Flash and animation are the two things which do not exist separately. I think Flash was created for animations.
In this article, I would like to describe some techniques which you may use to create Flash animations in code, in your AS2 or AS3 code.
What is the animation in terms of code? My definition is that animation of any object is the smooth changing of its properties, which might have effect on object’s location, shape, size, transparency and so on. The task for actionscript developer is to implement that smooth actions.
Press the buttons to see the tweens in action in the above sample. Source .fla file is available below.