text animation/effects?

[plano_east]

Hello! How can text effects/animation be created? For example if i wanted to add "fade out" ,"fade in" "blur", "squeeze" effects to the word HELP.

Am I making any sense? It wont surpris me if I get a "No, dummie you aint"

Daniel
[Edited by plano_east on 12-11-2000 at 05:56 AM]

[michael123]

Well the easiest way to make it is with the program swish. I don't really know how to do it with flash but you can try it it out with the alpha, scaling and motion tweening.

[coastalclagg]

I agree, after Flash, Swish was the next program I bought. It makes those effects VERY EASILY and is well worth the small price ($30) in my opinion. Check it out here:

http://www.swishzone.com/

-CoastalClagg

[plano_east]

You guys are GREAT!!! thanks for the reply!! I agree with you guys, but see the problem is the file size. i have purchased Swish and It's awsome!!! When i create an scene and then try to export it as SWF, the file size is something upto 10MG. Is there anyway to reduce that size, cuz i would really prefer Swish when it comes to text effects rather than Flash.

[mgason]

file size that big just doesnt sound right, how many effects?
Have you tried flashtyper here at flashkit?
mark

[coastalclagg]

WOW! 10Megs for text effects? Please give more detail on what effects you are using, and how many frames per effect? I know some effects in Swish create bigger files than others. So far the ones I've made are no bigger than 30KB.

[plano_east]

Thanks guys - I think i got the problem. just for future reference (for someone with a simillar issue). I had some pictures sitting in the "content" that i had added, but not added to the scene. I didn't figure it would me harm, so i left them there. But appearantly it does count against the file size. Thanks for all of your help!!!!

Daniel