Flash :: Question About The Gradient Tool?

Gradient Tool
Having just started with Flash MX I'm still trying to figure out all the tools available..

How could I make the gradient linear fill work vertical, not just horizontal.

Any way to have a custom direction besides rotating the object?

thanks

- Xano

Gradient Tool
Hi all,

my name is Mick and i am new to Flash8. I have been using Falsh for 8 days so i thoguht i would reigster and get some tips.

My first simple question is how do i use the gradient tool to make object chage in colour quality. A simple example of a site below.

http://www.dreamtemplate.com/index.p...&productID=671

How would i do this by just using a sqaure as an example.

Thanks all

Gradient Tool Bug
Hi
Is there someone out there having an answer to why I cannot use the gradient tool but only the transform tool in Flash?
No handles show up when trying to apply the tool.
I do not know what to do or whom to contact and shall be pleased for any advice.

Viby

Bucket Tool For Gradient
whoever made these tutorials i'm looking at is a dumbass. "Select the Paint Bucket Tool and fill the square in with the custom gradient you have made. You should know how to do that. I'm writing this tutorial at 1:24 am so we need to move along." pfft. i'm a newb, so i DON'T know how to fill the square with the gradient. I've made the gradient already, just don't know how to fill the square in with it.

Gradient Transform Tool
When I create a gradient and fill with it, sometimes the gradient tool works perfectly. Other times, I click on the gradient fill with the gradient tool and nothing happens. What do I do?

Gradient Fill Tool Bug
The gradient fill tool stops working, no handles appear, this was also an issue with flash 8, is there a work around ?

Thanks

What The Heck Is Going On With The Gradient Tool?
I've used Flash 8 now for about a month and haven't had any problems till now. Whenever I try to adjust the gradient in this simple rectangle with rounded corners, the gradient tool's control handles are stretched so far out that they are off the stage. Dragging the center point to the extreme edge of either side of the stage doesn't do anything to reveal the handles. </waving a white flag: help>

Grrr!

Jeez: update:
The very second I hit submit, I went straight back into Flash, double clicked on the center handle, and the control handles snapped to the edge of the object. Wouldn't ya know it.

Gradient Tool Flash 5 Style?
I'm using Flash MX, which I'm somewhat new to, and I'm a little confused with the gradient tool. Some subtle changes to the gradient tool have gotten on my nerves. Maybe someone can help me out here?

1) In Flash 5, when you select a gradient, it becomes the current gradient in the gradient fill panel, ready for you to make direct changes to. In MX, it doesn't. Can I get it to work how it used to, or is there a workaround or something of that sort?

2) MX seems to arbitrarily add gradients I work with to the colour swatches. With some files this gets really annoying. What specifically causes it to add a colour, and how do I stop it from doing it?

If you can help me, I'd really appreciate it. Its not so hard adapting to MX but there's a few things I need to work out.

Chintz

Gradient Transform Tool Won't Work
For some reason the gradient transform tool isn't working. when I try to click on the corners, center, etc, the whole transform box disappears. I use Flash CS3. All other layers are hidden. Why does this keep happening to me??

Animate Gradient Transform Tool?
I wanna animate a gradient using the Gradient transform tool
together with a Tween to get a nice shine sweep effect.
I remember that it worked in earlier versions of Flash but I cant
get it to work in Flash 8.
Am I doing something wrong or is this feature gone in newer
versions of Flash?

Gradient Transform Tool - ActionScript
Is it possible to access a shape(rectangle) inside a movie clip and modify its gradient fill properties?
I'm mostly interested in modifying the 'ratios' property that defines where one color begins and the other ends.

Where Is That Tool Where You Can Change The Center Of A Radial Gradient?
Thanks in advance......

Brush Tool And Eraser Tool Troubles
i've been using flash for over a year and a half and i've NEVER came across this problem.

when i go inside a movieclip to edit it, it won't let me use the brush tool or eraser.

unless i draw a circle around the area i want brushed or erased.

what the crap did i do?

keep in mind that it works normal when i'm on the main timeline.

thanks for any help!

-nolen

Fill Tool - THE MOST ANNOYING TOOL EVER
I'm trying to draw stuff, but the fill tool never works when I want it to. I try to fill something in, so I mess with the options till it works, but sometimes.. I CANT FILL IT IN AT ALL! Soo, then I have to do it manually which is really annoying. I CANT WORK LIKE THIS! Is there any way to make it not stupid?

Line Tool/ Pen Tool
hello all i am obviously new to flash and my question is this. i want to be able to draw lines with the line tool and pen tool that do not have rounded edges. i want the edges to be flat with two sharp corners. is this at all possible using the line tool or pen tool? thank you.

