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USING FLASH CS4 PROFESSIONAL
Filters and Blends
Text with a bevel applied
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Select an object to apply a bevel to, and select Filters.
2
Click the Add Filter button
, and select Bevel.
3
Edit the filter settings in the Filter tab:
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To set the type of bevel, select a bevel from the Type menu.
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To set the width and height of the bevel, set the Blur X and Y values.
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Select a shadow and highlight color for the bevel from the pop-up color palette.
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To set the opacity of the bevel without affecting its width, set the Strength value.
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To change the angle of the shadow that the beveled edge casts, set the Angle value.
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To define the width of the bevel, enter a value for Distance.
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To knock out (or visually hide) the source object and display only the bevel on the knockout image, select
Knockout.
Apply a gradient glow
Applying a gradient glow produces a glow look with a gradient color across the surface of the glow. The gradient glow
requires one color at the beginning of the gradient with an Alpha value of 0. You cannot move the position of this color,
but you can change the color.
Text with a gradient glow applied
1
Select an object to apply a gradient glow to.
2
In the Filters section of the Property inspector, click the Add Filter button
, and select Gradient Glow.
3
Edit the filter settings on the Filter tab:
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Select the type of glow to apply to the object from the Type pop-up menu.
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To set the width and height of the glow, set the Blur X and Y values.
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To set the opacity of the glow without affecting its width, set the Strength value.
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To change the angle of the shadow that the glow casts, set the Angle value.
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To set the distance of the shadow from the object, set the Distance value.
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To knock out (or visually hide) the source object and display only the gradient glow on the knockout image, select
Knockout.
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Specify a gradient color for the glow. A gradient contains two or more colors that fade or blend into one another.
The color you select for the beginning of the gradient is referred to as the
alpha
color.
To change a color in the gradient, select one of the color pointers below the gradient definition bar and click the color
space that appears directly below the gradient bar to display the Color Picker. Sliding these pointers adjusts the level
and position of that color in the gradient.
Updated 5 March 2009
