Mulitiple, independent animations in a single file

Question

It seems from all the adobe help files i read, this is
possible, but i can't figure out how to do it. More specifically, i
want to know how i can control multiple images (animations) in
sequence within a single gif (say, a banner, for instance).
eg: say i have three items in the gif. the first one i want
to slide left, then i want the 2nd item to fade in AFTER the first
is done, then i want the third to rotate after the 2nd is finished,
then finally, have the 2nd item fade back out. is something like
this even possible in FW8?
i've been screwing around for hours trying to get objects to
animate independently and/or sequentially from each other, but
can't figure it out. they all keep animating simultaneously.
i have the FW8 training from the source book, but it only
scratches at the surface of animation. can anyone explain how to do
this or recommend a good, deep book or website on FW8? i was
shocked at how there are almost no books on FW out there, at least
where i looked.

Answer 1

Lithium Nitrate wrote:
> eg: say i have three items in the gif. the first one i
want to slide left,
> then i want the 2nd item to fade in AFTER the first is
done, then i want the
> third to rotate after the 2nd is finished, then finally,
have the 2nd item fade
> back out. is something like this even possible in FW8?
Yes.
> i've been screwing around for hours trying to get
objects to animate
> independently and/or sequentially from each other, but
can't figure it out.
> they all keep animating simultaneously.
You need to start them on different frames. Let's say you
have an image
you want to fade out. You convert it to a symbol, and set it
to rotate
clockwise and fade out. As that symbol fades out, you want
another
symbol to fade in. In the Frames panel, click through the
frames of the
animation until you find the one in which the first symbol is
about
halfway through its fade sequence. Create the second symbol,
the one
that fades in, on that frame.
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