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- Bundle v3.0containing all effects
Lens Effect
Timeline:
If you are using this effect on the timeline you can easily set the parameters in the component inspector inside of Flash 8 or Flash CS3 (what is a component inspector?).
To see what results you get from changing any of these options please click Try Yourself and play around with the seetings.
ActionScript:
Below the parameter options for this effect.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| xPosition | Number [read / write] |
Sets the x-position of the lens (relative to the source Movieclip) |
| yPosition | Number [read / write] |
Sets the y-position of the lens (relative to the source Movieclip) |
| radius | Number [read / write] |
Sets the radius of the lens |
| lenseStrength | Number [read / write] Min: 0.1 Max: 50 |
Set the strength of the lens |
| edgeWidth | Number [read / write] Min: 0 Max: 10 |
Sets the edge of the lens in pixel |
| refreshEveryFrame | Boolean [read / write] |
If true, the filter will be drawn every frame (i.e. for video) |
Below the methods for this effect.
| Method | Parameter | Description |
|---|---|---|
| init() | target_mc:MovieClip, xPos:Number, yPos:Boolean, radius:Number, strength:Number, edge:Number, coursorSensetive:Boolean, refreshEveryFrame:Boolean, |
See underneath how to use the init method |
| refresh() | none | Manual redraw the filter |
| removeFilter() | none | Stops the generated animation and removes the filter from stage |
Example:
| // attach filter on stage var lensFilter:MovieClip = this.attachMovie("LensEffectAS2", "LensEffectAS2", 1); // init the filter with parameter lensFilter.init(img1_mc, 50, 50, 100, 5, 0, false, false); |
The example files delivered with the filter contain ActionScript examples.
