RE: FLASH: heart attack!

[Mountain, Mike J]

Here's how I'd do it "the quick way":-


Step one: create your motion path - and a "dot" to travle along it.


Step two: Copy the motion path onto a new layer - set the line size to a

size roughly 3/4 that of the dot (or whatever makes you happy) - then

convert it to a fill (convert lines to fills - modify - curves menu)


Step three: Convert your new layer into a mask - then under the mask tween a

gradient to sweep across the screen at the same rate as the dot -  (you may

need to set keframes at each  point on the path), with the dot at the

leading edge. 


Your gradient will then mimic the residue left on the phospor on a real

cardio whatsit machine (I'd set it up transperent through to bright green I

guess)


I hope that's clear - It may not yield the best results (I've not tried it

yet) but it's certainly quicker the onion skinning - or duplicating MC's

(although that would be my preferable method).


HTH


Mike M



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