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Step Four: Creating the Animated Blur Effect - Method 1: Tweening

Important Note: If you wish to use the ActionScript Method (2) to create the Blur Effect skip this Step (four) and continue from Step five below.

1. Double click on Movie Clip: cat (to edit it)

Note: You will see a layer named "Layer 1" with one Frame containing the Movie Clip: MC Cat

1. Right click on Layer 1 and select: Inset Layer
   
   
   
   
2. Name the layer: actions
3. Right click on Frame 10 of the actions layer and select: Insert Keyframe
   
   
   
   
4. Do the same for Frame 20: Insert Keyframe
   
   
5. Do the same for Frames 10 in Layer 1: Insert Keyframe
   
   
6. Do the same for Frames 20 in Layer 1: Insert Keyframe
   
   
   Your layers ought to look like this.
   
   
7. Select Frame 1 of the actions layer: Frame 1
   
   
8. Open the Actions Panel: Window > Actions (F9)
   
   
9. Type the following into the Actions Panel:
   
   stop();
   
   
   The Actions Panel.
   
   

   Note for Flash MX: If you are using Flash MX you will need to be in Expert Mode to type:
   
   
   The View Options Menu in the Actions Panel for Flash MX.

10. Do the same for Frames 10 and 20 of the actions layer. Type:
    
    stop();
    
    
    Your layers will look like this: Note the three a's in the Actions layer.
    
    
11. Right click on Frame 1 of the "Layer 1" layer and select: Create Motion Tween
    
    
    
    
12. Do the same for Frame 10 also: Create Motion Tween
    
    
    Your layers will now look like this.
    
    
13. Go back to frame 1 and then click on the Movie Clip to select: MC Cat
    
    
14. In the Property Inspector change the Colour setting to: Alpha - 0%
    
    
    Alpha set to 0%.

    Note: Changing the Alpha effects a Movie Clips transparency. So setting it to zero makes the image completely transparent or invisible.

15. Do the same for frame 20 and then click on the Movie Clip to select: MC Cat
    
    
16. In the Property Inspector change the Colour setting to: Alpha - 0%