Video Lesson: TimelineLite/Max Basics
If you’re familiar with TweenLite and/or TweenMax but haven’t tried the new TimelineLite or TimelineMax classes yet, you may be missing out on some tools that would make your life much easier. They make sequencing and managing groups of tweens fun. Get acquainted with the basics by watching this 16 minute video:
Need help?
Before you do anything, make sure you’ve read the “getting started” article.
Feel free to post your question on the forums. You’ll increase your chances of getting a prompt answer if you provide a brief explanation and include a simplified FLA file (and any class files) that clearly demonstrates the problem.
Comments (31)

Excellent screencast. Very good idea. Thanks a lot!
Now I get the timeline! Thanks!
Brilliant!
As you said, I didn’t get the point of TimelineLite at first. The video helped clear it up.
Is there a way to append a label to the current end of the timeline?
Sure, Kristian, you can easily append a label by using the duration as the insertion point like this:
myTimeline.addLabel(“myLabel”, myTimeline.duration);
Great tutorial. I had avoided using TimelineLite/Max because I didn’t fully grasp it. I do now and I can already see dozens of ways to use it. Thanks, Jack!
Thanks so much for this video. I knew TimeLineLite was important and powerful but was struggling with its implementation. The video got me up to speed. Feel free to do more video tutorials!
Thanks so much for all the effort Jack! I’m converting my AS2 framework to AS3 and a large part of it are states and transitions, which I’m able to replace for the most part with TimelineMax. Saves me tons of time and effort.
I’m looking at the docs and have a possible feature request related to callbacks. You have addCallback, but I wish there were an appendCallback method. That way you wouldn’t have to worry about static time or labels, just position in the sequence. I could always write it in myself or add an onComplete callback to specific Tween instances, just thinking it might be a nice “official” feature of TimelineLite/Max.
So helpful…thanks!
Very good.. I hope you do more video lessons.
Thanks for all the awesome green foot-underwear features!
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-Brandon
Nice video, made things much clearer.
Thank you so much!
Great video showing the features of a great component! The possibilities are endless, your scripts are just fantastic. Kutgw!
Thank you for the features Jack.
Great tutorial, I have been using your tween package for a while now and I love it. Just started using TweenNano as well because of the extra 3k (often a lifesaver). Anyhow this tutorial gave me a few great ideas, and it basically makes what i was doing that much simpler vs. onComplete: nextTween() with complex delays and triggers…
Thanks for the video! I glanced at these classes when they first came out and didnt give them much thought as I (like the others posting) didnt understand them. I can see a lot of value where you have a lot of tweens and they could be subject to changes at the whim of a picky client.
(or a perfectionist Flash dev)
Wow, this is great. I could have used this on sooo many occasions. The instructional video was a lot of help, I also looked past this at first. Can’t wait to start implementing it. Thanks Jack!
Greetings Jack,
Thanks for the new updates – far from distant Ukraine
Great job, especially the tween speed optimization (this work is truly amazing), as far as the docs about the processes. You’re visual examples are wonderfull, heart-touching and easy to understand; your coding style is truly strait and completely wide-open for the new incomers. Keep it on, we’re all looking forward for the next brilliant masterpieces.
I wisih i could know more code artists like you. Honestly.
Take care and move it on,
Max
I’m telling you Jack, you deserve a medal.
C
This is fantastic! I’ve been muddling along with some pretty mangled code because I didn’t fully understand the capabilities of TimelineLite. This has really helped me out.
That video was fantastic, please post more regarding the advanced features!
Thanks!
would love to see more video tutorials.
I watched this one, and gleaned a little bit of info, even though I use TimelineMax regularly.
This is FANTASTIC
the Video is so Helpful
why do you not make more videos?
Flash development (imo) could greatly benefit from well thought out and explained tutorials and documentation such as this.
AS unlike any other coding language has attracted many many Artists (like myself) due to its fantastic visual ability.
However
like myself many visual people need something more than the normal “tech-y” documentation.
our brains process info in different ways and something like this goes a long way to my understanding/ utilizing / and creating something notable with your fantastic platform.
please make more (I would love a comprehensive , tweenlite/max and Autofit vid)
thanks and keep up the good work.
Amazing high quality video tut. I would definitely dig some more videos
Fantastic description of your classes. Really opened my eyes to the possibilities of this~! Bravo!
Thanks,great video, it helped me a lot to grasp the concept.
Thanks so much! It really helped me understand the concept. I’ve animating by the ‘real’ timeline for years, always a bit afraid of code, but this is sooooo easy. Thanks guys & girls.
Arnout
omg.
All my light bulbs are on! 10x a lot for this, looking for other tuts.
Thank you for this designer’s brain, which usually falls asleep when he’s trying to code. TweenLite and TweenMax are just plain awesome and this video helps loads.
Fantastic screen cast, Jack! How soon will you be posting another, demoing more advanced techniques? My fingers are crossed that it will be soon. This was very helpful and I’m looking forward to seeing more. Thanks so much for all the amazing work!
Great video , very good job with preparing the videocast aswell. Was very very clear and explanatory. Looking forward for more!
Excellent video!! you save my life!!!…








