Flash :: Shape Tween W/ Gradient?

Shape To Text Shape Tween Not Responding
I wanted to know if anyone has encountered this problem or can see that I'm doing something wrong. It really doesn't look too complex and I've also done it before with no issue. I'm only running 2gb of ram, but I've done this plenty of times with no latency and for some reason recently it just won't work. I'm using CS3 Pro, AS 3

Set up:
Draw a square in frame one
create a blank keyframe on say, frame 30
write some text on frame 30
shape tween the square into the text

Results:
If I tween the square to a single character-no problem
If I tween the square to a sentence slow tween on preview and publishing
If I tween 3 paragraphs it will bomb out and go into...not responding and I have to shut down the program

Any thoughts?

Using Stop(); On A Shape Tween Of A Swapped Movie Clip Symbol Within A Motion Tween
Thanks a lot for your time. I'm new to actionscript, and language syntax and I never really got along to begin with so I appreciate any help in the matter.

Basically the title says it all - I made a motion tween in the main scene, made a movie clip symbol (to shape tween a gradient) and added a stop(); inside the gradient-tweened-symbol. I then swapped the movie clip symbol with the motion tween in the main scene, and got exactly the effect I wanted (the item moved, then tweened itself) but the stop(); seems to have no effect.

I know this looks like one of those "that idiot didn't google before posting" questions, but I've been looking for about a half hour with different permutations of stop, doesn't work, actionscript, and flash, and I haven't found anything that seems to target this problem specifically.

If you've got any idea what's going wrong, please feel free to respond or show me how to better seek help on my own. Thanks again.

Shape Tween Like A Motion Tween, Using Guide Layer
How if possible, can i make a shape tween behave and follow a set path (like using a guide layer)while morhping/tweening?

So far it seems as each time i try it always goes in a straight line from a to b and in this case that's not what i'm after.

Mask With A Gradient Filled Shape
Hi Guys!

Is it possible to use a gradient filled shape with 100% alpha on one end to make a mask? Cause if I do so, flash will ignore the alpha and mask as if I was using a solid filled shape...

Any hints?

How Do You Change The Direction Of A Gradient In A Shape?
This has always bugged me and I always use to import png images from Photoshop to get the effect I want of a gradient going at a different angle.

If I draw a square shape and apply a gradient colour that goes from white to black. I can only have it going in one direction, left to right. Is there any way to make it go at different angles? Like White to Black from the top to bottom of the square or any angle I like?

From Drawing API Shape To Shape Tween
I would like to take the shape I created with drawing api and shape tween it into a square via a tween. How is this done?

I have searched, but cannot find a howto for this.

Thanks!

Shape Tween A Shape Into Text?
How do you do this. I want, for example. to make a simple square shape tween into the name, "Bryan". I fiddle with this, but it doesn't want to do it.

What needs to be done to get this to work.

Thanks
Bryan

Can I Rotate A Shape Without Rotating The Gradient Fill?
If this is a really simple thing to do, forgive me. This is the first time I've needed to touch Flash since I left college in 1999...

I need to rotate a cog shape which has a gradient "reflection" applied to it. Short of making every frame a keyframe with its own seperate gradient fill, is there any way of detaching the fill from the shape for the purposes of rotation?

At the moment, it rotates one "tooth" of the cog over 16 frames and then repeats, which makes the outline seem to be turning smoothly, but the "reflection" is turning and snapping back continuously. Not attractive.

Is This Possible? Dynamic Gradient Fill On Existing Shape?
Hi There--

Is there a way to control the parameters (using actionscript) of a gradient on an existing object that I've drawn?

If not, is there a way to extract the shape of what I've drawn so that it can be used with the beginGradientFill method?
(Wouldn't that be cool?)

If not, is it true that I can't use alpha gradients on a mask layer?

What I want is to make one petal for a flower, with a gradient fill on it that's controlled by actionscript. (I want to make the flowers be different gradients according to an array of available colors.) Then copy the petal, rotate it, do it again until I have a full flower with 45 petals on it. (9 degree rotation on each)

Here's my pseudocode
Make new movie clip,
inside it:
for i = 0 to 45
instantiate copy of petal
fill with horizontal linear gradient
//numbers can be from a paired array? (do they have hashes in actionscript?)
rotate (i x 9) degrees

When that's done
place on the stage
Resize movie clip,
Move the movie clip around

Please help! I'm a little outta my depth, but I think it's doable, if I can get the gradient to fill my shape that I've already drawn.

