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Create an animated stationary blend

In this procedure, you'll make the star change into a square as it remains in the same position on the stage. You'll begin by undoing the animated blend you created in the previous procedure. Next, you'll reposition the square and the star, and you'll blend the two objects. Last, you'll animate the blend you've created and preview the effect.

  1. On the toolbar, click the arrow on the Undo button , and choose Blend.
    This will undo your last two actions — animating and creating the blend.
  2. In the Timeline Docker window, drag the playhead to frame 1.
  3. Using the Pick tool Lets you select, move, and resize objects, drag the star to the center of the stage.
  4. Drag the square to the center of the stage, and position it on top of the star.
  5. Double-click the Pick tool to select both objects.
  6. Open the Interactive tools flyout Gives you access to tools that let you apply effects to objects interactively, and click the Interactive blend Lets you blend objects tool.
  7. From the Preset list box on the property bar, choose Straight 20 step.
  8. Click Movie menu Create sequence from blend.
  9. Play the movie to preview the effect.
    Click here to see what the effect looks like.
  10. Click the Stop button Lets you stop playing a movie.

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