Test the movie
Everything we have done so far has been in the first frame of the movie. No motion. No time. Just one static frame that lasts 1/12 of a second. Take a look at the movie in its current state to get an idea of how far along we are, (CTRL - ENTER, or Control > Test Movie).
This plays the movie approximately how it will appear in a browser, with a couple of key differences. First, you can see everything - not just the stage - so don't freak out if you see the penguin in your movie when he is supposed to be hovering offstage. The coolest thing you can see in the test movie view is the bandwidth profiler. To see it, select View > Bandwidth Profiler. This will provide priceless information later on when you are trying to optimize complex movies to load quickly for people with slow connections.
When you are satisfied that you have seen enough in the test movie view, just close the player, (it looks like you are closing your .fla file, but you are actually just closing the player). You should now be looking at your movie again, just where we left off.
In the next installment we'll discuss making the penguin move across the ice, how to compose images, gradients and file sizes.
The real thing0 to 60 in Flash
0 to 60 in Flash - Part 2: Tweening
