MOVIE CLIPS VS GRAPHIC SYMBOLS

WHAT ARE THE MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO SYMBOLS?

• Graphics are not compatible with action script codes while movie clips are.
• Graphics allow more flexibility in terms of control and preferences as to how the symbol should play.
• Movie clips do not need the exact amount of frames outside of the scene while graphics do.
• Movie clips are constant and cannot change or stop at a specific time or motion.

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT PROPERTIES ASSOCIATED WITH EACH SYMBOL?

• Graphics, unlike movie clips, have much more features, notably the Loop, Single Frame Action, and Play Once.
• Graphics will also display the animation in the stage (exact amount of frames added) when "scrubbed" through.
• Although graphics offer more options, it requires more work to animate correctly and functionally.

WHAT DOES ONE OFFER THAT THE OTHER MAY NOT?

• Graphics offer more features to control the animations.
• Movie clips offer less flexibility, but also less room for mistakes.

SCHOOLOGY QUESTIONS

• Which one plays when you press Command + Enter? Which one doesn't animate?
• What do you need to do in order to make the one that doesn't animate to animate?

ANSWERS

• The movie clip animates while the graphic does not.
• To allow the graphic to animate, create the exact amount of key frames used in the graphic scene 1 timeline.