Re: FLASH: diffuse lens flare how to?

[Hal Medrano]

>Hello,

>I want to create a gradient in Flash, but I can't get it to look

>right. I want a lens flare and the lens flares that I've seen in

>other examples have a diffuse edge.

>

>When I've tried to do something in Flash, I always get a hard edge.

>I've played around with things, but haven't found the right one.

>

>How do I get a very diffuse fading on the edge of a graphic?

>

>Thanks,

>Carla

>--


Hi Carla,


When you're making a custom gradient, you have an option to reduce the

transparency of any of your colors.  You can, therefore, create a sphere

with a radial gradient that is transparent on the inside, goes through a

color, and finishes with some kind've transparency on the outside.  The

effect can be lovely.  Work on different layers, combine a few of these

sorts of spheres, and a whole host of FX are at your disposal.


See also free lens flare fla's at flashkit, flashzone, flashlite, or any of

the other sites that offer freely downloadable fla files.  Deconstruct them

and recreate them.  But you'll find they all use gradients with

transparencies in them.


Enjoy!


Hal


Hal Medrano

New Media Group

U S WEST Creative Services


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