Motion Template V1
Project Description

The .FLA File

Follow these steps to set up your website:

  • Add your logo to the .fla
  • Create your menu buttons
  • Create backgrounds for the different menu items
  • Save project images
  • Create project thumbs
  • Edit the main .xml file
  • Edit the menu .xml files
  • Edit the .css file (optional)

The .FLA File

The only thing you'll need to change in the .fla file, is to add your own logo

  • Save your logo as a .png file called 'myLogo.png' in the root folder directory
  • It is best if your logo is about the same height as the templated logo
  • Open the .fla
  • In the library, right click on 'myLogo.png'
  • Select 'Update...'
  • Click the 'Update' button, then select 'Close'
  • Your logo is now updated
  • Select File>Publish, to export your .swf file

.XML Files

I have split up the .xml files into a 'main.xml', and seperate .xml files located in the folder 'XML'

In the main XML file:

  • Add your startup background, and set if you want it to display proportionately.
  • Add an accent color, usually something to accent the background.
  • Add your address.
  • The menu items you want to display on your site.
  • The name of the menu item must stay consistent with the naming of:
    • The folder containing images for the men.u
    • The button in the image folder with '_btn.png' attached to the end.
    • The .xml file corresponding to the menu in the XML folder.
  • A description of the menu, using .html tags.

Menu .XML Files

All menu .xml file must be locate in the XML folder

You must name the .xml file the same name as you specified int the main.xml file.

In these files:

  • Set the menu name to the name of the .xml file, which must also be the name of the folder containing this menus images.
  • Set a background for this menu, and set if you want it to display proportionately.
  • Add an accent color, usually something to accent the background.
  • Add your projects for this menu.
  • Information regarding setting up the projects is commented in the supplied template .xml files.
  • Note that the image paths for the images and thumbs only show the file name, not the complete path.

The .CSS File

The .html text that shows onscreen has this .css file attached to it

  • Read through the comments in the supplied .css file regarding using .css
  • Currently the only fonts used are Arial and Arial Black.
  • If you decide to change the fonts, you must embed them in your .fla

Backgrounds

  • Backgrounds can be any size. I have bitmap smoothing enabled, so smaller images should still look pretty good.
  • Try and make the background(s) file sizes as small as possible, allowing them to load as quick as possible.
  • Save the background in the Background folder

Images and Thumbs

  • Image files can be .jpg or .png
  • Image files can be any size.
  • Thumbs should be .jpg and sized to 60px x 60px
  • Save your images and thumbs in the corresponding menu folder.

Menu Button Image

  • Menu button images should be no larger than 180px x 180px
  • They are best as transparent .png files.
  • Save them in the same folder as the images for that menu.
  • Save them as the menu name, plus add '_btn.png' to the file name.

The .FLA File

The only thing you'll need to change in the .fla file, is to add your own logo

  • Save your logo as a .png file called 'myLogo.png' in the root folder directory
  • It is best if your logo is about the same height as the templated logo
  • Open the .fla
  • In the library, right click on 'myLogo.png'
  • Select 'Update...'
  • Click the 'Update' button, then select 'Close'
  • Your logo is now updated
  • Select File>Publish, to export your .swf file

The .FLA File

The only thing you'll need to change in the .fla file, is to add your own logo

  • Save your logo as a .png file called 'myLogo.png' in the root folder directory
  • It is best if your logo is about the same height as the templated logo
  • Open the .fla
  • In the library, right click on 'myLogo.png'
  • Select 'Update...'
  • Click the 'Update' button, then select 'Close'
  • Your logo is now updated
  • Select File>Publish, to export your .swf file

This file uses Caurana Tweener

Documentation for Tweener can be found at http://code.google.com/p/tweener/

Licensing for Tweener can be found at http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php

 

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