F5.

 

Step 6

Insert a new layer and name it line1. Select it, take the Rectangle Tool (R), Stroke color must be switched off, under Fill color choose white color and draw a small "rectangle" 10x20px. Set the picture in the middle.

 

Step 7

Click on frame 10 and press F6. Then, take the Free Transform Tool (Q), and stretch the rectangle till the end of the picture, the way it's shown below.

Step 8

Click on frame 20 and press F6. Take the Free Transform Tool (Q) and stretch the rectangle to the peak and to the bottom.

 

Step 9

Go back on frame1 and and after that on frame 10. Open Properties Panel (Ctrl+F3) and under Tweet choose Shape for each of those frames. (frame 1 and frame 10).

Step 10

Select line1 layer and convert it to a mask by right-clicking on the line1 layer and select Mask.

Step 11

Select the line1 layer, insert a new layer and name it picture2

Step 12

Click on frame 60 and press F6. Press Ctrl+R (Import to Stage) and import another picture.

Step 13

Click on frame 160 of layer picture2 and press F5.

 

Step 14

Insert a new layer and name it line2. Repeat steps 6-10, but for this time the animation "rectangle" will start from top left side like this picture below.

Step 15

Try now the same with picture3 so you can easily learn and practice in this way.

 

Step16  -  Linking the banner with a website

Insert a new Layer and name it Actions. Click on Frame1 and draw a rectangle that can cover all the square. Go to Modify - convert to symbol - click on Button and press ok. Double click on rectangle button and the button menu will appear. Press F6 for all 4 frames "UP, Over, Down, Hit". Then click on Scene 1 and you will come back to your layers.

 

Step 17

Bring your layer Actions below all layers and select frame1.

 

Now click F9 to open ActionScript and an Action Script menu will appear.

Write the following code:

addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick);

function onClick(e:MouseEvent):void{

navigateToURL(new URLRequest("http://www.photoblogarea.blogspot.com/"), "_blank");

}

In the URL request you can put your website!

If you have any questions send me an email and i will try to answer you.