Illustrator

Create Flash animations

There are many ways to create Flash animations in Illustrator. One of the easiest is to place each animation frame on a separate Illustrator layer, and select the AI Layers To SWF Frames option when you export the artwork.

For a video on exporting SWF files from Illustrator, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0214. For a video on creating mobile content in Illustrator, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0207. You can also go to Adobe Studio (http://studio.adobe.com) for tips and tutorials on creating Flash animations.
  1. Create the artwork you want to animate. Use symbols to reduce the file size of the animation and simplify your work.
  2. Create a separate layer for each frame in the animation.

    You can do this by pasting the base artwork into a new layer and then editing the artwork. Or, you can use the Release To Layers command to automatically generate layers consisting of objects that build up cumulatively.

  3. Make sure the layers are in the order in which you want to display them as animation frames.
  4. Do one of the following:

    • Choose File > Export, choose Flash (SWF) for the format, and click Export. In the SWF Options dialog box, select AI Layers To SWF Frames for Export As. Set additional animation options, and click OK.

    • Choose File > Save For Web & Devices. Choose SWF from the Optimized File Format menu. From the Type Of Export menu, choose AI Layers To SWF Frames. Set additional options, and click Save.