Create frame-by-frame animations
To create a frame-by-frame animation, define each frame as a keyframe and create a different image for each frame. Each new keyframe initially contains the same contents as the keyframe preceding it, so you can modify the frames in the animation incrementally.
- Click a layer name to make it the active layer, and select a frame in the layer where the animation is to start.
- If the frame isn’t already a keyframe, select Insert > Timeline > Keyframe.
- Create the artwork for the first frame of the sequence. Use the drawing tools, paste graphics from the Clipboard, or import a file.
- To add a new keyframe whose contents are the same as those of the first keyframe, click the next frame to the right in the same row and select Insert > Timeline > Keyframe, or right-click (Windows) or Control‑click (Macintosh) and select Insert Keyframe.
- To develop the next increment of the animation, alter the contents of this frame on the Stage.
- To complete your frame-by-frame animation sequence, repeat steps 4 and 5 until you’ve built the desired motion.
- To test the animation sequence, select Control > Play or click the Play button on the Controller.
