Filter Lecture

8/2/2019 Filter Lecture

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Filter

overview

let you add interesting visual effects totext, buttons, and movie clips. A featureunique to Flash is that you can animatethe filters you apply using motion tweens.


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Compositing

is the process of varying thetransparency or color interaction oftwo or more overlapping objects.

Blending modes also add adimension of control to the opacity ofobjects and images. You can use

Flash blending modes to createhighlights or shadows that let detailsfrom an underlying image showthrough, or to colorize a desaturatedimage.


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The type, number, and quality offilters you apply to objects can affect

the performance of SWF files as youplay them. The more filters you applyto an object, the greater the numberof calculations Adobe Flash

Player must process to correctlydisplay the visual effects youvecreated. Adobe recommends that

you apply a limited number of filtersto a given object.

Each filter includes controls that let

you adjust the strength and quality of


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drop shadow

The Drop Shadow filter simulates thelook of an object casting a shadowonto a surface.


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Select the object to apply a dropshadow to, and select Filters.

Click the Add Filter (+) button, andselect Drop Shadow.

Edit the filter settings on the Filter

tab: To set the width and height of the drop

shadow, drag the Blur X and Y sliders.

To set the distance of the shadow fromthe object, drag the Distance slider.

To open the Color Picker and set the

shadow color, click the color control.


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blur

The Blur filter softens the edges anddetails of objects. Applying a blur toan object can make it appear as if it

is behind other objects, or make anobject appear to be in motion.


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Select an object to apply a blur to,and select Filters.

Click the Add Filter (+) button, andselect Blur.

Edit the filter settings on the Filter

tab: To set the width and height of the blur,

drag the Blur X and Y slider.

Select the quality level for the blur. Highis approximate to that of a Gaussianblur. Low maximizes playbackperformance.


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glow

The Glow filter lets you apply a coloraround the edges of an object.


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Glow w/ knock out option

To apply the glow within the boundaries ofthe object, select Inner Glow.Select the quality level for the glow. Highis approximate to that of a Gaussian blur.

Low maximizes playback performance.


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bevel

Applying a bevel applies a highlightto the object that makes it appear tobe curved up above the background

surface.


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Select an object to apply a bevel to,and select Filters.

Click the Add Filter (+) button, andselect Bevel.

Edit the filter settings in the Filter

tab: To apply a bevel to the object from theType pop up menu, select the bevel

type. To set the width and height of the bevel,

drag the Blur X and Y slider.

Select a shadow and highlight color for


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gradient glow

Applying a gradient glow produces aglow look with a gradient coloracross the surface of the glow. The

gradient glow requires one color atthe beginning of the gradient with anAlpha value of 0. You cannot move

the position of this color, but you canchange the color.


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gradient bevel

Applying a gradient bevel produces araised look that makes an objectappear to be raised above the

background, with a gradient coloracross the surface of the bevel. Thegradient bevel requires one color in

the middle of the gradient with analpha value of 0.


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Adjust Color filter

Contrast Adjusts the highlights,shadows, and midtones of an image.

Brightness Adjusts the brightness ofan image.

Saturation Adjusts the intensity of acolor.

Hue Adjusts the shade of a color.


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Copy to grid:

Duplicates a selected object by thenumber of columns and thenmultiplies the columns by thenumber of rows to create a grid ofthe elements.


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Distributed duplication:

Duplicates a selected object thenumber of times entered in the

settings. The first element is a copyof the original object. The objects aremodified in increments until the finalobject reflects the parametersentered in the settings.


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Blur:

Creates a motion blur effect bychanging the alpha value, position,or scale of an object over time.

Drop shadow:

Creates a shadow below the selected

element.


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Expand:

Expands, contracts, or expands andcontracts objects over time. Thiseffect works best with two or more

objects grouped together orcombined in a movie clip or graphicsymbol. Objects containing text or

letters work well with this effect.


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Explode:

Gives the illusion of an objectexploding. Elements of text or a

complex group of objects (symbols,shapes or video clips) break apart,spin, and arc outward.


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Transform:

Adjusts the position, scale, rotation,alpha, and tint of the selectedelements. Use Transform to apply asingle effect or a combination ofeffects to create Fade In/Out, FlyIn/Out, Grow/Shrink, and Spin

Left/Right effects.


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Transition:

Wipes in or wipes out selectedobjects by fading, wiping, or a

combination of both.


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