Creating a camera flash bulb effect

[flamedude]

Hey guys,

I'm trying to work out how to create an effect that looks like a camera flash going off. Specifically I have an image with several photographers with their cameras pointing towards the viewer, I need to add an effect that makes each photographer seem to be taking a picture (with flash effect).

I was wondering if anyone had any advice or had even seen an example like this online anywhere.

I can get a nice burn effect on the image by tweening the image to a keyframe with maxed out advanced values but I still cant get it looking like cameras going off.

Thanks!

Steven.

[madzigian]

you need this to look like a bunch of camera flashes going off...like paparazzi at a movie premier? or you need to simply bleach out/fade a series of images?...

[flamedude]

Yeah, a bunch of camera flashes is what i'm looking for. I have a nagging feeling that it will be very difficult to get it to look right, to be honest I think its quite cheesy, but powers-that-be want it and so I do it.

[skdzines]

Is this what you are after? http://skdzines.com/cameras.swf

If so you can download the .zip file of how I did it which contains the photoshop file for you as well. If you have trouble achieving the same thing with your images let me know and I can explain how i did it.

Hope this helps.

www.skdzines.com/cameras.zip

Oh, by the way, this is in Flash 8 format. If you need it in MX only format let me know and I can change it.

[flamedude]

Hey skdzines, that is exactly what i am after. I tried the zip link but it seems to be down....

(sorry for the late reply!)

[skdzines]

I removed it from the server because I hadn't heard anything and didn't want to keep it on there too long. I will put it back up, just let me know when you have downloaded so I can remove it again.

Thanks

[madzigian]

hey skdzines... i was just interested in seeing how you put that together... could you put up a version i could open in MX04?.. please?...

[skdzines]

I will put an MX only format up on Monday as I created it using Flash 8 at work and don't have 8 on my machine at home so I can't open it here either. I will repost on monday when it is up.

[flamedude]

Thanks a lot skdzines! I've got a copy of that zip now.

[skdzines]

hey madzigian, I have changed it to an MX2004 format. Let me know when you have it so I can remove it from the server.

Thanks

[madzigian]

got it... thanks!!

[Aglaonik]

5 years latter..... i need the same effect!!! T_T where can i get it??? or xplain me how to do it plz!