From Gradient Dynamic Text, To Gradient Dynamic Image.
Earlier I had a huge struggle getting to be able to place a gradient on Dynamic text, where the text is entered using Action Script. I figured it out though. Now I am wanting to place a gradient fade on a Dynamic Image, using loadMovie.

Here is the code I used for Dynamic Text Gradient

Code:
OS.text_mc.dtext.text ="woot"
OS.mask_mc.setMask(OS.text_mc);
I tried to change it to loadMovie, and place a jpg image into the same folder as the .swf but it isnt gradienting. I get the image, just no gradient. Some help would be much appreciated.

Here is the FLA to the Dynamic Text Gradient:
GradientText.fla

Gradient Help
Hi All

I am using 4.0.

I can create a new gradient but I can only create one that gradients from left to right.

How do I create a gradient from top to bottom?

Thanks

Digital Editor

Gradient
How do I make my own gradient, where I can adjust the alpha from 0% to 100%. Like in the ray of light tutorial.

http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Sp...-1/index.shtml

No Gradient?
Hi, I'm trying to make a gradient inside a movie clip but for some reason the gradient doesn't show up, but normal fill colors come out. I don't know whats going on, can anybody help me?

F5 Gradient
I am working in Flash 5 and want to make a gradient going from whit to no colour at all is there any way I can do it?

Please Help Me With This Gradient
here is my code to make a new symbol and fill it with a gradient..

_root.createEmptyMovieClip("pen", 1);
colors = new Array(0x9C9E9C, 0xADAEAD);
alphas = new Array(100, 100);
ratios = new Array(0, 255)
matrix = new Object();
matrix.matrixType = "box";
matrix.x = 0;
matrix.y = 248;
matrix.w = 550;
matrix.h = 152;
matrix.r = 0;
pen.lineStyle(0.1, 0x000000, 100)
pen.beginGradientFill("linear", _root.colors, _root.alphas, _root.ratios, _root.matrix);

pen.moveto(0, 248);
pen.lineto(0, 400);
pen.lineto(550, 400);
pen.lineto(550, 248);
pen.lineto(0, 248);
pen.endFill();
**************************

Can someone please tell me:
A) how i can switch the gradient to vertical! at the moment it goes left to right!
B) this symbol is placed on top of everything, i need it right at the back (on the bottom layer) how can i do this??

Gradient Help
Friends,
I downloaded a file from the web, some gradient work is there.
When i look at the gradient prievew it shows some grid types there.but when i try to make another gradient like that it doesnt shows any grid in gradient prievew, and the effect gets totally changed.Here i attached the .Fla file. Pls help.

sudhir

Gradient
Heres a dumb one lol. How can i make a gradient that is a different color from the white and grey one that is on the color selection grid?

Also, is there any way to install Flash with in a linux environment?
I run red hat 9.

Gradient Help
Hello everybody.

Im makin this intro movie for a company I work in and I have to make this light tower animation...

Im just stuck with the gradient settings....I dunt know much about how to set the gradient to achieve a realistic light effect when the light zooms in on yu,

Im attaching the file I made...if anybody can please help me improve the gradient to make it look realistic...

Il be thankful..... Im using flash 5.

Adios........ Inferno.

Gradient Help
Mx
Why does the letter "C" hold its correct form on the fade and the letter "B" does not?

Thanks

Gradient
Can anyone tell me how I make a gradient of a colour in Flash MX 7?

Thanks!
Deck

Gradient?
Hello all, I'm new here and I got a question. I'm currently drawing, scanning then going over my work in flash mx using the pencil tool. I'm trying to make a comic, like penny arcades or ctrl-alt-deletes.

As you can see on the women and the guys clothing, the colour lightens and darkens in some places, like a gradient, and I wanted to know how to do that. Thanks in advance.

Gradient
Hello,

I created a simple Movie Clip which is only a rectangle.

I want to create a transparency gradient.
Basically on the left bottom corner the alpha would be 0% and then it would change to 100% in top right corner.
Always using the same color.

How can I do this? I am using Flash 9. I looked but couldn't find it.

Thanks,
Miguel

Hi All, Gradient Help
First of all, hello to all this community i have been looking at kirupa site for 1 year or something, and i just reg to this forum...

The question:

i droped yesterday at this site:
http://www.exidge.com/exidgeflash.htm
and i saw that the entire layout is just 10k, and i was
wondering. how did the owner made the Gradient fills i have
seen the gradient fill in flash but only from left to right and that
gradient is up and down. can someone help me, and tell me
if it can be done in flash, or i just have to make it on PS and import it?

Another one...
i was wondering how did that guy made the scrollbars, they
are quite nice... anyone have an idea? i search at kirupa tuts
but only found how to make a scrollbar with the component,
i think that one is a dif story...

Thanks!

