Learn2Flash

Hot pile of Flash tutorials coming through! This time we will learn an easy text effect which is simple (but fascinating), popular (but cool).

The Final Result:


Step 1) Create a New File with any dimensions to your likings. (P.S. There will be no Action Script work and therefor this effect can be done on any versions of the later Flash softwares.)

Step 2) Go to Insert-Symbol (Ctrl+F8). Name the new symbol anything you like but I have name mine text (so original eh?) and then check the Graphic box.

Step 3) You will enter and blank stage where you will type in your desired text like so. You may also wish to customize the text around to create your own originality.


Step 4) Now that you have finished with creating your text, click on Scene 1 to get back to your main scene.


Step 5) Open up your library (Ctrl+L) and drag the Graphic symbol you just created onto the stage. Then, in the 15th frame or so (can be adjusted to you own liking of how fast the text should spin) add a Keyframe (F6).

Step 6) Go back to Frame 1 and with the Graphic still selected, press on the Free Transform Tool (Q)


Step 7) Move the white dot in the middle to the top like so:


Step 8) Adjust the Graphics's Alpha to 5%.


Step 9) Then reduce the image's height only until so:


Step 10) In between the 1st and 15th frame, right click - Create Motion Tween


Step 11) Create a New Layer and repeat the same steps from 5~10. However it's been reverse so that Frame 1 would have Alpha of 100% whereas Frame 15 will have Alpha of 5%.

Important Note: When dragging the Graphic onto your 2nd layer, it should overlap exactly on top of where the Graphic (text) of layer one in the 15th frame was. To do this, select the Graphic and move it using the arrows on your keyboard.

To see if you're following this tutorial correctly, please see the following images:



This should be how Frame 1 should look like with the visible text and the invisible text slightly above it. (They are placed in different layers)


This should be how Frame 15 (or 16 in my case) should look like with the invisible text below the normal text. The extra empty frames at the end is optional if you want the text to stop for a while before tuning again.


Enjoy your holidays!~

 Happy New Years everyone! I am finally back after a long year of school work. Now let's kick off the new start of Learn2Flash with an easy image effect tutorial.


The Final Result:




Step 1) Open up a new Flash File (ActionScript 2.0) and click on - Modify - Document to adjust the Height:307 Width: 404.

Step 2) Import the image to the stage (Ctrl+R) and change the picture's dimensions to the same as above in the properties section. Remember to Align it to the stage.

Step 3) Go to Modify - Convert to Symbol (F8) and convert it into a MovieClip. Once that's done in the Instance Name field enter "pic" as shown below and also tick the box "Use runtime bitmap catching".


Step 4) Still on your picture layer, click on the 15th frame and press F5 or right-click, Insert Frame.



Step 5) Create a new layer above your picture and draw a small oval in the center (Stroke: None, Fill: Black). Select the oval and press F8 to make this a MovieClip Symbol. 

Step 6) Select your oval and in the Instance Name field enter: mask_mc.(This is an important step as it will be used in our ActionScript).



Step 7) Go to Filter and add Blur to your oval at Blur X: 100, Blur Y: 100.



Step 8) In frame 15 of your oval, press F6 to Insert a Key Frame (Right Click, Insert Keyframe) and in the 15th frame use the Free Transform Tool (Q) to click and drag your oval to become bigger (but smaller than your actual picture).

Step 9) Right click in anywhere between the 1st and the 15th frame and click on Create Motion Tween.

Step 10) Create a new layer and this is where the AS code will be inserted. On the first frame press F9 to insert the AS code link .



Step 11) Go to the 15th frame and create a Keyframe (F6) and insert this code if you do not wish the Flash to replay.




Finished and Enjoy your holidays!