Cool Effects in Flash
Flash Tutorials to create simple & cool effects using Tweening and Masking.

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Simple Masking
Here we will work on a spotlight type effect for masking. There is also another possibility of masking at the Text Fades effect page.

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Spotlight Masking of it
Create masking effect in Flash

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Create Colored Masking Effect
Some of my readers asked me to write more about masking. Here is another simple way of using masking with colors and object which still can give good impression.

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Masking effect in FlashMX 2004
This tutorial will teach you the basics of masking in Flash MX 2004.

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AS3 Masking
Learn how to create cool effects using masking.

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LED spectrum analyzer meter effect using dynamic masking
This tutorial describes how to produce a spectrum analyzer meter effect using dynamic masking in Flash MX, with some actionscript.

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Steel Effect in Flash
In this tutorial I will show you how to use layer masking to create Steel Effect, I expect you to know the basics of Flash animation like making symbols and tweening.

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Masking in Flash
This tutorial will teach you the basics of masking in Flash MX 2004. The download .fla file is also included at the end of the tutorial.

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Creating a colored masking effect
This tutorial covers the creation of a masking effect where different colored shapes will appear to pass through a given object.

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Dynamic masking using the drawing API II
Create a 'swosoh' masking effect using dynamic masking and the drawing API. Also covers easing and morphing shapes.

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Advanced Masking Effect
In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a advanced Masking Effect.You will see how to use alpha settings, radial gradient fill and how to work with guide layer in combination with mask layer.

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Steel Effect
In this Macromedia Flash tutorial I will show you how to use layer masking to create Steel Effect.

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Flash handwriting effect
This is a simple yet cool effect. This tutorial was done in Flash MX 2004, so the location of some of the menu bar things will be different in from MX, but of course it will work just as well in MX.

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Simple Flash MX Masking
In this tutorial we will learn simple flash masking.

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Cool Flash mask effect
In this tutorial, we are going to add a nice effect like the one below. This effect works particularly well industrial and robotic images as well as objects with curves and fluid lines.

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Creating a 3D Tunnel Effect in Flash
Learn how to create this very cool 3D tunnel effect in Flash using some simple 2D animation techniques.

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Masking On Text-Light Effect
This tutorial will teach u how to create a Masking On Text-Light Effect.

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Handwriting Effect
This is a simple yet cool effect. This tutorial was done in Flash MX 2004, so the location of some of the menu bar things will be different in from MX, but of course it will work just as well in MX.

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Crosshairs Rollover Text Effect
In this Flash tutorial you will create a rollover effect using masks. The crosshairs will follow your mouse cursor as you move over the text. Topics involved: startDrag actionscript, masking, drawing a target using radial gradient tool. Source file included.

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Dynamic masking
This tutorial will teach you about dynamic masking. Dynamic masking allows you to use movie clips as masks. For example in this tutorial text will appear as the mouse moves over the screen

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Flash MX. Part I. Getting Started: Making Nice Masking Effect and learning basic Flash procedures.
In this step-by-step tutorial, you will learn how to to work with layers, frames and keyframes, use radial gradient fill and alpha settings, use copy of the background and line tool to create precise mask, use guide layer in combination with mask layer.

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Interactive Spot-Light Effect (Masking) Using ActionScript
In this tutorial we will make Interactive Spot-Light Effect (Masking) Using ActionScript.

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Running circles effect
Flash allows you to create many cool effects using only (or almost only) ActionScript.

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Flash Masking
Masking, in itself, is a very simple process. You take one image, (the mask), and you stick something under it, (the masked). Whatever the shape of the mask is, is how the masked will look. Kinda like cutting a shape out of a piece of paper and laying the paper cutout on top of another sheet of a different color. Only the shape of the mask shows the shape of the underlying layer.

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Masking
In this toturial you're going to learn how to apply Masking to a picture.

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Text Zoom Effect
This is one of the most basic ,still a cool, effect one can make in Flash.Working with Alpha settings,Working with movie clips,Basic tweening.

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Cool ice text effect
In this really easy lesson, I will explain to you how to create ice text in Flash 8 Pro. This effect is possible to obtain thanks to the blending filters. You will learn the following techniques:

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Dynamic Mouse Trail in Flash
Learn how to create a cool mouse trail effect that gets dynamically generated as your mouse moves. A popular effect that you can add to your applications is a mouse trail. In case you are not familiar with them, mouse trails are nothing more than some content that follows your mouse around the screen. What makes them a little different from a standard "follow mouse" effect is that they often trail your mouse movement by a few milliseconds. This has the effect of providing you with the illusion of your mouse cursor leaving behind a trail of where it has been in the past.

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Create Cool Rollover Buttons Using Flash
Welcome to this beginner tutorial for Macromedia Flash 8. In this tutorial you will learn to create rollover buttons for your websites. Even though this tutorial is a fairly easy one, you will need some basic Flash knowledge to execute some of the actions needed to create buttons with cool rollover effects.

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Applying Masking to a Picture
In this tutorial, you're going to learn how to apply Masking to a picture.

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Create Masking Object
This tutorial shows how to combine two masks with a little bit additional 'touch' which could give different effect in its movie. The effect looks like a 'wave-movement' and a shadow vertical movement of bar across the image. This is quite easy to make, but we believe the outcome is impressing enough.

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Countdown
In this detailed tutorial made for Flash Mx 2004, you will see how easy it is to create a cool countdown animation using the shape effect with no Action Script.

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Shiny glinting rollover effect for movie clips that act as buttons
In this easy tutorial made for Flash MX, Flash MX 2004 or Flash 8, you will learn to create a shiny animated effect which will appear once a user rolls his mouse over a button. Many visitors to my site have asked me to explain how to make this kind of effect once they have seen it in my tutorial in which I explain how to make a tabbed website menu in Flash. To all of you who have requested this - here it is! In particular, you will see how to:

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Phone shine
This detailed tutorial will show you how to create a phone shine in flash 8. This effect is soo cool and you can apply it on every object.

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Sparkling Glass Effect
This tutorial will teach you how to create a sparkling effect or twinkling star effect in Flash MX. This tutorial is for people who are comfortable with movie clips using Flash MX. You can try the Sparkling Effect on a diamond ring or on text also.

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Mouse Over
In this tutorial I will teach you how to create a flash mouse over effect. It is a very simple effect no action scripts, just some text, buttons and movie frames. Its a nice effect if you have a flash gallery or a display with a lot of images.

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Using a mask inside a preloader
See how you can apply the masking effect to a preloader.You will also learn how to make a loading bar with this tutorial.

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Picture as Poster
This tutorial will show you how to convert a normal picture in the picture that seems like a poster, using trace option in Macromedia Flash. This is very cool and practical effect which you can use it wherever you like.

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Glowing Text Effect Animation in Flash
This tutorial with teach you how to add a great effect using the glow filter within Flash 8.

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