Macromedia® Flash™ 8 on Demand

Chapter 13. Applying Timeline Effects

What You’ll Do

• Use the Explode Effect

• Use the Blur Effect

• Use Copy To Grid

• Apply the Drop Shadow Effect

• Use the Expand Effect

• Use the Distributed Duplicates Effect

• Apply the Transform Effect

• Use the Transition Effect

• Modify Timeline Effects

• Convert Timeline Effects into Keyframes

• Remove Timeline Effects

Introduction

Flash 8 makes the process of creating complex Flash movies easier for the novice, and at the same time, gives the experienced user more power to control the Flash environment. An example of ease with power is Flash’s Timeline effects. Timeline effects allow you to change shapes over time, such as explode an object, or create a blur or drop shadow. Since these effects are part of the Timeline, they’re actually ...