Thanks loads in advance,

Lee

Diference Between Motion Tween And Shape Tween
What exactly is the difference between a motion tween and a shape tween?

What's The Best Way To Do A Motion Tween And A Shape Tween At The Same Time?
Hi all,

I'm having some difficulty doing this. I have tried motion tweening a movie clip containing a shape tween but it just doesn't look right. Anybody have any ideas?

Cheers

Do I Use A Shape Tween? Mask? Motion Tween?
How do I make this arrow grow into shape? I want it to slowly appear...but not fade in...

it's hard to explain...but here is the arrow, hopefully you will understand what I want...

I tried using a mask, but instead of revealing the arrow little by little, it dissapeared little by little...(basically the exact opposite)...

I also tried putting a white box over it & motion tweening the box to reveal the arrow...but that didn't look good...

any ideas?...suggestions?

thanks in advance...

What's The Difference Between A Shape Tween And A Motion Tween?
Hi!
I just wanted to ask that what is the difference between a shape tween and a motion tween???

Not to bother you.

please reply me back

[MX04] Shape Tween And Motion Tween
Why do Flash doesn't allow ungrouped objects into motion tween and symbols into shape tween?

Change From Motion Tween To Shape Tween
I am trying to have a motion tween of some text move on the page and then change into a shape (i.e, a shape tween). I can't seem to make this work. I put a keyframe at each end of the motion tween and that works fine. Then I add another keyframe, delete the text and replace it with my shape. Then I select just those frames and add the shape tween but nothing happens. How do I accomplish this successfully?

Thanks.

Shape Tween / Motion Tween Problem
I must be missing something very obvious.

I have created a movie that draws a box, fills in the box with color and then is supposed to have the menu swoop in from the right. Mind you this is for learnnig, not cosmetic appeal Why is it when I use tweens I get the dotted line versus a solid line in the time line?

If you take a peek at the FLA it is obvious what I am referring to. I must be using the tween function or symbols in an improper manner.

I have attached the FLA.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks,
Kerry
www.skurz.com

Motion Tween & Shape Tween In Same MC? How?
I have created a shape tween on my first layer. On my second layer I would like to create a motion tween. But the motion tween says it will not occur with layers with shapes or more than one group. Can anybody enlighten me a little bit on this.

Thanks for any help that is given.

Derek

MOTION TWEEN Vs. SHAPE TWEEN
What slows down a .swf file more?

I have a site I'm re-doing from scratch, and I see quite a few places I got lazy and used a lot of Movie Clips. I could use shapes and have the same result. The main .swf did suffer from a little slow down...

I've read most of the literature there is on the net [on this subject], and I was wondering what first hand experience some of you had?

I know you're going to say, "It depends...", but I mean...

as a rule... which plays faster/more taxing on the browser?

G

Gradient Tween?
I was wondering how i could get a gradient fill to stretch the movie and then disapear? Would this be a gradient tween?

Thanks

Styro

Gradient Tween In As2
Hi all

wondered if someone could help me. What i would like ot be able to do is to be able to tween the colour of a gradient that i am creating dynamically. Bascially there will be six primary navigation elements. and im after how to tween the colours between each of the six areas. Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to approach htis please?

thx in advance

ade

Gradient Tween On Button? HELP PLZ
All I want is a black button with a silver gradient and I want the mouseover to make the gradient tween to create a reflection/shining effect. Please help me.

MC Gradient Alpha Tween
Is it possible to tween the Alpha properties of a movie clip, if the graphics of the movie clip has a gradients?

Tween Gradient In Fuse
Hi.
I've a background gradient and would like to tween the top color to another when clicking a button.

I think FuseKit 2.1 can do this, but can't find figure out how. :?

This is how i generated my gradient:
Code:

var mc:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip("fundo",this.getNextHighestDepth());

var bgcolors:Array = [0x00A6D6, 0xFFFFFF];

drawBackground(bgcolors,mc);

button1.onRelease = function(){
/*
* ????
*/
}

function drawBackground(myColors:Array,mc:MovieClip){
var wSize:Number = Stage.width;
var hSize:Number = Stage.height;
var fillType:String = "linear";
var alphas:Array = [100, 100];
var ratios:Array = [0, 255]
var matrix:Object = {matrixType:"box", x:0, y:0, w:wSize, h:hSize, r:90/180*Math.PI};

mc.lineStyle(1, 0xFFFFFF, 0);
mc.beginGradientFill(fillType, myColors, alphas, ratios, matrix);
mc.lineTo(wSize, 0);
mc.lineTo(wSize, hSize);
mc.lineTo(0, hSize);
mc.lineTo(0, 0);
mc.endFill();
}

Any tips, hints?