Best Regards.
thediablo

Help With Gradient
Okay.
See, I'm totally new to flash. The thing is, I created a menu bar with a gradient in it. Now I'd like the center of the gradient to follow the mouse position when I enter the bar... And I have no Idea how to do this. I tried some stuff but nothing worked. Any suggestions are welcome!

AS3 - Gradient BG
http://www.startaresolution.com/

Hey guys I need help on doing a gradient background like that in the site in as3.. how can i do it I know how to do basic Linear and radial but i can't seems to achieve that.
Any ideas how and is it possible to animate?

Linear? Gradient
argh,
this isn't really an ActionScript question, but does anyone have any idea about the curve used to produce the 'linear' gradient??

I was hoping that if I had two gradients
from 0% to 100% (/)
and
from 100% to 0% ()

then when laid one over the other, I would have a solid shape

this is far from true, it's still fairly transparent

does anyone know how transparency is combined, I would have thought that they were just added together

I guess if flash had some kind of control over the gradient curve...

any ideas from all you clever people

cheers,
glenn

Gradient Question...
I am having the worst time trying to make my own gradients. I know you are supposed to click on the little color tab/bucket under the gradient and then pick a color....but what if you want a specific color?..Like one NOT offered from the chart? I want a custom color to do gradients with. I can type in the RGB value of the color in the mixer..and get the colr...but it will only let me use it with SOLID fills..no gradients. HELP!!!!!!!!!! Thanks -whispers-

Alpha Gradient
ok, this is sort of hard to describe. does anybody know how to make a gradient that does not affect color, but affects alpha? the area would fade from being 100% alpha on the left to transparent on the right. thanks.

Gradient Backgrounds
I am trying to design a site with a gradient fill as the background. But it doesnot fill the entire page. How do I do this? Please help.

Thanks a lot

Gradient Masking
Hello,

I want to know how EXACTLY to make your mask gradient.. I have been able to do it onlytwice and it is like a coincidence.. I try to emulate the exact configuration a couple of times but it doesn't seem to add up right.

Please help with this coz this is really important

Thank you,

- Ray Pello

Gradient With Alphas
ok i know i could do this in flash 4 but havent figured it out in flash 5.

U have a gradient both ends same color...and u set one end to an alpha of 0% or set the middle of a linear gradient to 0% alpha.

any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Scott West

Gradient Fill
I am using Flash 5 and am attempting to create a simple gradient fom a colour red to transparancy. Instead of simply fading to nothing, my colour goes to a dark grey first and then to nothing. How can I illiminate the grey area which does not show up in the small icons when I create it? Any help would be appreciated.
Kevin.

Linear Gradient
Hi everyone
I have a little question about liner graidents
Whenever i try to make a the gradient looks horizontal I can't!
I just don't know how to do it..it is by default set to vertical..how could i change it to horizontal?
Any help is highly appreciated it!
Thanks in advance

Gradient Question
I was wondering if there is a was to make a gradient in flash going from a color to nothing. I do not mean White when I say "nothing". I want to be able to see through to the background on one side of the gradient and a color on the other side. I cant seem to figure out how to do this. When I edit a gradient in the fill menu I click on the color i want one side to be and there is no option for no color there I would realy appreciate some help. thanks

Gradient On Lines?
Can You apply A Gradient to A line in Flash? If so, How?

Gradient Question
How can I make a circle with a radial gradient that fades to Alpha zero at the edges?

Gradient Colors?
I've seen many movies that use transparent colors in gradients, but I have no clue how to get these colors. I know how to do Effects>Transparent but how do you make colors themselves transparent? I know there are not Gifs and I just cannot figure how to make them transparent.

Thanks,
John S.

HOW To Set Alpha To A Gradient
can someone please tell me how i can set an alpha transparentcy to a gradient fill in flash 5. i am following a tutorial for a certain affect however it's for Flash 4 and I don't seem to find this property in Flash 5.

Thank you for your help!

Gradient Fill
Why do my gradient fille go left to right? How do I put them vertical?

Gradient Direction
Hi

Does anyone know how i can change the direction of a linear gradient fill in flash (for example from horizontal to vertical)?

thx

Linear Gradient
When I click on a linear or radial gradient, it doesn't register the colors being used.

Example:

I created a button with a linear gradient blue/white. Later on I created something else with red/black.

If I click on the first button I created, the Color Mixer shows red/black and it doesn't change to the blue/white that I used. This feature does work in Flash 5 and it's driving me crazy, please help!

Can I Do A Mask With A Gradient?
I want to have a nice soft effect with my mask.

I want the mask to be a gradient, so that the image that is being revealed gradually appears. I tried to set one side of the gradient as transparent to achieve this.

I tried this, but it doesn't seem to work?

Is there an answer?