Rohit Tutorials

Mask Zooming Photo Animation

Step 1:

First, save the image below that we will use for this lesson as background.

Step 2:
Create a new flash document. Press Ctrl+J key on the keyboard (Document Properties) and set the width of your document to 400 pixels and the height to 300 pixels. Select any color as background color. Set your Flash movie's frame rate to 36 and click ok.

Step 3:
Call the current layer photo. Double-click on its default name (Layer 1) to change it. Press Enter once you have typed in the new name!

Step 4:
Choose now File > Import > Import to stage (Ctrl+R) and import a photo that you just saved in step 1 into a flash stage. While the photo is still selected, go to the Align Panel (Ctrl+K) and do the following:1. Make sure that the Align/Distribute to Stage button is turned on,2. Click on the Align horizontal center button and3. Click the Align vertical center button.

Step 5:
While the photo is still selected, hit F8 key (Convert to Symbol) to convert it into a Movie Clip Symbol.

Step 6:
Click on frame 100 and hit F6 key.

Step 7:
Go back on the first frame, select the Selection Tool (V) and click once on the photo to select it. Then, go to the Properties Panel (Ctrl+F3) below the stage. Select Filters tab from the left side. Click after that on the plus icon and select the Blur filter. Make the adjustments as follows:

Click again on plus icon and select Adjust Color. Make the adjustments as follows:

Step 8:
Right-click anywhere on the gray area between frame 1 and 100 on the timeline and choose Create Motion Tween from the menu that appears.

Step 9:
Create a new layer above the layer photo and name it mask.

Step 10:
Select the mask layer, take the Oval Tool (O) and draw a circle shape about 1120x1120 px and place it on the center. See the picture below!