Author: Mimi Widjaja

Preparing Movie

You don't need to collect doves, rabbits, or handkerchief to prepare your movie show. Just click File > New, set the background color black, 12 fps. Display the grid by View > Grid. Edit the grid by View > Grid > Edit Grid, set to 50 x 50 pixels. This grids also will help you in placing the movie clip neatly.

First Trick: Change Mouse to Magic Wand

Draw the wand using rectangle tool and fill it with gradient black-grey color, convert it (Press Insert > Convert to Symbol or F8) to movie clip. Give a command to the original mouse to be disappeared and replaced by a wand by putting the action script:

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
	Mouse.hide();
	startDrag("", true);

Now.. you already have a magic wand...

» Level Intermediate

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Mimi Widjaja basically an agronomist has strong interest in flash and web/ multimedia design. Having experience working in graphic design. Fond of flasing, writing and travelling. You see... I'm a flasher not a magician!

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