Where can I get an Adobe Flash Page Curl / Flip / Peel Effect tutorial?

Question

I currently work on a brochure in InDesign. I export as an SWF and apply a page curl effect to it when publishing so I can put it online. It's great.

However, I now want to take the brochure to the next level and make each page interactive. To do this I export from InDesign as an XFL (flash format). This gets the brochure into Flash, with each page on a separate frame. I can now make the page interactive; this is also great!

All I need to do now is create the page flip effect again, because when you export to XFL you cannot embed a page flip effect on it. The trouble is I can't find a tutorial anywhere for creating this effect.

Anyone know where I can find one?

Answer 1

Apply page transitions

You can apply page transitions to individual spreads or to all spreads in the document. Page transitions appear when you export an InDesign document to PDF or SWF format. You cannot apply transitions to different pages within the same spread or to master pages.

1. In the Pages panel, select the spreads to which you want to apply the page transition. Make sure the spread is selected, not simply targeted. The numbers below the pages in the Pages panel should be highlighted.

2. To display the Page Transitions panel, choose Window > Interactive > Page Transitions.

3. Choose a Transition from the Transition menu. Hold the mouse pointer over the thumbnail to view an animated preview of the selected transition.

   You may wonder whether it’s necessary to select the Page Turn (SWF Only) transition to create a page curl effect in SWF file. It isn’t necessary to apply this transition to turn pages manually in the SWF file. If you select the Include Interactive Page Curl option in the Export SWF dialog box, you can either turn the pages manually by dragging a corner in the exported SWF file, or you can use arrow keys or navigation buttons to activate whatever page transition you select for that page.

4. Customize the transition as desired by choosing options from the Direction and Speed menus.
5. (Optional) To apply the selected transition to all spreads currently in the document, click the Apply To All Spreads icon , or choose Apply To All Spreads from the Page Transitions panel menu.
6. (Optional) Select a different spread in the Pages panel, and apply a different page transition.

When you apply a page transition to a spread, a Page Transition icon appears next to the spread in the Pages panel. You can hide these icons in the Pages panel by deselecting the Page Transitions option in the Panel Options dialog box.

To preview the page transitions, export the document either to PDF or SWF format.

I got this from Adobe's Help