In this tutorial I will show you how to create a chain effect using behaviors; personally, I recommend the timeline approach which, as you will see, is much more helpful when there are many different effects. One thing I would like to remind you is that, before starting the tutorial, you should make sure you have the extension installed; if you encounter any problems while installing it, please check out 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 open Flash and create a new file.
Create file
2. Let's create at first the layer structure we're going to use. It's pretty simple actually, we'll work only on two layers. So, insert a new layer from the button on the left under the layers (I will highlight it in the following screen-shot).
Create the layer structure
3. Now we're ready to add the effects. Select the first frame from each layer and, on each one, add an instance of Creative TextFX. Let's convert both to movie clips; name the one on Layer 1 „myEffect1” and the one on Layer 2, „myEffect2”.
4. Before we configure them, place them both on the same spot on the stage, at the following coordinates: X=100.0, Y=100.0.
Current view of the stage
5. Now it's time to configure the effects and realize the chaining effect. We're going to do that using the Wait and Autohide parameters. Configure the effect on Layer 1 as the image on the left and the one on Layer 2 as the one on the right (don't forget that you have to double-click on the clips in order to enter symbol mode and edit the effects).
Configure the first effect
Configure the second effect
What we did is let the first effect run for 70 frames and then autohide it; the seconds runs for 70 frames as well, but it starts when the first ends, because of the wait parameter. Also, the reversed behavior makes the whole thing look more fluid.
6. I think we are ready to preview the effects. Press CTRL+Enter to do that.
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 support@extendstudio.com.