Macromedia Flash - Create premium banners with flash

TipsMake.com - With this article, you will know how to create fuzzy flash banners by using masks without using Action script code . With this article you will also learn how to draw multiple shapes, convert any image into a Movie Clip Symbol, allowing filters to blur any image, create masks and more. . Now let us begin.

Step 1

First, find a photo you like to use for this lesson.

Step 2

Press Ctrl + J on your keyboard ( Document Properties ) and set the size of your document as the image size. Choose white as the background color. Set the frame rate of the Flash movie to 32 and click OK .

Step 3

Call on the current layer image. Double-click on it to change its default name (layer 1). Press Enter when you have typed in a new name.

Step 4

Now select File -> Import -> Import to stage ( Ctrl + R ) and import any photo into the flash stage. While this image is still selected, go to Align Panel ( Ctrl + K ) and follow these steps:

1. Make sure the To Stage button in the Align / Distribute section is turned on.

2. Click the Align horizontal center button

3. Click the Align vertical center button .

Step 5

While the image is still selected, press F8 key ( Convert to Symbol ) to convert it into a Movie Clip Symbol.

Step 6

Now click on frame 20, 35 and 40 and press F6 key in turn.

Step 7

Now go back to the first frame and place it in the position like the image below.

Step 8

Then while you're still on frame 1, select the Selection Tool ( V ) and click once on the image to select it. Then, go to the Properties Panel ( Ctrl + F3 ) below the stage. Then, select Filters tab from the left frame. Click the plus symbol ( + ) and select the Blur filter. Follow these changes:

Step 9

Now select frame 35 and repeat the above steps.

Step 10

Right-click anywhere on the gray area between frame 1 and 20, frame 20 and 35 and frame 35 and 40 on the timeline and choose Create Motion Tween from the menu that appears.

Step 11

Create a new layer above the image layer and name it mask .

Step 12

Select the mask layer and use the flash tool to draw, draw a shape like the image below.

Step 13

Now click on frame 20 and press F6 key.

Step 14

While you're still on frame 20, select the Selection Tool ( V ) and select an image on the stage and press Ctrl + X (cut).

Step 15

Now click on frame 21 and press F7 key. While you're still on frame 21, press Ctrl + Shift + V. Now you have only one drawing.

Step 16

Now click on frame 35 and press F6 key. After that, using the Free Transform Tool ( Q ), enlarge the shape like the image below

Step 17

After that, click on frame 40 and press F6 . After that, select the Free Transform Tool ( Q ) again and enlarge the shape again as shown below:

Step 18

Now click on frame 50 and press F6 key. While you're still on frame 50, expand the drawing to fill the entire flash stage. As shown below.

Step 19

Now go back to frame 21 and go to the Properties Panel ( Ctrl + F3 ) below the stage. In the left pane, you will see the Tween drop down menu. Select Shape in the drop-down list.

Repeat this process for frame 35 and 40.

Step 20

Select the mask layer and convert it into a mask by right-clicking on the mask layer and selecting Mask . As shown below