Flash :: Buttons And Effects

After Effects Buttons
hello all.

i am looking fo someone who wants to hook up and make some smooth buttons for me. it is for a bands website i am developing now. i figured it would bring a lot to the site. the only thing i have to offer is to put your logo in a viewable location linking to your site or email address...for payment. i dont need anything fancy but i want it to have its own style. the site is for a small local band here in georgia. so if anyone is interested hit me up i will show you the layout and give you the demensions for the buttons.

cheers,

Buttons + Effects
Hi, I'm pretty new at flash but I understand most things. I found this site (www.kirsten-dunst.org) and I was wondering how to make the effects on the main graphic. Also if you look over at the left panel where it says Members Login, there are three images that are rollover buttons. Could anyone show me where I can find tutorials/download files for them? Orr even explain it here please. Thanks :)

Buttons And Sound Effects
hi there,
I have a question about buttons.I want to use a simple button and add a sound to down part of it.but when I drag the sound there it shows the sound added but doesn't work when in preview nor published.can you help me why?
another thing,I expressed that buttons which include sound in down part doesn't work right,because the button immediately starts to load or do something,can you tell me a way to make buttons work with sound effect in down part right?
thanks

After Effects Animated Buttons
ive been following the video tutorial from www.gotoandlearn.com for creating an animated button using both after effects and flash.
on the video he exports his after effects video as a flash FLV. ive come to do this and there is no export option for a flash FLV. the only other option is a flash .swf, only this just shows up as a black screen.
anyone have any ideas on other export options ?
thanks..
joey

Rollover Effects Not Buttons
I just watched the "Creating A Movie Clip Button" tutorial and it works great.

I would like to be able to use a similar effect for the background of a menu area.

Problem is, if I use "onRollOver" method the cursor turns into a mouse finger. I want the effect but not the cursor change.

The code modified slightly from the tutorial is:

Frame Actions on main timelinethis.bg.onRollOver = function () {
bg.gotoAndPlay("_over");
};

this.bg.onRollOut = function () {
bg.gotoAndPlay("_out");
}

Play MC Effects On Buttons
Greetings FLASH'ers!

I have come across a few buttons with very neat effects.  I guess they play MCs.  How do you do that?

I am messing around and cannot make it work.  Created MC with explosion/alpha effect.  Created button.  Placed MC on button's down stage.  Place button on stage and CTRL-ENTER

Nada!  8-(

After you are through laughting, can you please help me out?

Great, thank you guys!

josel

If you have the knowledge, consult and educate those who need it! - Jose Lerebours

How Do You Blur Shake Effects (buttons)
I was wondering how to make a graphic blur when moused over ya know shaky shaker
I have been trying to move the graphic to the left and right in differant key frames but it dosen't look right
I want to make a effect when you mouse over the button the button vibrates back and forth.
I have also tried using photoshop and paintshop pro using motion blur but that didn/t work right eaither
A link to a lesson woud be awsome!
Thanks
PCRIDE

[CS3] Flash Buttons With Fade Effects.
Well as the title says, i've got some buttons in Flash CS3, using AS 2 which when clicked changes the frame. The thing is that i want to add a fade effect to the text area AFTER the button was pressed. So for example:
The user is reading the text, he presses one of the buttons (all of which change frames, in this case text) and the text fades away and the new text fades in.
Well, i've designed the frames needed for this, so i've got 10 frames before the frame the user will see for it to fade in and 10 frames after it to fade out. What i havent figured out yet is how i'll make the script do that. I mean, i can make the script go forward one frame, starting the fade out effect, i can make it go to the frame i want but how will i do both.
I've got 6 buttons and 6 corresponding texts.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thank you in advance.
P.S.: Any ideas welcome. I can change the frame layout.
P.S.S.: Also forgot to mention that making layers for every combination is out of question....

Edited: 07/06/2008 at 02:34:11 AM by K0raX

How To Add Fade-in Or Other Effects On Flash Buttons?
I've managed to create button areas on a Flash swf file (in Flash 8)with images behind them (so when the mouse pointer goes over a defined area, an image pops up)- only thing is now I need to find a way of making the images "fade in" (or have another good transitional / "soft" effect) when the mouse pointer rolls over the button area.

