Tween in a button

Is there a way to make a tween work inside a button? Say if
you create a button then add a few more keyframes besides the usual
UP, OVER, DOWN and HIT, and then create a motion tween starting in
the OVER keyframe in order to animate the button, is there a way to
make this work? I've been trying with no luck and wondered if it is
because I'm missing a simple step. Does this sound possible? Or am
I out in left field (again)?
THANKS!

I did this years ago, so I am not sure it's the best way. I
turned the image in my over frame into a movie clip. That way it
has it's own timeline and I could animate the mouseover anyway I
wanted.
Personally, I wouldn't use a button at all, just make a movie
clip. Then add actionscript to the movie clip to make it function
as a button. There are things like onClick, onMouseUp, etc. I am
not that great with actionscript, especially 3.0, or I would give
an example. Maybe someone more knowledgable than myself can give
you one.
Hopefully this will help you some.

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Hello!
I'm stuck with my problem and I have no idea what is wrong. I'm making movement of movie clip via creating new Tween in Action Script 3, Flash CS4 and it happens, when I mouse over button in another movie clip. The problem is that movement sometimes work perfectly, but sometimes it gets stuck in middle of movement and continues only if I mouse over again. Here is the code of function of first frame in main scene:
import fl.transitions.Tween;
import fl.transitions.easing.*;
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I have several motions like this - for each button different variable for x position (number "I"). I also have another movie clip playing at the same time, but it isn't connected with any of movie clips mentioned above.
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It looks like the problem is that you only have one Tween instance to work with. If you start one tween and start another before the first has completed, the first one has to stop working because that one Tween instance has to jump over to the new tween that's just been called.
You probably want to set up an individual tween for each button. You might also want to look into using something like TweenLite/TweenMax instead of the built in Flash tweening. Have a look at: http://blog.greensock.com/tweenmax/

Variable duration for Tween

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I think that it is possible if I use variable for the duration and create a new Number by each button, but I don't know how. The tween is as below:
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import fl.transitions.Tween;
import fl.transitions.easing.*;
import fl.transitions.TweenEvent;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
var TweenRing:Tween;
var TweenPA:Tween;
var TweenPB:Tween;
var pd:Number;
function pulse(): void{
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          TweenPA = new Tween(right_mc, "alpha", None.easeOut, right_mc.alpha, 1, pd, true);
          TweenPA.addEventListener(TweenEvent.MOTION_FINISH, FadeOut);
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function FadeOut (event:Event): void{
          TweenPA.removeEventListener(TweenEvent.MOTION_FINISH, FadeOut);
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          right_mc.alpha = 0;
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Give your movieclip symbol an instance name, "kernel" will be fine - instance names are assigned in the Properties panel where it says <Instance Name>), so select the movieclip on the stage and assign it the name. Do this for every keyframe for that movieclip.
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I am trying to make a portfolio website (architectural design + concept art). Flash / programing are not my focus and this is my first go at learning the software. Due to the nature of the content and my (lack) of ability in AS3, I want the the coding to be really simple and still let the site look good. The way the site is currently structured:
1) Basic menu buttons that navigate to sections of the site (brings up a new page).
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3) On the screen is also a slideshow for all the images within <Graphics>. Instead of multiple small slideshows, I combined them all into one, so as to avoid complications with add / remove from stage. There are prev / next buttons that keep images within their sub section (ie 1->2->3->1). The sub-menu buttons are suppose to link to the start of each sub section, much like chapters on a DVD. (The slideshow is a movieclip sub-nested in the menu movieclip).
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Sub-menu animation works.
Slideshow works.
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I have created and solved about half a dozen errors, and each time I fix something, it just causes another point to break. I've gone around in circles for days, and not sure which was is up anymore. So, while the slideshow works independently of the rest of the content, and I think I have the parent referencing correct, the problem I am currently facing is thus:
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at 03graphics_fla::MainTimeline/frame1()
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How do I fade one frame into another?

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The code is not likely to be the issue, but do get rid of the "GET". Do your buttons exist across various adjacent keyframes, such as frames where the buttons transition into place? If so, you may be losing functionality due to what I consider to be buggish behavior that Flash has always exhibited.
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ActionScript 3 code help?

