Star Wars Text

TEXT EFFECTS ARE ALWAYS a popular request among Flash users – specifically the “Star Wars” effect made famous during the opening scene in the original 1977 film. The effect is relatively simple to create but comes with a price: playback performance can suffer. Proceed with caution and test your animation often to make sure playback doesn’t suffer. Remember, the text must be legible without giving the reader a headache.

 

images

1 Start by typing your block of text. Try to use a simple and bold font that is easy to read. You will be transforming this text and animating it. Since it will be constantly moving, priority should be making sure ...

Get How to Cheat in Adobe Flash CS4 now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.