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• What is Adobe Flash Player primarily used for?

  Animation
• How is movement created in animation?

  By a series of pictures that create an illusion of movement
• What are Macromedia Flash movies composed of?

  Graphics, text, animation, and applications for websites
• What type of graphics do Flash movies primarily consist of?

  Vector graphics
• What feature allows Flash movies to permit input from viewers?

  Interactivity
• What can web designers create using Flash?

  Navigation controls, animated logos, and complete websites
• Why do Flash movies use compact vector graphics?

  To download rapidly and scale to the viewer’s screen size
• What are the features of Flash that allow for object creation and modification?

  • Create objects with drawing and painting tools
  • Modify attributes of existing objects
  • Import vector graphics, bitmap graphics, and video
  • Animate objects to change properties like shape, size, and color
  • Create frame-by-frame and tweened animations
• What programming language is used to create animations in Flash?

  ActionScript
• How does ActionScript enhance Flash movies?

  By allowing audience interaction through keyboard and mouse
• What does the combination of Adobe and Macromedia create?

  One of the world’s largest software companies
• What is Adobe Flash primarily used for?

  Creating digital media content including graphics and animation
• What is the significance of vector-based style in Flash?

  Objects maintain quality when zoomed, making them zoom independent
• What does the Flash interface consist of after creating a new document?

  • A blank canvas (Stage)
  • Surrounding panels (Flash workspace)
  • Rulers for measurement
  • Grid for drawing assistance
  • Guides for aligning elements
• What is the Stage in the Flash interface?

  The big white rectangle where project objects are placed
• What are panels in the Flash interface used for?

  To provide tools and options surrounding the Stage
• What do rulers in Flash do?

  Measure width and height of Flash elements
• What is the purpose of the grid in Flash?

  To assist in drawing with vertical and horizontal lines
• How do guides help in Flash?

  By aligning text and graphics to interface elements
• What information is contained in the Properties panel in Flash?

  • Frame speed
  • Stage size
  • Stage color
• What does frame speed indicate in Flash?

  How many frames per second are displayed
• How is stage size measured in Flash?


  In pixels, inches, points, centimeters, and millimeters
• What does stage color represent in Flash?

  The color of the Stage indicated by a small rectangle
• What is the purpose of snapping in Flash?

  To automatically align graphic elements with one another
• Why is saving important in Adobe Flash?

  To prevent loss of work if the application is closed
• What is the default file format for publishing Flash files?

  .swf
• What tools are included in the Flash drawing toolbar?

  • Line tool
  • Oval tool
  • Brush tool
  • Eraser tool
• What does the term "Primitive" refer to in Adobe Flash shapes?


  Shapes whose characteristics can be edited via the Property Inspector
• How can stroke and fill colors be specified in Flash?

  Using the Stroke Color and Fill Color controls in the Tools panel or Property Inspector
• What can be modified in the stroke size settings?


  The thickness and style of the stroke
• What options can be modified for different shapes in Flash?

  • Rectangle: corner ratio
  • Oval: start angle, end angle, end radius
  • Polystar: style, number of sides, star point size
• What is frame-by-frame animation best suited for?

  Complex animation where an image changes in every frame
• How does frame-by-frame animation affect file size?

  It increases file size more rapidly than tweened animation
• What is the purpose of the selection tool in Flash?

  To modify objects by selecting them
• How can objects be selected in Flash?

  Using the pointer, subselection tool, and lasso tools
• What is the role of frames in animation?

  To organize and control the content of the document
• How many frames per second are typically used for smooth animations?

  24 to 30 frames per second
• What do frames represent on the timeline in Flash?

  • Rectangular boxes
  • Used to organize animation
• What is the purpose of inserting a frame on the timeline?

  To create a new figure for animation
• What does the Selection tool in Adobe Flash Professional enable you to do?

  It enables you to select entire objects by clicking or dragging to enclose the object.