Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:14:48 -0500 (CDT)
   From: Mark Jacobson <jacobson@cns.uni.edu>
     To: 810-088-12-spring@uni.edu
Subject: Study guide/quiz outline email note for Friday quiz...  19 done...

Hi 088 students,

    19 students done on Flash invisble buttons AE effects assign

         http://www.cs.uni.edu/~jacobson/AE/11/AEfxToFl.html

         Do you see your name there?
         Check out all the projects, just for fun.

    Quiz tomorrow: Friday April 2nd...

         QUIZ TOPIC #1: MASKING
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         http://www.cs.uni.edu/~jacobson/AE/11/sunset.html

             has information on MASKING with AFTER EFFECTS.

                   Masks
                   Track Mattes
                   Stencils

            See items 1, 2, 3, and 4 at the sunset.html URL above.

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1 See Lesson 4: After Effects Apprentice textbook. Transparent areas are
      creating using 3 approaches: Masks, Track Mattes and Stencils.

     MASKING = "I want to see only the area inside this shape; make the
                                                    outside transparent."
     Lesson 4 - Page 88 of After Effects Apprentice book.

2 Shape tools are used to create mask paths. Select the layer 1st, apply
            or use the SHAPE tool 2nd.

Note: If no layer is selected, the shape tool will create a brand new
       SHAPE LAYER. If a layer is pre-selected, then a SHAPE tool will
       create a mask path.

3 Masks only effect the layer immediately underneath the layer, i.e. the
      layer the mask is applied to. The mask either hides or reveals the
      layer it is applied to. It has no effect on other layers.

            When do you get a new SHAPE LAYER instead of a MASK PATH?  WHY?
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         QUIZ TOPIC #2: FLASH

                Symbols in Flash - what are the TYPES of Symbols?

                Buttons in Flash - what are the FOUR STATES of a button?

                                   Missouri, Minnesota, Nevada and Iowa

                                         is not the correct
                                               FOUR STATES answer.

                The most recent assignment assumes you have studied
                over the topics, web pages, and video tutorials on
                how to make an AFTER EFFECTS special effect and then
                render it as a FLV Flash video and import that into
                Flash to be used as a MOVIE CLIP symbol on the timeline.

                This background/experience will be tested on the quiz too.

     Mark

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