TweenNano is a super-lightweight (1.6k in AS3 and 2k in AS2) version of TweenLite and is only recommended for situations where you absolutely cannot afford the extra 3.1k (4.7k total) that the normal TweenLite engine would cost and your project doesn’t require any plugins. Normally, it is much better to use TweenLite because of the additional flexibility it provides via plugins and its compatibility with TimelineLite and TimelineMax.
TimelineMax – Sequence/Group Multiple Tweens, Control Them as a Whole
TimelineMax extends TimelineLite, offering exactly the same functionality plus useful (but non-essential) features like AS3 event dispatching, repeat, repeatDelay, yoyo, currentLabel, addCallback(), removeCallback(), tweenTo(), tweenFromTo(), getLabelAfter(), getLabelBefore(), and getActive() (and probably more in the future). It is the ultimate sequencing tool. Think of a TimelineMax instance like a virtual MovieClip timeline or a container where you position tweens (or other timelines) over the course of time.
TimelineLite – Sequence/Group Multiple Tweens, Control Them as a Whole
TimelineLite is a lightweight, intuitive timeline class for building and managing sequences of TweenLite, TweenMax, TimelineLite, and/or TimelineMax instances. You can think of a TimelineLite instance like a virtual MovieClip timeline or a container where you place tweens (or other timelines) over the course of time.
Announcing TweenLite/Max Version 10
This update of TweenLite and TweenMax is probably the most significant ever, so I figured the announcement warranted a page of its own to describe all the exciting enhancements and to answer common questions.Full documentation still resides on the regular TweenLite and TweenMax pages. Version 10 delivers a whole new level of flexibility, performance, and tweenable goodness…
TweenGroup – Manage Sequences and Groups of TweenLite/Max Tweens
With the launch of v11, TweenGroup has been offially deprecated in favor of the much more capable, flexible TimelineLite and TimelineMax classes. They do almost exactly what TweenGroup did but in a much more intuitive, flexible, powerful way. You can even nest timelines within timelines. I realize TweenGroup’s deprecation may sound like bad news to some developers, but trust me, once you use TimelineLite/Max I’m confident you’ll see why this is a good move. I try very hard to avoid deprecating things because people grow to rely on the code, so rest assured that I didn’t make this decision lightly.
OverwriteManager – control how (and if and when) tweens get overwritten
OverwriteManager resolves conflicts between tweens and controls if (and how) existing tweens of the same target are overwritten. Think of it as a referee or traffic cop for tweens. For example, let’s say you have a button with ROLL_OVER and ROLL_OUT handlers that tween an object’s alpha and the user rolls their mouse over/out/over/out quickly. Most likely, you’d want each new tween to overwrite the other immediately so that you don’t end up with multiple tweens vying for control of the alpha property. That describes the ALL_IMMEDIATE mode which is the default mode of TweenLite when it is not used in conjunction with TweenMax, TimelineLite, or TimelineMax. This keeps things small and fast. However, it isn’t ideal for setting up sequences because as soon as you create subsequent tweens of the same target in the sequence, the previous one gets overwritten.
Custom Ease Builder – Easing Made Easy
Sometimes the standard easing equations (Elastic, Strong, etc.) don’t give you quite what you want. This tool allows you to interactively draw a curve for your own custom easing equation and it even writes the code for you. Just copy and paste it into your AS3 or AS2 application. The code it writes requires the gs.easing.CustomEase class which is a membership benefit of Club GreenSock.
Bezier Tweening Speed Test – How Fast is TweenMax?
With the release of TweenMax, bezier tweening has finally made its way into the TweenLite family. But how well does it perform? TweenLite has gotten a lot of attention because of its speed and scalability, but will the extra code in TweenMax weigh it down and kill performance? Well, I sure tried to keep things nimble and I think you’ll be pleased, but don’t take my word for it. See for yourself.
Speed Test – Tweening Engine Comparison Tool
On the heels of releasing a new version of TweenLite and TweenMax and investing a lot of time into optimizing performance, I figured I’d take a few minutes to throw together a tool that could demonstrate and quantify any speed differences among a few of the tweening engines out there.