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erlendne
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March 6, 2015
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Cannot find 'copy motion as actionscript' in Flash CC

  • March 6, 2015
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Hi,

I am trying to copy a tween animation to Actionscript 3.0 code using the instructions from this tutorial: Animation Learning Guide for Flash: Using ActionScript 3 | Adobe Developer Connection

When I select the frames on the time line and right click the menu item "Copy Motion as ActionScript 3" is not there.

I have a "Copy motion as XML" menu item in the Command menu, but can't find "Copy Motion as ActionScript 3" anywhere. Has it been deprecated? Or am I doing something wrong?

Here is the XML code for my test file that get's generated:

<Motion duration="24" xmlns="fl.motion.*" xmlns:geom="flash.geom.*" xmlns:filters="flash.filters.*">

  <source>

  <Source frameRate="24" x="266.45" y="350.4" scaleX="1" scaleY="1" rotation="0" elementType="movie clip" symbolName="Symbol 1">

  <dimensions>

  <geom:Rectangle left="0" top="0" width="71" height="71"/>

  </dimensions>

  <transformationPoint>

  <geom:Point x="0.4992957746478874" y="0.4992957746478874"/>

  </transformationPoint>

  </Source>

  </source>

  <Keyframe index="0">

  <color>

  <Color alphaMultiplier="0"/>

  </color>

  </Keyframe>

</Motion>

Kind Regards from Erlend

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Correct answer kglad

you're doing nothing wrong.

use flash pro cs6, if you need that feature.

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kglad
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kgladCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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March 6, 2015

you're doing nothing wrong.

use flash pro cs6, if you need that feature.

erlendne
erlendneAuthor
Participant
March 6, 2015

Thanks!

Do you know why that feature is removed in CC? Is it better to use XML?

Do CC users have install rights for CS6?

-Erlend

kglad
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 6, 2015

i don't know why it was removed, but in general the adobe engineers had to decide which features from the 32bit flash pro (cs) should be added to the 64bit flash pro (cc).  and there were time-constraints so the more features carried-over, the long it would take to release cc.

i don't know if it's better to use xml because i've never seen the need to use either feature, ever.  in fact, i don't use the flash timeline tweening and i don't use the flash tween class.  like many flash professionals, i use a 3rd party library from greensock, tweenlite (usually and lately tweenmax).

and finally yes, cc subscribers can use flash pro cs6:  open your cc desktop app>click apps>filters&versions>previous versions>flash pro install>cs6.