Macromedia Flash - The spotlight
Just a few simple steps in Flash 8.0 you can create a nice effect: the spotlight effect.
Just a few simple steps in Flash 8.0 you can create a nice effect
1. Create a file with the parameters shown in Figure 1 (remember carefully what color you chose for the background)
Figure 1
2 Select the Rectangle Tool , remove the border color and select a light-colored color as shown in Figure 2
Figure 2
3. Draw a rectangle like Figure 3
Figure 3
4. Use the Selection Tool to shape it into a triangle with a round rounded bottom like Figure 4
Figure 4
5. Right-click Frame 2 and select Insert KeyFrame as shown in Figure 5
Figure 5
6. Do the same step 5 for Frame 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7
7. Create a new layer on the existing Layer 1 (see Figure 6).
Figure 6
8. Click on Frame 1 of Layer 2 ( newly created ). Select the Text tool and type in the words TipsMake.com (see Figure 7).
Figure 7
9. Right-click Frame 2 of Layer 2 and select Insert KeyFrame (see Figure 8).
Figure 8
10. Do the same step 9 for Frame 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Layer 2
11. Click on Frame 1 of Layer 2 to select it, select the Text tool , use the mouse to highlight the characters outside the triangle created in Step 4, and adjust the color to match the color of the background (see image). 9 after color correction)
Figure 9
12. Click on Frame 2 of Layer 1 , right-click on the triangle and select Free Transform and adjust the slightly larger triangle (see Figure 10).
Figure 10
13. Do the same Step 11 for Layer 2 of Layer 2
14. Do the same for the rest of the two layers
15. Press Ctrl + Enter to check the result. Download the source file here.
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