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    Brand New, could use an example

    Hi,

    I'm brand new here, and after a little research, have been told that SwishMax is suppose to the easiest to learn. But I could really use some help or a little example of what I want to do.

    Basically, all I'm looking to do is take some text. And then have sortof like a light flash across the text, and to have the text change into a new word.

    I picked up the SwishMax Bible, and am looking through the index and such, trying to see if I can figure this out without having to spend the next month trying to read the book and learn at snails pace. I think I at least have to break things up by letter so that each each letter when flashed over will change to the new letter to form the new work. I am the right track there at least?

    Again, I know its alot, but I'm just looking for perhaps an example of something that I can play with. I'm best at just playing with software, and learning the menu's and features.

    So, say we take the work

    xaMhsiwS

    and after the light flashes across it, it turns into

    SwishMax

    I'm off to dig the web for some tutorials, as I try to see what I learn from the book as well.

    Thanks for any help too.
    pt.

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    You want it simple or hard?

    flashing light stuff I'll ignore
    for now.
    because we are talking about two separate
    effects
    3d rotation I'll cover.

    First select your text and go to
    the transform panel.
    set the anchor for middle
    (default for text is upper left)

    Next before applying any effects
    select your text on the stage.
    Right click >align>flip horizontal

    Insert an effect
    Right click>effects>core effects>3D Spin

    Go to the cascade tab
    disable cascade

    Go back to the 3D spin
    reset the following
    ___Start___Mid___End
    X---0--------------0
    Y---0-------------180
    Z---0--------------0

    Should look something like this.
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    Sorry for the long delay in responding, and thanks for the help. What you showed me I've already figured out how to do, which unforunately isn't what I was trying to do. Let me try and re-explain it.

    I'm tyring to take a work, and to have each letter, when a ray of light passes over it to change into a new letter. So, perhaps like this.

    naebyellej

    jellybean

    So, as the ray of light passes over each letter, the n will turn into a j, the a will turn into an e, and so on. I'm not looking to merely flip or spin the word.

    I see the ray of light example in SwishMax, and I'm experimenting with that, but I've set to put it all together.

    Again, thanks for taking the time to help out a newbie.

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    Attached is one approach - you will need the latest beta of SwishMax to view it.

    Cheers,

    Flick
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    Hey. Just want to say thanks for showing me that. Its pretty close to what I'm looking to do. Basically, I think I just need to change it for a ray of light effect, and then to have it repeat.

    I think I can figure that out now.

    A Big Thanks again

    pt

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