Datasheet

Part I ✦ Getting Started with SWiSHmax

1. Click the background image’s layer in the Timeline to select it. For the sample pro-

ject, click the map.jpg label.

The name of an object on the Timeline is referred to as a label. The layer is the object on the

stage.

You can also select the layer in the Outline panel or on the Layout panel.

2. Click the Add Effect button on the Timeline, and then click Fade ➪ Fade In (see Fig-

ure 1-12). The effect places a 10-frame rectangle on the image’s row in the Timeline.

Figure 1-12: Select the Fade In

effect from the Effects menu.

3. Move your cursor over the effect, and then click and drag left or right to position

the effect at the frame where you want it to start. For the sample map.jpg layer,

drag the effect until the first frame is at Frame 5.

4. Move your cursor over the right margin of the effect, and click and drag to increase

the effect to the desired length. For the sample project, drag to increase the length

of the effect to 26 frames, ending at Frame 30.

When you change the length of an effect on the Timeline, the number in brackets after the

effect’s name also changes.

Click Play on the Control toolbar to play the movie and watch the effect. With SWiSHmax,

you can easily reuse an effect you’ve already added to a movie. Instead of selecting the same

effects through the Effects menu, here’s a quick way to add another effect:

1. Click the Fade In effect on the background image’s row on the Timeline to select it.

You added the effect in the previous set of steps. If you are working with the sample

project, the effect is applied to the map.jpg image.

2. Right-click the effect on the Timeline to open the shortcut menu. Click Copy Effect

from the shortcut menu.

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