Flash cs4 mask tutorial

Download the source: flasheff3.zip

Step 1

• Create a new flash Project ,
• New flash file  > Document (shortcut key: Ctrl+J ). Set the width of your document to 300 pixels and the height to 200 pixels.
• Select any color  as background color and set your Flash movie’s frame rate to 33  fps.
• Change the layer name to photo
• Import your Photo: File > Import > Import to stage (Ctrl+R) and import any photo into a flash stage.

Step 2

While the photo is still selected go to the Align Panel (Ctrl+K) and do the following:

• Make sure that the Align/Distribute to Stage button is turned on,
• Click on the Align horizontal center button and
• Click the Align vertical center button.

• Click now on frame 100 of layer photo and click F5 key.
• Create a new layer above the layer photo and name it mask text.

Step 3

Select mask text layer, take the Text Tool (T), select a big, bold font (I chose Arial Black). Put the font’s size at something like 150.

• Now, write some text on the flash stage and place it on the position like it is shown on the picture below!

• While the text is still selected, hit F8 key (Convert to Symbol) to convert it into a Movie Clip Symbol.

• Click now on frame 55 and 100 and hit F6 key.
• Go back now on frame 55 and place the text on the position like it is shown on the picture below!

Step 4

• Right-click anywhere on the gray area between frame 1 and 55 and frame 55 and 100 on the timeline and choose Create Motion Tween from the menu that appears. See the picture below.

• now select  mask text layer and convert it to a mask by right-clicking on the mask text layer and selecting Mask. See the picture below.

Test it Ctrl + enter