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Creating Filters with ActionScript

Free Flash Tutorial

: The flash.filters Package

Flash 8 Professional come with a set of filters that apply rich visual effects. These Flash Filters are similar to those in graphics programs. All the filters can be customised in many ways giving you control of the look and feel of the filters. The filters include Drop Shadow, Blur, Glow, Bevel, Gradient Glow, Gradient Bevel and Adjust Color. All these filters alter what an object looks like.

Most filters can be applied to Text, Movie Clips, and Buttons.

The filters can be applied with either with ActionScript or by using the Flash Filter Panel: Window > Properties > Filters

In this tutorials I will be looking at how to create a Glow Filter to a Movie Clip with ActionScript.

Cross Ref: If you want to create Filters without using ActionScript see the tutorial: Using Filters

 

Cross Ref: Learn how to use Filters to create an animated steam effect: Animating Smoke, Steam or Dry Ice

 

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Here is an example of what you will create in this tutorial:

Example: Download the Flash file Draw 211a

 

Movie Clip with Glow Filter applied.

There are several advantages in creating filters in ActionScript.

• The same filter maybe applied to many objects
• It is easy to animate the filters
• The actionScript is not difficult

Here are some examples of the Flash Filters:

The same Filters applied to Text:

An Oval with Multiple Filters applied:

 

Important Note: These Filters only work in Flash Professional 8. The filters are not available in Flash 8 Basic or any of the earlier versions of Flash such as Flash MX04/MX/5.

 

If you don't know what version you are using go to: Help > About Flash and you will see the logo:

 

 

 

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