MOVIE CLIP VS. GRAPHIC SYMBOL

WHAT ARE THE MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE 2 SYMBOLS?

• GRAPHIC SYMBOL WORKS AS A STATIC OBJECT.
• WHILE MOVIE CLIPS ARE LIKE MINI FLASH MOVIES.

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT PROPERTIES ASSOCIATED WITH EACH SYMBOL?

• Graphic symbols can loop.

WHAT DOES ONE OFFER THAT THE OTHER MAY NOT?

• For movie clips you have to have multiple frames
• Graphic you can have just one for it to loop.

WHICH ONE PLAYS WHEN YOU PRESS COMMAND + ENTER? WHICH ONE DOESN'T ANIMATE?

• Graphic plays while the movie clip does not.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO MAKE THE ONE THAT DOESN'T ANIMATE...ANIMATE?

• You convert it a symbol.