Trace a path

I have deep-etched an image of a spectacle frame so that the background and sections where the lenses fit are transparent. After converting to a swf movie, I can easily position the movie over an image of a face to show how the person would look wearing spectacles. I'm now looking for a way to fill the lens spaces with various tints to simulate tinted lenses or sunglasses. Is there a way that I can trace the inner path with script? I'm using Flash MX.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

John Stein

If you have a closed path, use the paint brush set to "Paint Inside". Use this to create a mask or a fill.

Thanks for the reply. Any ideas on how to do this with Actionscript?

Aw, you did ask about "with script". Sorry, I missed that. The answer is "no." You can change the tint of a movie with AS. So, if you created a fill, changed it to a movie, you could use AS to change the tint on button press, etc.

Thanks, but creating the fill is where I have my problem. Perhaps the only way is to store the fill as a separate swf when I do the initial deep-etch - unless anyone can come up with a brainwave.

I'm not sure why you think it would need to be an external swf. It can just be a movie that's on stage. You can control it's tint and alpha levels with actionscript. I recently did a proloader for a client who wanted a martini glass to fill with blue liquid as the preloader progressed. Affecting the alpha levels and tint for a lens would be very similar.

Sorry, I didn't give the full picture. I have about 1000 images of spectacle frames - all different shapes and colors. The idea is to choose from the database of images and then 'apply' a tint.