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)

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Figure 1

2 Select the Rectangle Tool , remove the border color and select a light-colored color as shown in Figure 2

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Figure 2

3. Draw a rectangle like Figure 3

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Figure 3

4. Use the Selection Tool to shape it into a triangle with a round rounded bottom like Figure 4

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Figure 4

5. Right-click Frame 2 and select Insert KeyFrame as shown in Figure 5

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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).

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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).

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Figure 7

9. Right-click Frame 2 of Layer 2 and select Insert KeyFrame (see Figure 8).

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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)

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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).

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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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