Gradient Masking With Motion Tween Problem
i am trying to reveal an image with gradient masks.

1. i create an image layer, convert to movieclip, give an instance name "flower_maskee"
2. i create a new layer with a radial gradient circle (0 alpha on one and, 100 alpha on the other), convert to movieclip, give an instance name "oval_mask1", create a motion tween so the mask appears smooth.
3. same as above, but give an instance name "oval_mask2".
4. add actionscript:

flower_maskee.setMask(oval_mask);
flower_maskee.setMask(oval_mask2);

the first mask layer works fine, the second does not??

fla link

Shape Tween
Why whenever I use shape tween does Flash automatically assume that I want EVERY single line to merge? Here's what I did:

Drew an odd shape (kinda like a rectangle, only one side is slanted), filled it in with a different color that the lines, and group it together. I grouped it so I could resize the whole thing together with the Free Transform tool. In my first frame of my tween the shape is very small. During the tween, it doesn't expand, it just shows the border lines doing all sorts of weird things inside the middle and then forming the shape. I tried both distributive and angular to no avail.

It's worked before, but it doesn't seem to be today. Is there any way to tell Flash that I just want it to look like its being EXPANDED and to not collapse on itself to reform the shape?

Shape Tween
When I use the shape tween function I notice that the corners of my objects twist around in an undesirable way. Does anyone know what causes this and how I can prevent it?

Shape Tween?
Hi

I created a shape tween and i wan't it during the tween to brighten - on frame 15. What script do i need for it?

Thnx

Shape Tween, When Should It Be Used?
Every time I use shape tween it ends up looking bad.
Could someone give a example where shape tween looks good?
or is it a useless feature?
Thanks

Shape Tween
1.) I brush stroke in frame one.
2.) I hit F7 in frame 10
3.) I make a different brush stroke
4.) I make a motion tween between 1 and 10
5.) Going into the properties area, I set the tween to shape tween.

A.) The shape tween is dashed
B.) There is no shape tweening
C.) It used to work in Flash 5.

Shape Tween
Hello all,

I've been out of flash for while (since version 5) and I seem to remember there was a way to shape tween an object to make it grow along the path that you define. I'm trying to make a tree "grow" from the base to the branches but flash just wants to skip from point A to B and garble it inbetween. Is there a way to mark the "growth" path or am I just old and crazy?

Thanks in advance!

Shape Tween?
Can you help?

I have drawn in Flash a pipe with a U shape type bend and i would like to fill the pipe with water starting at one end to the other.

Evertime I try to do this the shape tween goes outside the outline of the pipe. I ve had a play with masks but am getting a bit stuck!

Does anyone know of a good way to do this or a similar tutorial?

Cheers

Jemes

Shape Tween Help
For the life of me I can't get a simple square to shape tween into a distorted square. Have used shape hints to no avail...is there a secret I'm missing out on?

Thanks!

Shape Tween
Stumped here...anyone have any ideas.

I have a symbol on the stage, inside that symbol I made a layer.

Frame 1 stop ();
Frame 2-50 button normal state (shape tween to up state), stop (); on frame 50
Frame 51-100 button up state (shape tween to down state), stop (); on frame 100
Frame 101 to 150 button down (shape tween to normal state), stop (); on frame 150

I was going to use a "if" command in the AS and a "gotoAndPlay" command in the AS in frame 1. I know theres some flaws there but I cannot even get to the AS part of this. For some reason, no matter what I do, I cannot get the shape tween to work inside the symbol. Anyone have any ideas why this isnt working? I have shape tweens on the main stage in scene 1 and have no problem making them. Can I not create a shape tween inside a symbol?

As for the AS...is there an easier way to do this?

You can view the menu I am speaking about at http://fromthegrave.lunarpages.com/c...nic/start.html

Right now I just have a basic button symbol. When I tried this, the symbols were movie clips.

Thanks for the help in advance.

Shape Tween With AS
Hi guys, I have been searching for this on the messageboard, but I couldn't find what I am looking for.

motiontween with AS is no problem anymore, I get the basics. I can also make a fade in AS. But I am working on transisions which neet a shape tween.......and i have NO clue how that should work.

