Adobe Flash CS4 Tutorial: How to Animate Symbols with the Bone Tool

[xRaveKitty]

But will it blend?

[alewo111]

"cannot link to grouped objects".......?

[UncleM3at]

i made an arm on my animation and even when it is moved to like a natural position the line scrunch up and get all jacked up! please help me):

[irock6671]

is this program free

plz answer

[MrLilmar]

@irock6671 adobe flash is not free.... but you can do a 30 trial and see if you like it and after that if you like it you can buy it.

[FusRoPIE]

@irock6671 no



[moealtalol]

hey, um can u plz help me i have a problem with adding bones to symbols, whenever i try to add bones to any symbol , when i click and drag.. that circle sign thingy appears next to the bone and doesnt allow me to add bones plz help!,i can add bones for shapes but not symbols!

[fulltimespy]

So if you animate a person with bone tool using symbols, you create a new layer for the arm, the head and stuff because you can only have one bone on a symbol ?

[moealtalol]

I have anime studio pro 8 and it's good but I'm gonna buy adobe flash too:)

[pedrofontex]

this is not "animating" u prick, just creating some bones rofl

[o0DeathStrike0o]

i didnt know you can use symbols with the bone tool,you made my day

[TheTremor209]

hey? how to put many symbols into 1 layer?

[TheTZmedia]

Wouldn't it make sense to make one more bone going to the bottom of the last link in the chain?

[thevegertairianzombi]

boobs



[DLLAMAS77]

subscribed

[Master666ZX]

easiest way to say about bone tool : Pin Joint

[mcdonaldbros]

What's the difference between a drawing and a symbol?

[ivanthehackerful]

i clicked this because it looked like a dildo...

[Scottycat222]

@ivanthehackerful Fail

[IncrediMedia]

is it possible to make a stickman this way ?

[ivandonat]

@IncrediMedia Yeah, experiment and be patient

[SafasoTV]

YES! ANIMATED RAGDOLLS!!!!!!!!

[sonicthehedehog19]

dreg or drag dude..

[abcazabazacaza]

If you want to become a famous animator, Say heaps of funny stuff on comments and everyone will be like...WOW! That guys FUNNY, I'm now going to his channel...I think this will get people on my profile...like....3 people....

[dadd999]

u forgot to convert the symbols into movie clip....

[flash4freenet]

gr8 work. thanks for sharing. luv it...flash4frredotnet

[flash4freenet]

gr8 work. thanks for sharing.

[CDplayer0]

Thanks for the help.. Would this be the best way to animate links on a conveyor belt?

[James29440]

I have Photoshop CS4, but I can't seem to find the bone tool

[MarioMushMush]

@James29440 Um sir, this is flash cs5. I'm pretty sure the bone tool doesn't exist in photoshop.

(:

[psychodelic56]

@James29440 THIS IS ADOBE FLASH CS4 U DUMB ASSS

[James29440]

@psychodelic56 Thank you Capt. obvious, you may now return to your previous schedule of blowing your boyfriend and going ass to mouth..

[psychodelic56]

@James29440 hahaha.. do i care.. u fucking stupid..

[XxSED1xX]

I would imagine you could get past the last anchor point. Maybe add an "invisible object" make it really small and the same color as the object you want the last link on so the object will be the last symbol, but will appear as if it isn't there. For instance on the last chain link add a small gray dot as the last symbol so technically the small dot would be the anchor point allowing you to freely and successfully animate the final chain link.

[iClouded]

When I paste an image it wont let me use bone tool anyone want to help me

[roflspore]

where do i get this program?

[BDMachinimas]

@roflspore adobe.com

[noGAMEjumping]

@roflspore FUCKING FACEPALM!!!!!!!!!

[roflspore]

@noGAMEjumping I feel like a derp... but I think I was on my ipod when I saw this so I did not see the desc -___-.

[sakonpure6]

@roflspore warez-bb

[schtals]

You are very good at teaching. Thumbs up.

[Mingsoon100]

How to download flash?

[ISAYLORI]

how do i make the last link go to the back? like if i wanted one "link" to be on top of another?

[EmmysMMDProductions]

I have a problem. When I try to add a bone, it says:

" The shape is too complex. Please optimize or turn into a movie clip." So, I turn it into a movie clip, and the bone won't show up!

[catra195]

so can you make a symbol with multiple layers? im confused

but man you rock you explain things in a normal way keep it up

[HiddenSnowFlake]

I need help! Whenever I use the Bone Tool on a symbol, it won't work! If I drag down the Bone Tool on a normal drawing, it works, but when I use it on a symbol, it just disappears! Help me please:((( I'm getting frustrated.

[123BR321]

I can not wait to use Flash. ^_^

[Zega000]

which version of flash is better to animate with? CS4 or 8?

[stickmanmaddude]

@Zega000 cs5 technically, if anything use adobe because macromedia is outdated

[TheMisterCat]

Keep manipulating your bone tool buddy

[masni92]

when i try to make a bone with bone tool, i can press but the bone doesnt show up, its that little inhibition (ban) sign ? is something locked ?

[masni92]

can you merge layers in Flash ? like in photoshop ? like get them into one ?

[BoxPeoples]

Could you guys please help me? I have put up a video and it shows me trying to use the bone tool and failing. It is in the video responses so could you please help?

Thanks.

[Ranckster]

you are awsomeeeeeee

[piKgoma]

Bone tool make life easier XD

[MangoSlaughter]

@piKgoma

Not unless you're wearing Gym Shorts.

[123BR321]

Thank you. ^_^

[hubein2]

Gracias!!

