FLASH: how would you break a word into big chunks?

[Carla Otto]

Hey, I'm looking for something and I bet someone can help :)


In my Flash movie, I want to have a word break up into big chunks. Then I

will tween five of these chunks to become a word link.  I imagine a shatter

kind of thing. So first, I thought I could find a plug-in filter for

Illustrator (or Photoshop) that would do this, but I don't think one exists

that gives me the effect that I want. The shatter plug- filter that I've

tried spreads the spattering too much.


What I want is to have a 'rock' hit a word, and then this word shatters in

big cracks, into big chunks. Like a violent quick kind of action, not like

a spatter-thing.


I could make more work and set the type in Illustrator, change it to

outline, draw the crack

lines over it as a mesh with the pencil and use the Pathfinder/Divide

tool...and work with each shape from there. But there must be a better way.


Is there anyone out there who will share how to create this kind of thing?


Thanks,

Carla


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