Re: FLASH: how-to-do a 'wipe'

[John Dowdell]

At 10:54 PM 7/17/0, Carla Otto wrote:

> Hey, can someone direct me how to get started doing a 'wipe effect'

> or 'sweep effect' that changes from one color to another?


Wipes tend to be harder than pushes or slides, because neither the before

nor after frames move.


You might try animating a masking layer, but for some pieces you may need

to make a temporary duplicate of the visible content on a single layer, to

make it easier to mask.


jd





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