Anyone know how this can be done?

But With Buttons / Complex Button RollOut/RollOver Effects
Can you have buttons inside your MC if your using the AS from the tutorial http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx20...ton_effect.htm I've tried and its not working but in theory it seems like it should. Any idea's??? please. and thank you.

Getting Thumbnail Buttons To Work With External Gallery With Transition Effects
Hello,
I am using the following code

import mx.transitions.*;
import mx.transitions.easing;

this.createEmptyMovieClip("image_mc", this.getNextHighestDepth());
var mclListener:Object = new Object();
mclListener.onLoadStart = function(target_mc:MovieClip) {
//do something
};
mclListener.onLoadComplete = function(target_mc:MovieClip) {
//do something
};
mclListener.onLoadInit = function(target_mc:MovieClip) {
TransitionManager.start(target_mc,
{type:Blinds, direction:Transition.IN,
duration:2, easing:None.easeNone,
numStrips:10, dimension:0});
};
var image_mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
image_mcl.addListener(mclListener);
image_mcl.loadClip("http://www.helpexamples.com/flash/images/image1.jpg", image_mc);

This code works great but when I try to use thumbnail buttons the images load with out the transition effects. I would like to be able to have the thumbnails clicked and the JPEGS download with the effects. What code should I use and where do I place it?
Thanks,
WonderWendy

The Flash Anthology: Cool Effects & Practical ActionScript - Chapter 3: Animation Effects
This is an article discussion thread for discussing the SitePoint article, "The Flash Anthology: Cool Effects & Practical ActionScript - Chapter 3: Animation Effects"

The Flash Anthology: Cool Effects & Practical ActionScript - Chapter 5: Sound Effects
This is an article discussion thread for discussing the SitePoint article, "The Flash Anthology: Cool Effects & Practical ActionScript - Chapter 5: Sound Effects"

Bouncing Effects And Elastics Effects
i read some tutorials about some clips that includes bouncing or elastic effects, the problem is i can't still figure out some axnscripts such as MovieClip._x*=100 or MovieClip._x-=100, what does these syntax mean anyway?

can i have some tutorial like a dribbling ball that bounces a lot then settles down after a few moment?

AS3 - Bad Tv Effects Or Fuzzy Tv Effects?
Hey guys, how do i achieved this kind of effects .. like bad tv or displacing / distorted like this.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/switch/meta4orce/launch.shtml

3D Effects
I would like to be able to learn to do some "cool" 3d effects....what software is needed, how much does it cost, and where would I get it? I seen people referring to 3D Studio Max, but I've been doing some searching on different "shopping" centers on the net and can't seem to find the software...Am I not using the right name? I currently have access to Photoshop 6, Illustrator, Image Ready 3, Flash 5...what else do I need to make 3d animation, where to get it, and cost?

Effects
hello!

On soms sites text or buttons or any symbol for that matter flys in blurred or flies out blurred.

How is this done?
Are there any forums or tutorials on loading up a site? What I mean is after you've preloaded the site, it loads onto the page via cool effects, like the menu maybe flashes and then dims into view, or buttons bounce till they are in their place and so on...?

thanks!

Txt Effects
I want a script which enables the user to type their name in, press a button and when they get to the main page there i greeting with their name in it!

How do i do this????????

Help Me Please How Can I Do This Effects? Thank You
help me please!! how can i do this effects? thank you
http://tuingtiew.hypermart.net/fade1.swf
http://tuingtiew.hypermart.net/fade2.swf

Sea Effects
Hi,

does anybody know..how to creat the sea effects?

OR

where can I see the sample on the net? Flash Video OR any type of media ( MPEG, AVI, MOV .....)

Thanks

Effects Help?
Im needing a tutorial on how to make the lightning effects during and after the intro on http://www.robzombie.com. I was assuming after effects was used but from my post yesterday i was told it was strictly vector. thanks if you know a site with this tutorial please let me know or if u want to make me a tutorial send it to Heatharwood@hotmail.com
thanks

Effects
Don't know if my explanation here is going to make much sense, but here goes :

I've made a few "elements" for my site, like boxes with buttons and banners and so forth.
What I want to do is get them to arrive on the stage in a really cool way...maybe a line scrolls in then expands to form a menu....