I am a newbie to flash and only know some simple stuff. I would appreciate some help please?
I'm trying to create a simple tween animation with button, the animation work perfectly,
The problem is that I want my animation, to play also if there is no button action... like a loop function or a replay?
There's my AS3 code
import fl.transitions.Tween;
import fl.transitions.easing.*;
var tmelX : Number = 0;
var coletteX : Number = -958;
var lakayX : Number = -1916;
var offerX : Number = -2874;
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xTween = new Tween(content_mc,"x",Elastic.easeInOut,content_mc.x,coletteX,2,true);
var buttons : Array = [btn1,btn2,btn3,btn4];
for (var i:int = 0; i< buttons.length ; i++){
buttons[i].addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER,navigate);
function navigate(event:MouseEvent):void{
switch (event.target){
case (btn2) : setTween(coletteX);
break;
case (btn1) : setTween(tmelX);
break;
case (btn3) : setTween(lakayX);
break;
case (btn4) : setTween(offerX);
break;
function setTween(tweenX:Number):void
xTween.begin = content_mc.x;
xTween.finish = tweenX;
xTween.start();

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var idleTime:int = 4000;
// time between each buttons rollover
var timeBetweenRollOvers:int = 1000;
var t1:Timer=new Timer(idleTime,0);
t1.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER,navF);
t1.start();
var buttonIndex:int;
var t2:Timer=new Timer(timeBetweenRollOvers,4);
t2.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER,timerF);
function navF(e:TimerEvent):void{
buttonIndex=0;
t2.start();
function timerF(e:TimerEvent):void{
buttons[buttonIndex].dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER));
buttonIndex++;
this.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE,mousemoveF);
function mousemoveF(e:MouseEvent):void{
t2.reset();
t1.reset();
t1.start();
import fl.transitions.Tween;
import fl.transitions.easing.*;
var tmelX : Number = 0;
var coletteX : Number = -958;
var lakayX : Number = -1916;
var offerX : Number = -2874;
var xTween:Tween;
xTween = new Tween(content_mc,"x",Elastic.easeInOut,content_mc.x,coletteX,2,true);
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buttons[i].addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER,navigate);
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switch (event.target){
case (btn2) : setTween(coletteX);
break;
case (btn1) : setTween(tmelX);
break;
case (btn3) : setTween(lakayX);
break;
case (btn4) : setTween(offerX);
break;
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xTween.begin = content_mc.x;
xTween.finish = tweenX;
xTween.start();

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Im using Photoshop CS5 and im trying to create a animation where a bar goes through the inside of the text, but when i move the object in the second frame, the first frame does the same! Can anyone help me? This problem is getting really annoying!

You might try something like the following:
Click on the screenshots for larger views.
1. Select the rectangle tool and make shape layer
2. Clip the shape layer to the previous layer (Layer>Create Clipping Mask) and
move the shape using the move tool to about the left edge of the white line.
3. In the animation panel press the Duplicate Selected Frames button and then
move the shape using the move tool to about the right edge of the white line.
4. Press the Tweens animation frames button in the animation panel and set as below.
5. Press play and see how it looks. (click the gif below to play)
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MTSTUNER

New issue wtih roll out

It seems every issue I solve creates a new one.
I've got two buttons...(eventually there will be 15 or so)
You click on a button on a map and a slide moves on screen as you
mouse over and then moves back out as you mouse out. If one of the
slides moves over a button, that button no longer functions even
though the slide is gone. More specifically; shen clicking on
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button 'nature_In_bt' and then moves back out but renders the
'nature_In_bt' button useless. This button works fine if I click on
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days and my boss is looking for me to produce something. I'm so
close. What is going on here?

I think that this 'may' be caused by the duplication of tween
names here (once again ;) but it's getting better. since the tweens
for both buttons are named out/intweenA, B and C that may cause
come 'confusion' in the program. another thing that's awesome about
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the event object to reference the calling object (and much more) -
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tweens in this way will also let 'flash' handle the naming, as well
as make this code usable for 'any' button you apply it to, more
like the following:
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code to reflect this.

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