MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-LEARNING ACTIONSCRIPT 2.0 IN FLASH User Manual download pdf (Page 7)

CHAPTER 1

Graphics

Graphics samples are provided when you install Macromedia Flash 8. This

chapter contains a brief overview of each sample.

This chapter contains the following sections:

Animated drop shadow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Animation and gradients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Animated drop shadow

This sample shows how to create a realistic-looking animated drop shadow

by layering two instances of the same movie clip and adding a drop shadow

filter to the lower layer.

To re-create the process of constructing this sample, you first create the

shadow effect for the dog by nesting the animation inside a movie clip. You

then duplicate the movie clip instance and place it behind the original

instance. (You can keep the duplicate on the same layer and arrange it

behind the original instance, or paste it to a new layer below the original.)

You then select the duplicate instance and, in the Filters tab of the Property

inspector, select Drop Shadow from the Plus (+) menu.

Next, adjust the strength level to around 45% and select Hide Object. This

hides the movie clip object but reveals the drop shadow filter properties.

You can make further adjustments by setting Quality to Low, Medium, or

High, or modifying the amount of blur, the color, the angle, or the distance

of the blur effect from the original graphic.

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