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Michael
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2008-02-23 12:04:32
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Hi.
I have added a text effect on a timeline, but also want to reverse it after a period of time. I've tried adding an identical effect (copied from the original) and pasted it at the end of the first effect (leaving enough frames for the effect to run). For some reason the reversed effect doesn't work.
Any suggestions on how to do this?
Cheers
Mike
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Monica Chitu [Extend Studio]
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2008-02-25 05:02:57
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Hello Mike,
Chaining an animate in to an animate out effect can be achieved using start and reverse behaviors in conjunction with the wait and autohide.
For example you have TextFX (A) on stage and TextFX(B) on stage with the same text and on the same X, Y coordinates.
For A:
- Choose any effect you want
- Set the duration
- Add in the Autohide field type the number of frames after you want to disappear (e.g. 120)
For B
- Set the fade as described above or any other effect
- Set the Wait to the same value as the Autohide field from the TextFX(A)
There are other methods to chain effects:
- You can use the timeline by placing each component in his own MC ( this way you can fade out from the timeline
- You can use the ActionScript with the onEffectFinised event
ATTENTION: you may be tempted to use copy and paste to duplicate a TextFX component. If you do this you may need to manually embed the font because the automatic font embed function will fail. To avoid this, drag a new instance of the component on stage each time you want a new instance.
The component can be used as any other MC on the stage once you place it in an MC, even adding filters or resizing it.
If you plan to use many TextFX, personally I recommend the timeline version. Either way, my recommendation is to put each TextFX in his own MovieClip. This way you will solve potential problems!
Sincerely,
Monica Chitu.
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Michael
post date:
2008-02-25 05:40:07
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Thanks for suggestions. Just what I need.
Thanks very much.
Mike
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Monica Chitu [Extend Studio]
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2008-02-27 07:55:38
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Hello Michael,
I am glad that the information I gave you was helpful and if you have any more questions please let us know.
Sincerely,
Monica Chitu
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