In this tutorial I will use Creative MovieFX to create an animation; I will try to use as many of its features as possible and moreover, I will use only the component’s interface to instantiate and configure Creative MovieFX.
Firstly I just want to remind you that, in order to be able to solve the tutorial, you will need the Creative MovieFX extension installed on your computer; if you encounter any problems while doing that, please visit the “How to install an extension” tutorial.
Click here to download the source file and the required files for solving this tutorial.
1. Let’s start by opening Flash and creating a new Flash file – ActionScript 3.0. Right click on the stage to open the Document Properties window. Name the file “Getting Started Tutorial”, set its dimensions to 350x300 pixels and the background color to black (000000). Set the frame rate to 35 fps.
Create and configure a new Flash file
2. Extract the attached archive in the folder of your choice. From the Flash top menu, select “File>Import>Import to stage” or click CTRL+R; import the image to the stage and place it at coordinates X=25, Y=25.
Import the attached image to the stage
Place the image on the stage at the following coordinates
3. With the picture still selected, click F8 or select “Modify>Convert to Symbol”, and convert it to a movie clip; let’s name it “target”.
Convert the image to a movie clip
4. From the Components panel (CTRL+F7), drag an instance of Creative MovieFX on the stage; following, open the component’s configuration interface from the top menu: Window>Other Panels>MovieFX Panel.
Drag and drop a Creative MovieFX instance on the stage
5. From the Time Manager, enable the In and Out components, but disable the Delay and Wait options; also, enable the Loop and Start Hidden options.
Configure the Time Manager
6. From the In Effect tab, select as the effect to use MappedSphere and its preset Extend_unfold. Let’s configure the effect to last 70 frames; make sure that the Load Preset Duration is unchecked.
Configure the In Effect element
7. From the Out Effect tab, select as the effect to use Burn and its preset Extend_erode. Let’s configure the effect to last 70 frames; make sure that the Load Preset Duration is unchecked. From the Effect parameters section, modify the glowColor to black (000000) and select uniqueSeed=100.
Configure the Out Effect element's general parameters
Configure the Out Effect element's effect parameters
8. Leave the Actions tab with its default options, without adding any dynamic behavior to the effect; we will use these options in a different tutorial later. From the Filters tab, select the Reflection filter and configure it as in the image below (I selected a 50% vertical mirroring and mirror intensity and a vertical offset yOffset=-2):
Add the Reflection filter
9. Press CTRL+Enter to preview your file.
Preview your file
Thank you for your time and I hope this tutorial was useful to you. I invite you to read the rest of our tutorials and check out our other products on www.extendstudio.com. If you have any questions please contact us at jon.stanciu@extendstudio.com.