One of the things I'd really like to be able to do is to make each element flash brightly like 2advanced did. (yeah I know most people are fed up with the mere mention of this site). If you have no idea what I'm talking about.....something like this...an faded block slides in...as soon as it reaches its destination it blinks white and fades into what it actually is (be it a banner or button)

Now are there any tutorials for this or anyone that can explain?

Thanks!

2 Effects: Does Anyone Knows How To Do This?
Hello to Everybody,

i want to create 2 effects:
1. (Check www.orangedesign.com) As an example, open the "company" window. Then change from items (use bottom rectangles). Do you see how everything changes? Do you know a good way to do this?

2. Do you know when you click an eraser on an image program (Photoshop) and start moving the mouse to erase an image? I have a MC with several stuff and i want to make it disappear like this...does anyone knows how to do this?

Thank You,
Miguel

Effects
I would like to make a simple lightning effect like make the screen flash for a brief second. I was thinking I could make a blank key frame in the middle and add the thunder sound there or use a white box that covers the stage. Will any of these ideas work? Are their other ways?? Thanks for the help

This Effects - How?
Hi!

Can someone please tell me how can this arrow effect be accomplished?
http://www.triple8.info/v4/index.html
1) Is that multiple layers with motion tween?

2. I also want to ask how did he do the page transition effect (when link is clicked)

Any links to tutorials with these effects?

Please enlighten this flash newbie.

3d Effects
What program(s) is/are best for creating 3d effects for shapes in flash?

Effects
hi there, I am going to build the effect *close* this => http://www.shaowh.com/index.swf

Do u know where can I get the effects of aerolite?

Cheers

3D Effects?
What program(s) do most people use to create 3D images in their Flash animations?

One of the most popular ones that I know is 3D Studio Max, not sure if it's also as popular here, among other Flash animators.

Help With Effects
There are a couple of effects that I've been seeing around that I really wish I could learn how to use. So far I haven't had much luck, but maybe you guys might be able to help a poor noob like me
Here we go:
1) There's a crazy flash site called "http://www.benjie.de". One of the neat effects it has is a black and white animation of Benjie (the creator) walking around and experimenting with the surroundings. Anyone know how he got that animation? Have any of you been able to mimic it? I've been thinking of trying to set up my own blue screen at home using a sheet, but I don't know if it will work becuase of the lighting involved.
2) moving lights, for lack of a better word. A lot of flash sites now have an image (let's say a tunnel for a highway), with a small light running down the sides or along a part of it (let's say in this case it follows the curve of one of the walls). Is that just a mask of a line with a small "light" going across the screen? My attempts at doing it that way have all been pretty miserable. I'll see if I can post an example site soon
3)Wacky masks - What I'm really thinking of right now was this amazing e-card that had the picture of a backyard with a big dandelion in the center of it all. All the colour had been taken out of the picture, leaving just lines. Then, bit by bit, the colour was "painted" back on to the picture, not in brush strokes that crossed the screen, but in very specific areas (for example, one dandelion petal at a time). Is there a slightly easy way to do this. Am I even making sense at this point?
I'll try to find some concrete examples later on. In the meantime, any help you ppl got for these effects would be really grateful

3d Effects
Hey, I want to find out how to create 3d effects, so the site looks like its beveled, I have alrdy posted about it but still cant really find a program that helps. I have been told its not really possible in flash.....so what program could I use and then import to flash? Any ideas? Someone plz help1!

Thanks Lopster

After Effects?
just wondering if anyone knows how to get the ripple effect into flash mx, i exported a swf file from after effects with the ripple effect in tact, but unfortunalty swf does not support to many effects from after effects, so if anyone knows how to do this please let me know, or if you know of any 3rd party plug ins for after effects for swf effects!!

THNX

_Sean

After Effects Help
i dont know where to ask this but i keep getting an error in after effects when clicking quicktime as a render formet.
it wont let me..
but everything else seems to work..