What I want is the reversed effect of water when you gently put it on a flat surface (you will see it spread in a very nice way, some parts go further then others).

I have this at the moment, but the "water" just flows away equally.
How can I do this?? any examples??

Shape Tween?
So I just started using Flash MX, I've had a lot of experience with Flash 4 and 5, but it's been a while since I've used it. MX seems great for the most part, but what happened to shape tweens?! Am I just missing them in there? All I can find are motion tweens and crazy effects. Transforms seem like an incredible over-complication of what used to be a really easy part of flash.

-grahamd

Shape Tween In MX
how do i do a shape tween in flash MX, i cant find the pop-up. im used to flash 5. please send any replies to thormylord@hotmail.com

Shape Tween Help
Can someone point me to a good shape tweening tutorial that they may have gone through>? Looking for personal recommendations, thanks a bunch for any assistance you can provide.

Q

Shape Tween
I'm having a problem with a shape tween. I basically want to make a box looks like it's glowing. I have attached the file.

Thanks,

Brian

Shape Tween.....or Is It?
http://www.claro-intelecto.com/

okay, now i know that you can change colours in a nice blending kind of way using shape tweening, however, on the named site above, how would the colour change have been done on this image though. It's as if the photoshop 'hue' function has been animated.

and just for the record, the album by claro intelecto - neurofibro -is well sweet!

thanks

tabrez...

Shape Tween
Flash MX

I am trying to do a rounded box that has shape tweens to bring it to it's final rounded box shape. The problem I am having is that when I create the shape in flash as I morph the shape it adds more toggle points. Any tip on how I can morph my shape with the exisitng toggle points without adding more?

I tried creating my shape in Illustrator and the copying the shape in but when i do that it never seems to shape tween the way I want.

Any help would really be appreciated.

Thank you!

Shape Tween Help
So, I am trying to do a shape tween from text to a drawing I did with the pencil tool -- and I have broken aprt the text, and basically the shape tween works. However, on the second frame, the text immediately dissapears and then fades in while shape tweening to my drawing -- how can I avoid this from happening and just have the tween occur with no dissapearing?

Thanks -- Dave

Shape Tween
I am making a stick figure game. But, I can't get the legs to move properly. I am telling shape tween to let them bend and move foward and back, but all it does is flip them. How can I do this? If you are not sure what I mean go to this. http://www.stickpage.com/anicedaytodieplay.html
That is a good example of what I want.

Shape Tween Help
my problem is kinda hard to explain by words, you just have to look at it-

im having trouble with the second half of a shape tween i'm trying to do..

can you look at my fla and hep plleeeaasse?
the problem is in the main movieclip (named "main")
thanks,
chris

Shape Tween
I'm trying to make a big square scale down to a small square smoothly. The square has a design on top and I can't seem to get that to scale correctly. This is probably really easy to fix, but I just can't seem to get it! Attached is the .fla.

Shape Tween
http://brendonsher.com

when i do the shape tween on the orange bar when you click on the bio, the shape tween spazes out. im not sure what is causing that. The .fla file is available upon request

Shape Tween?
I cannot figure out how to do a shape tween in flash mx 2004 with text. Ive looked at all the tutorials and i cannot find anything! Can anyone help, and just tell me how to make it so a group of text turns from white, to blue. Im getting pissed at my computer, damn...
Thanks...

|=| Shape Tween Help. |=|
Hi, attached is an fla (MX 2004 format).

Basically, I want the picture in the first frame of me to shape tween to the werewolf picture in the second frame.

The problem is that when I go to shape tween, things get very sluggish, and flash either completely shuts down, or I get a dumb-looking tween that doesn't look right.

Can somebody please just make it look like my face is transforming? Make it somewhere around 1-3 seconds long, or just so that it gets the job done, and isn't too big in size. Also, if you do get it to at least partially work, please give me some advice on how you went about doing it for future reference.

Thanks so much!

Shape Tween
Have anyone got the solution to stop the animation slowing down when meeting with a extremely complicated shape tween?
Any ideas?

p.s. I made a full paragraph ( around 130 words ) to shape tween into a football, the thing gets crazy but the most annoying things are its coming down to 1fps (somewhere around that) from an 28fps movie.

Shape Tween W/ Gradient?

My shape tweens when i'm using a gradient look just fine when they are in flash and when i go to publish them the gradient doesn't look the same. Any ideas as to why its doing this? Thanks