This tutorial
will teach you how to create a Ripple effect in Flash
MX 2004.
Please note:
You need to have Flash Player 7.0 installed
STEPS TO FOLLOW
Create a Graphic Symbol.
Import an image to the work area.
Press F8, to convert it to a symbol.
Give a name to this Symbol as "girl_gr" and select graphic behavior. Press OK.
Name the Layer to "bg".
Select girl_gr and choose Alpha 99% from color list box in the property window.
Create a Movie clip.
Press Ctrl+F8, to create Ripple movie clip.
Name it as "ripple_mc" and
select Movie clip behavior. then OK.
Drag girl_gr to the working area from Library (ctrl+L).
Select girl_gr and
choose Alpha 0% from color list box in the property window.
Insert Keyframe (F6) into the 5th frame.
Remaining on the
5th frame, Select girl_gr and choose Alpha 99% from color
list box in the property window.
Now select 1st frame,
choose Motion Tween from Tween list box in the property
window.
Insert Keyframe into 15th frame and later to 20th
frame.
Remaining on the 20th frame, Select girl_gr and
choose Alpha 0% from color list box in your property window.
Select 15th frame, choose Motion Tween from Tween list
box in your property window.
Insert a new layer above this
layer, name it "Layer 2".
Select frame 1 of Layer
2 and draw a borderless square or rectangle depending
on the type of ripple effect you wish.
Place
this vector wherever you need the ripple to begin. Make
sure that the vector belongs only to layer
2.
Insert Keyframe
into the 20th frame of Layer 2.
Place the vector wherever
you want the ripple to end or ebb.
Select 1st frame, choose Shape Tween from Tween
list box in your property window.
Right click on Layer
2 and select Mask.
Save (ctrl+S).
Insert Ripple Movie Clip onto Scene 1
Then go back to Scene 1.
Insert a new layer above bg layer
and name it ripple1.
Insert new Keyframe (F6) into the
10th frame of ripple1 layer.
With 10th frame of ripple1
layer selected, Drag ripple_mc movie clip onto the working
area. Place it appropriate to girl_gr. Make sure this
is placed exactly where you had placed your
square vector in ripple_mc Movie clip.
Insert
frame (F5) into the 30th frame of ripple1 layer. So you can make sure the ripple
_mc runs only for 20
frame.
Insert another new layer above ripple1 layer and name
it ripple2
Insert Keyframe into the 20th frame of ripple2 layer.
With 20th frame of ripple2 layer selected, Drag ripple_mc movie clip onto the working area. Place it appropriate
to girl_gr.
Insert frame
(F5) into the 40th frame of ripple1 layer.
Insert frame (F5) into the 40th frame of bg layer.
The movie is ready now!. Press Ctrl+Enter to view.
