and select File > Import > Import to Stage to open the Import dialog box.
Choose the SWF ?¬?le you created in After Effects. Click Open.
When the SWF ?¬?le is imported into the movie clip, it appears as a series of 21.
keyframes. Scrub through the Timeline to see the animation.
Figure 7.11: The imported SWF ?¬?le appears as a series of keyframes in the Timeline.
The character animation was rather complex and there are a lot of symbols 22.
now in the Library. For each keyframe in After Effects, a new graphic symbol
was created for the layer. Organize the Library better. Create a new folder
labeled SWF Import to hold the imported SWF sequence.
Click on the 23. New Layer icon at the bottom of the Timeline panel. Rename
the layer to superhero. Position the new layer in between the foreground
and background layers.
Click and drag the 24. mcSuperhero symbol from the Library to the Stage. Rotate
and scale the movie clip into position. Save and test your movie. This completes
the exercise. The next exercise focuses on linking 3D layers to a null object. It
also introduces expressions and explains how to use them in After Effects.
Figure 7.12: Position the imported character animation on the Flash Stage.
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