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Select this image and convert it into a Movieclip [press F8] or right click on the MovieClip -> “Convert to Symbol…”. Give the Movieclip the name “image”.

Select this Image and convert it into a Movieclip [press F8] or right click on the MovieClip -> “Convert to Symbol…”. Give the Movieclip the name “image”.

Select this Image and convert it into a Movieclip [press F8] or right click on the MovieClip -> “Convert to Symbol…”. Give the Movieclip the name “image”.

Select the first image and convert it into a Movieclip [press F8] or right click on the MovieClip -> “Convert to Symbol…�. Give the Movieclip the name “image1�.

Select this image and convert it into a Movieclip [press F8] or right click on the MovieClip -> “Convert to Symbol…”. Give the Movieclip the name “image”.

Select the frist image and convert it into a Movieclip [press F8] or right click on the MovieClip -> “Convert to Symbol…�. Give the Movieclip the name “image1�.

Give the Movieclip the instance name “my_image� (You can choose a different name if you want. Make sure that the instance name is unique). Without an instance name, the component is unable to detect the Movieclip.

Rename the already existing layer to “img01?. Create to more layer and name them “img02? and “transition01?. Again the naming is only for a better overview. You can choose other names if you want.

In my last post I showed you how to create an image that would disintegrate into a number of smaller planes and then fly away. It was a cool effect, and as it turns out having already done the hard work of splitting up the image into a number of smaller planes allows you to easily create quite a number of additional effects.

1. Let's start! Create a new Flash document. Choose Modify >> Document (Ctrl+J) or go to the Properties panel and change dimensions to 310 px x 235 px.

1. Create a new Flash document and then go to Modify >> Document (Ctrl+J) or to the Properties panel and set dimensions to 400x350 pixels.

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