Flash Design Question

Ok, I have a banner I made as an animated .gif you can see it here http://jayg123.googlepages.com/wjnjanimban.gif

If I want that to be made into a flash banner (especially so the links can be individual). What do I need to do? Can someone give me a step-by-step? Do I work with the same .psd file or the .gif file or does it have to be made from scratch?

thanks

ps. I put it in this forum because there was no specialty flash forum and eventhough it is a graphic banner it is really more general help I am needing (i think).

 

Click the text, press F8, convert each text block into a button, then go to the hit state and create a retangle (as if the text is used for the hit state, It will jump alot) then apply actionscript to each button, and use the 'Get URL function.

Feel free to send it me or you could attach it to a thread in the forum in my sig if you wanted

 

So I highlight each text block (each one with a different URL)? Can I just import or open the .psd in Flash?

thanks

 

mmm what ever ull do , the easiest way to u is to make any link as button and simply act a motion on them , its should be easy , and u should know it , if u made this nice banner.

i want to remind u that Google and Flash , its not going so well.

 

I made the banner in Photoshop and Image Ready, so I just moved stuff on the stage. I did not really add motion to them. I am having a little trouble understanding the basics of flash and if I can use the files I already have. I guess I will try and play around a bit more.

 

well, what I woul do is make the text(s) in photoshop, then import them in to flash and separetly, select them and press F8 to make it movie clip button;while the text still selected press F8 again and convert it to movie clip button again.Next step is to click on frame 10 and 20, and press F6 key.

Next step :- go back on frame 10, and position the text how you would like it to look like

Next step:-right-click anywhere on the gray area between frame 1 and 10, and frame 10 and 20 on the timeline and choose Create Motion Tween from the menu that appears.

Next step is to create an invisible button: Create a new layer above layer 1 and name it Invisible Button. Now, it's time for Invisible Button. Take the Rectangle Tool (R), for Stroke color choose no color, for Fill color choose any color, and draw a "rectangle" over the Movie Clip . While the "rectangle" is still selected, press F8 key to convert it into a Button.Double-click on the button on stage with the Selection tool (V). You should now be inside the button.Move the keyframe from the Up state to the Hit state(click the "up" and drag it to "hit").Now, you have the invisible button
Go back to the first movie clip button created;Take the Selection Tool (V), click once on the invisible button to select it, open the Action Script Panel (F9) and enter the following Action Script code inside the Actions panel:

on (rollOver) {
gotoAndPlay(2);
}

on (rollOut) {
gotoAndPlay(11);
}

Create a new layer above layer invisible button and name it action
Click on frame 10 of layer action and press F6 key. Then, go to the Action Scritp Panel and enter this code inside the Actions panel:

stop();
Go back on frame 1 and in Action Script Panel paste this script:

stop();

Go back on the main scene (Scene 1) and test your Movie (Ctrl+Enter).

We're done

Hope it helps.It took me some time to write it