Flash Site Design - Text write on effect

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Text write on effect

puck2goal

2005-10-18, 6:23 pm

I am designing an intro for a website and they are wanting their logo which is
text to appear to write on with an imaginary pen. Not letter by letter pop up,
but like someone is actually drawing the lines with an invisible pen.

Any ideas and help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

ivan

2005-10-18, 6:23 pm

puck2goal wrote:
> I am designing an intro for a website and they are wanting their logo which is
> text to appear to write on with an imaginary pen. Not letter by letter pop up,
> but like someone is actually drawing the lines with an invisible pen.
>
> Any ideas and help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>

Hmmm....path layer and some mask layers for typeface.
This is from top of my head, but I think it could be done like that, if
it's a very complex font it would be much harder.

I would have to play with it a bit more, but I don't have time for it
right now, sorry.

Martin

2005-10-18, 6:23 pm

There used to be a tutorial for this on FlashKit. I don't know if it's still
there or not. If it isn't there then what you'd have to do is create a mask
layer over the text & build the mask frame by frame until it covers the
whole of the text.

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>I am designing an intro for a website and they are wanting their logo which
>is
> text to appear to write on with an imaginary pen. Not letter by letter pop
> up,
> but like someone is actually drawing the lines with an invisible pen.
>
> Any ideas and help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>

Chris (mudbubble)

2005-10-18, 6:23 pm

http://www.mudbubble.com/db_tutoria...tut_write1.html
http://www.mudbubble.com/db_tutoria...tut_write2.html

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puck2goal wrote:
> I am designing an intro for a website and they are wanting their logo which is
> text to appear to write on with an imaginary pen. Not letter by letter pop up,
> but like someone is actually drawing the lines with an invisible pen.
>
> Any ideas and help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>

alanwallace4

2005-10-18, 6:23 pm

Hi,
Check this out, maybe this is what you're after.
http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/A...u-575/index.php
Hope this helps
Alan

Chris (mudbubble)

2005-10-18, 6:23 pm

wow - i checked out that tutorial and it sure is unfortunate that the person who wrote it could have
saved gobs of time (possibly hours) if he/she only knew about the "reverse frames" command (DOH!).

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alanwallace4 wrote:
> Hi,
> Check this out, maybe this is what you're after.
> http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/A...u-575/index.php
> Hope this helps
> Alan

alanwallace4

2005-10-18, 6:23 pm

Oh No!
Sorry if i directed you to a "Duff" tute!
When i read your post I had a quick check on flashkit and found it. I didnt
take the time to look at it though!
:beer;
Lol
Just follow Chris' link!
Cheers
Alan

alanwallace4

2005-10-18, 6:23 pm

Me again,
Hey Chris, ive just checked out your site.
The little guy with the dog, is that you?
Cheers
Alan

Chris (mudbubble)

2005-10-18, 6:23 pm

:)
i have seen that tut before and this was the first time i decided to look at all the steps - not
your fault - easy to assume a tutorial on a popular website would reflect the best way to do
something :p

alanwallace4 wrote:
> Oh No!
> Sorry if i directed you to a "Duff" tute!
> When i read your post I had a quick check on flashkit and found it. I didnt
> take the time to look at it though!
> :beer;
> Lol
> Just follow Chris' link!
> Cheers
> Alan
>

Chris (mudbubble)

2005-10-18, 6:23 pm

yup :)

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alanwallace4 wrote:
> Me again,
> Hey Chris, ive just checked out your site.
> The little guy with the dog, is that you?
> Cheers
> Alan

alanwallace4

2005-10-18, 10:18 pm

Great!
I watched (and enjoyed) your tute on animating the little guy but ive only just
realised that it was a reflection of yourself.
Good Stuff.
Cheers
Alan

puck2goal

2005-10-19, 6:31 pm

Thank you all very much for your help... I will not tell you what I was doing to actually make this work... very "rigged"..

Thanks again.