Abhishek Reddy — Fri, 17 Jan 2003 04:46:51 +0000

Hard to say. Just what kind of lightning effect do you want? A lightning bolt? Or just a flash of white across the canvas? Or something else?

I'm sure there are tutorials for this or something similar. Look around flashkit.com and search google.com for "flash tutorial" or something.

Also bear in mind, try to keep it simple at first. Only add extra effects if they serve a good purpose.

Timewell — Thu, 16 Jan 2003 19:31:41 +0000

Aah thanks!

It stops now. I haven't put it online yet though! How would you create a Flashing effect as if it was lightning?

Abhishek Reddy — Tue, 14 Jan 2003 16:27:56 +0000

Which version of Flash are you using? In Flash MX, create a new layer, then right-click the last frame of the movie and click Actions in the menu. Look for the Actions tool-window, and in it there should be a + button. Click it and navigate to Actions > Movie Control > Stop. And Bob's yer uncle.

I suggest you look through Flash's help files and tutorials and learn a bit more about actions.

Timewell — Tue, 14 Jan 2003 16:22:38 +0000

Megan suggested a stop action but I don't know how to put one in or what it is!

The Webmistress — Tue, 14 Jan 2003 16:18:51 +0000

As it is at the moment it just repeats and it is impossible to read the last bit of text, either have it just play once or add some frames to the end so that you have time to read it all before it starts over again.

Timewell — Tue, 14 Jan 2003 16:14:30 +0000

What is a stop action?

Megan — Tue, 14 Jan 2003 16:03:36 +0000

Okay, that needs to stop at the end. It's impossible to read the text when it disappears right a way. Put a stop action in your last frame.