Hi all, I have a problem and I cannot imagine nobody else has had it before, yet I can find no mention of it anywhere. I have searched the archives, adobe forums and google.
When you apply certain timeline effects (for me, a transform) you get a dialogue with various options in it. One of these is "final alpha". The problem is, you cannot say "don't change the alpha", you just set it at 0% - 100%. But I wish to apply an effect to an object which contains various degrees of alpha transparency. So if I leave "final alpha" at 100%, all of my transparency gradually becomes opaque. This seems to me completely insane. There must be a way to override this! Perhaps using actionscript to alter it at run time? Am I just missing something really obvious? I am using Flash 8 Pro btw, in case it matters. Also, if there is a better place for me to ask the question please advise. Cheers Kev P.S. just so it's clear, here is a quick note to replicate the problem: 1) create a new flash movie 2) draw a black square on the screen 3) draw a white square over it, set the white alpha to 10% 4) your square should be slightly lighter than black 5) select both squares and click select->timeline effects->transform->transform 6) change 'scale' to 150% and click OK. You would expect to see the square grow but it will also turn white! GRR : ) _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
