Using this thoroughly explained, detailed flash lesson, you will see how to create very trendy and advanced slideshow flash gallery with sound. To make this lesson, you don't have to use action script code, but you have to use mask effect. This gallery you can use for any presentation, flash animation, header, banner. Using this lesson, you will also learn how to import any image into a flash library, how to convert it into a Movie Clip Symbol, how to create Motion Tween, how to convert any layer into a mask and much much more!



Step 1

First, download images for this lesson!



Step 2

Create a new flash document. Press Ctrl+J key on the keyboard (Document Properties) and set the width of your document to 280 pixels and the height to 353 pixels. Select white as background color. Set your Flash movie's frame rate to 30 and click ok.



Step 3

Call the current layer image 1. Double-click on its default name (Layer 1) to change it. Press Enter once you have typed in the new name!

Step 4

Choose File > Import > Import to Library. In the file explorer window that appears, find a four images (image1, image2...) and Shift-click to select them all. Then click open. If you now open your flash library (Ctrl+L key) you will see four images that you just imported. See the picture below.



Step 5

Select the Selection Tool (V) and using the drag and drop technique, move the first image from the Library on the stage.

Step 6

While the photo is still selected, go to the Align Panel (Ctrl+K) and do the following:

1. Make sure that the Align/Distribute to Stage button is turned on,
2. Click on the Align horizontal center button and
3. Click the Align vertical center button.



Step 7

After that, while the image is still selected, press F8 key (Convert to Symbol) to convert it into a Movie Clip Symbol.



Step 8

Click now on frame 15 and press F6 key. After that, go back on the first frame and place the image on the position like it is shown on the picture below!



Step 9

While you're still on frame 1, select the Selection Tool (V) and click once on the image to select it. After that, go to the Properties Panel (Ctrl+F3) below the stage! Then, select FIlters tab on the left side, click on plus icon and choose Blur. Make the adjustments as follows:

1. Blur X and Y : 10
2. Quality : Low



Step 10

Right-click anywhere on the gray area between the two keyframes on the timeline and choose Create Motion Tween from the menu that appear.



Step 11

Create a new layer above the layer image 1 and name it mask 1.

Step 12

Select mask 1 layer and take the Rectangle Tool (R). In the Colors portion of the Tool panel, block the Stroke color by clicking on the little pencil icon and then on the small square with the red diagonal line. For Fill color choose any color and draw a rectangle dimensions 280x176,5px and place it on the position like it is shown on the picture below!



Step 13

Select mask 1 layer and convert it to a mask by right-clicking on the mask 1 layer and selecting Mask. See the picture below.



Step 14

Create now a new layer above the layer mask 1 and name it image 1 again. Then, click on frame 8 and press F6 key. Go back now on the first frame of layer image 1 and press Ctrl+C key (Copy). After that, select frame 8 of layer image 1 again and press Ctrl+Shift+V key (Paste in Place). Now, place that image on the position like it is shown on the picture below!



Step 15

Select now frame 23 and press F7 key (Blank keyframe). After that, go back on frame 15 of layer image 1 and press again Ctrl+C key (Copy). Then, select frame 23 of layer image 1 again and press Ctrl+Shift+V key (paste in place).

Step 16

Right-click anywhere on the gray area between the two keyframes on the timeline and choose Create Motion Tween from the menu that appear.



Step 17

Create a new layer above the layer image 1 again and name it mask 2.

Step 18

select now frame 8 of layer mask 2 and press F6 key!

Step 19

Go back now on the first frame of layer mask 1 and press Ctrl+C key (Copy). After that, select frame 8 of layer mask 2 and press Ctrl+Shift+V key (Paste in Place).

Step 20

Place now that rectangle on the position like it is shown on the picture below!



Step 21

Select mask 2 layer and convert it to a mask by right-clicking on the mask 2 layer and selecting Mask. See the picture below.



Step 22

Select now frame 23 of layer image 1 and mask 1 and press F5 key.

Step 23

It's time for sound, so create a new layer above the layer mask 2 and name it sound.

Step 24

Download now my example file (fla) at the end of tutorial and open it into a flash. After that, open my flash library (Ctrl+L), find my sound file, select it and press Ctrl+C key (Copy). After that, go back on the flash stage of lesson, select sound layer and press Ctrl+V key (Paste).



We're done now with the first image. Repeat this process also for every other images!

Enjoy!

Download source file (.fla)