Chris (mudbubble) wrote:
> sorry to butt in - i just have never heard of applying a motion tween
> and then changing it to Shape - why not avoid the right click and
> selecting motion tween and just go straght to the PI and select Shape
> tween?
>
> Also - i know you know this but want to clarify that you need to have
> text 1 in a keyframe and the other text in another keyframe on same
> layer - not just both text fields on 1 layer. they must be in their own
> keyframes.
>
> I also break apart the text first - that way you dont get the broken
> tween line - but it doesnt really matter.
>
> also - morphing text may not look exactly like what you are expecting -
> it's not a true "morph" because many latters have negative spaces and
> flash has a hard time calculating where it point should go from 1
> keyframe to the next - you'll notice very crude effect when the number
> of points is different between keyframes - all the shape hints in the
> world may not help you get the "morph" the way you want it.
>
> just my $.02
>
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> Wolf van Ween wrote:
>
>> You mean really morph (change shape), not just fade out and in, right?
>> To do that, you need to a) put your 2 text fields on the same
>> timeline, but on different keyframes, let's say 20 frames apart, and
>> of course into the same position on stage. b) right-click on the
>> timeline between the two keyframes and select "Create Motion Tween",
>> and in the property inspector select "Shape" instead of "Motion". The
>> frames in the timeline should now be green and show a broken line, the
>> first word has disappeared from the stage.
>> c) Click on the first keyframe. You should see your first word again.
>> Select it and "Break apart (Ctrl-b)" twice. This should change it from
>> text to letters to shape. Attention, you won't be able to edit your
>> text anymore after that.
>> d) Do the same with the second text on the second keyframe. Voila!
>> Move the playhead between the frames and you should see morphing.
>> However, dependent on your texts you might need shape hints. (See
>> help file: Using shape hints)
>> Hope that helps
>> Wolf
>>