Flash Animation Question: Newbie

How do you animate only the gradient of an object? Let's say
you create a Square window and want a sunset in the background by
using a radial gradient effect, it can be achieved, then I want to
only move the gradient from one side of the object to the other and
have it fill in the movement with a motion tweed.
So, I made the square and gradient, converted to a symbol,
reapplied it at a different keyframe, separated the shape and
gradient again, moved it, and applied the motion tweed to the first
frame. It doesn't move smoothly, just shows it in a new spot on the
new keyframe. Suggestions?

Use a shape tween. Don't convert to a symbol.
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BuddySystems wrote:
> How do you animate only the gradient of an object? Let's
say you create a
> Square window and want a sunset in the background by
using a radial gradient
> effect, it can be achieved, then I want to only move the
gradient from one side
> of the object to the other and have it fill in the
movement with a motion
> tweed.
>
> So, I made the square and gradient, converted to a
symbol, reapplied it at a
> different keyframe, separated the shape and gradient
again, moved it, and
> applied the motion tweed to the first frame. It doesn't
move smoothly, just
> shows it in a new spot on the new keyframe. Suggestions?
>

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