[tijnos44]

WOW

it sounds simple when you explain.

before i din't get it

[QueStylez]

Love the bone tool, helps out with animation!

[AlexMitan]

Honestly? This is the MOST helpful tut you made. Thanks!

[TheCardHurler]

your amazing dude, thankyou.

[tuhkur102]

ye i like to bone

[VPW64Mst]

Anyone that doesn't have the Bone Tool in the Tools Panel in Adobe Flash (it is not available in Macromedia Flash I think), has Adobe Flash CS3 or older. Only Adobe Flash CS4 and later versions have it. This may have been stated before, I don't know. Just iterating it if it has been stated, as there are a lot of questions about the existence of the Bone Tool.

[ChickenWings103]

Im such a noob, I don't even know how to put symbols on top of each other <_>

[Shadow9T]

I cant do anything, it says that the shape is too complex and that I should optimize it ><

[MultiStickATG]

@Shadow9T then optimize it. genius.

[DickDatson]

hey chad

[echo12217]

@011assasin that's why i asked........... dumbass.

[jasonvoorhees12345]

um.. would if your flash dosen't have the bone tool? i've searched for it everywhere but i can't find it

[echo12217]

are these drawings created on adobe flash or are they created on another program?

[MySpongebob9]

ty!

[mechamind90]

I am adding this video to my Bookmarks toolbar.

[TagaPasay]

@mechamind90 Me either. V,, ^_^

[theawsomestdude]

@mechamind90 good for you

[kenthol923]

my pictures always turn upside down and my bone tool says wont work with a group when i try to put it on my leg wtf is the problem can you help?

[Developwning]

How do you re-order the symbols? I'm creating a side view of a character with bones however some body parts overlap areas they shouldn't and I need to re-order them.

[IntensePizza]

Hey, when I select my bone tool and start drawing with it nothing happens. I'm drawing a picture with the brush tool and I'm trying to animate it. Any insight as to why this happens would be great.

-thanks

[ElectricifyTV]

thanks

[HurtNerds]

Sweet, this helped me spawn a good idea.

[G3org3Master]

@kanefamilyrecords right click > break apart

[dieselblue9]

this is shit the bone tool dose not work

[icebladefox]

how do you change a symbol back to a image that can be freely edited and stuff. what i mean is how do you take what you made a symbol back to normal?

[GChan129]

sosigobob - That's animation for you.

[agoncari]

i have a question...what are u using for making bones on stagei mean are u using a simbols or are u using any kind of ready clip arts...can somebody tell me ...what can i use to bone...

[sosigbob]

it TAKES AGES 2 MAKE!!

[2kidd2]

THIS IS LIEK PIVOT

[DevinmagicTV]

Not.

[00Neven]

@2kidd2 a bit easier now :)

[mmiicc0]

@2kidd2 no.

[DreadHollow]

@2kidd2 Pivot minus frame by frame animation

[MadaraRS]

Can you import pictures to it and use the bone tool? So yes, can you say how.. Because if i do it, it doesnt work

[SwedeCrown]

when you put the image (picture) on the stage... before you use the bone tool you have to break apart it (Ctrl+B) or (Command+B) for Mac!

[That1HackerGuy]

THANK YOU!!!

[returnoftheunicorn]

dude, those are not symbols but instances of symbols.

[shooterboss]

How are you supposed to make a motion tween with the bone tool?

[pedroPP44]

toma no cú

[watcher173]

good tutorial but you say things that are too obvious like this is a shape, i can move the shape, look how i movie the shape

[nightwirexm]

dude this video is for stupid beginners that have no idea what there doing so shut up

[SrslyitsSam]

'stupid beginners'

Haha...

Idiot.

[aJl4eH]

great stuff!!

[Emina04Sakura]

thanks again for the video tutorial. easy to understand!! great!

[djball232]

pretty simple tutorial but very helpfull thankyou

[samlavi]

great again, thanks!

[JaxLynnstarAnimate]

Hi, I tried looking at other tutorials on your website but no information was showing. It was blank despite the tutorials titles still showing. Is it that I have a bad computer?

[the13thNobody13]

it's in flash CS4

[philip711videomaster]

i dont have a bone tool!

[mrFlashFighter]

hey take it easy u dont have to bean even if hes kind off a noob no offence to him

[larryexplodeterra]

Good tutorial

[Shellocker]

Does anyone know what this means in actionscript ? - 1126: function does not have a body-

What should I do? I can't "get it"

[Hacker340]

after i change the pic to a symbol i cant use the bone tool on it. i click and drag and then it disappeared,

[OverlordJake]

Really cool video.

[Bomag]

Is it possible to use the bone tool to animate both shapes and symbols at the same time, or does it have to be one or the other?

[electrictwins13]

you click f8

[TzumB]

you could add a transparent movieclip at the end to make your bones go all the way to the end.

is't the easiest solution

[MGMan37]

I was going to say this, yeah. This will let you, for example, move a foot at the end of a leg separately because it isn't on the end of the chain.

To be able to select the movie clip though, you need to make sure there's actually something there with an alpha of 0 instead of just nothing, the reason being that if there's nothing there, you #1, can't MAKE the movie clip, and #2, can't select it once you have made it.

[Canuck922]

how do you make a symbol?

[ssttiiggyy89]

i like, yeah cs4 inly its a good tool

[qunniq]

come on how to do you change the anchor, or remove the anchor? everyone has the same tutorial and none of its helpful

[LilNiceWolf]

Interesting! In which Flash version was the Bone Tool first introduced?

[ego215]

CS4, I think

Thanks a lot, man! 5 stars!

[Cmmcd1]

ya cs4

[XxPivotsUnleashedxX]

@ElectricifyTV XD no ur not!