Effects

on the website www.8edge.com there's a wicked intro.
Within the 3first second of the intro you can see squares coming from the top of the screen you can see squares coming down then they comme so fact you get a reverse effect. a second later the same effect again but this time the squares come from the right side of the screen.
My twennings never get this realistic. More, the squares seem to leave a trace behind them...

anyclues on how to do that?
Thanks

More Effects?
im a lazy man, i know i could use swish but i like flashmx more therefore i was happy when the effects thingy came easy to use and bla bla etc etc but im beginning to think that because the effects are only special swf files you should without any bigger problems be able to make or atleast install new ones can someone confirm this? btw im using flashmx 2004

After Effects Help.
Hey all,

I am looking for a designer/designers to help me with my new project. I have no experience with After Effects and would love to have this style with this site. So if anyone is interested it does not pay but your logo will be visible at all times when viewing the site. I have attached a screen shot of the home page. So hit me up if you are interested.

-cheers

Effects
Hey just wondering how to apply a effect to a text, or graphic such as the effects found under the movies section of this site. I know this seems and probably is really simple but i cant figure it out,
thanks for the help

What Are Some AE Effects
Hey I have always seen that everyone says all those cool efects on high end sites are always in after effects... but no one ever explains exactly how to do them and what effects they are in after effects... So does anyone know how to do some of those effects or have a source that has tutorials or know a good book?

Help With Effects
I am trying to recreat effects similar to the following website:
http://www.amplifier.com/

My question is if there anyway to use action scripts to create such dynamic zooming in and out instead of doing it frame by frame.

Your advice is greatly appreciated.

Effects
I a making a flash intro with Flash Mx and I need some cool effects in the backgroudn and with the the pictures that I am using. Does anybody know how to do that or have a web site that will show you how to do it?

Thanks

Help On Effects
Does anyone have references on how to do the foggy rain effect on the garden state website. When you hover over the image it clears the fog off of the image and you can clearly see the three main actors. If anyone can point me in the direction for figuring this one out...

Here is the site:
http://www2.foxsearchlight.com/gardenstate/

pennatat

How Would I Go About Doing Effects Like This
http://intelligence.sitesled.com/files/Uploads/6228.zip
The part where the paper flies into the main area to form the contents, how on earth is that done? I looked at the FLA file, but apparently it's done frame-by-frame, so that either means the designer just drew everything in himself, or it was composited somewhere else. I'm willing to bet it's the latter.

Does anyone have an idea of how this effect(and other similar, non-flash-created effects) was made?

How Are These Effects Done?
Take a look at this website:
http://www.u5-gaming.com/
Their banner has certain very interesting effects that I wish to know how they are done, and I am hoping that someone will be able to help me on that.
- Notice the background of the banner - not the cloud/nebula picture - but the wave-like (gradient mask?) effect done over it.
- Periodically the logo above the words "UNITED 5" has a zoom blur like effect.
- Periodically the a ripple expands from the logo

I suspect that a program such as Photoshop was used for some of these effects, but I am still not certain at how they are done.

Sky Effects
hi....

I want to create sky effects on my movie....

I mean the sky move on the top of my site....

plz give me any idea,tip about this
thanks

Ugh.. After Effects..
Unhappy that I have waited so long to investigate adobe after effects I am now kicking myself because of how involved the program seems to be. It's like learning photoshop for the first time. I need tips on learning, maybe even some encouragement as it seems more involved than I had anticipated. I've no trouble finding tutorials..matter of fact I found 100+ on one page guess I got my work cut out for me. The question at hand is where to start, what to work towards and perhaps a suggestion for a way of reducing the learning curve. Perhaps someone can put After Effects in layman terms, or perhaps compare it to Photoshop, Flash or something else. I know I'm confusing you, cause I am confused myself.

Help With Effects
Hello, I'm looking to do an effect like the 'wiping' images on the home page of this site

www.virginiahotel.com

Does anyone know of an "easy" way to do this (Flash 9)? Or does anyone know of any components out there that you can just feed images to that will do a similar effect? I don't mind doing it, but I hate reinventing the wheel if I don't have to. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Effects Under CS3
Hi,

I would like to know how i could do the following effects under Flash CS3 :

- dislocation
- desagregation (depixelization)
- create "text bubble" (like for a demo program where it is told to user
what to do...like "click to the button")
- beam
- scanning (like a vertical bar is passing horizontally on my stage and
behiond it is displaying a new picture/symbol)

thanks a lot for all help.

RAF