Re: FLASH: heart attack! :: HOWTO

[Jon Williams]

electrocardiogram: the easy (and super-small file size) way


ok...ready?


1) create a layer which is a big black square.

erase out the path that will glow. ie: draw the path

of your blip into this square with the eraser tool.


2) create a gradient that fades from black to green to black.

(or just green to black if you only want it to fade out and not

fade in...) and use it to fill a new rectangle that is

as tall as the screen, but has a pretty small width


3) animate this new rectangle moving from left-to-right in a loop.


4) place it in a layer beneath the rectangle made in step #1.


- -

The top layer will "mask" the animation creating the illusion I think

you're after without all the nastynasty. (At least it will at high speed)


make a new mask for the "flatline"

you should be able to use the same "blip" animation behind it.


good luck and embellishing


-jon




Cinn Carreras wrote:


> Hi Tony,

>

> I suppose you mean electrogram? If that's so, I just got done making one. :)

> Lots of headaches since it was my first flash attempt! LOL

>

> Okay, well, this is what I did.

>

> I imported an electrogram into flash. Made a new layer and started tracing the

> whole thing so that it'll be a vector graphic. I made that into a symbol and

> deleted the original electrogram since I didn't need it anymore.

>

> Then on a new layer I drew a rectangle to cover the electrogram. Hit F6 to

> insert a new keyframe and then Shift + right arrow key to move this layer.

> Repeat until end of electrogram.

>

> Then I converted this to a movie clip since I wanted to move all the time.

>

> Perhaps, I did it the hard way, but flash is new to me. Hope this helps.

>

> Cinn.

>

> P.S. I must be forgetting my english since it takes me forever to right an

> email! :))

>

> Tony Indelicato wrote:

>

> > Hello flash gurus,

> >

> > I am attempting to animate a Cardiogram ....

> > Originally I was going to animate one dot and copy and paste the animation

> > offsetting it on the time line

> > and turning the Alpha down in consecutive steps...making like fifteen

> > million layers until the alpha reached zero..

> >

> > I got into it a little bit and said to myself...there has got to be an

> > easier way..

> >

> > 'Doh'

> >

> > I'm sure there is an action that I can use to create 'trails' and then just

> > turn the alpha down in steps..

> > So that the 'EKG' blip fades out  .....

> >

> > I really wish I had a good resource like the Flash Bible...but all I have is

> > the "Using Flash" book that came with the software and this is no help at

> > all when it comes to developing and writing action scripts.....

> >

> > If anyone can steer me in the right direction or even give me an idea where

> > to start..

> > I would greatly appreciate....

> >

> > Deadline is flying above me ...circling....

> >

> > Thank you

> >

> > Regards

> >

> > Tony

> >

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