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.

Below the parameter options for this effect.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| waveHeight | Number [read / write] Min: 0.1 Max: 10 |
Height of the wave produced by the drop. |
| dropInterval | Number [read / write] Min: 0 Max 10 |
If ?Rain? is enabled this sets the interval of the rain drops |
| mouseSensetive | Boolean [read / write] |
Sets if the drops will follow the mouse course |
| refreshEveryFrame | Boolean [read / write] |
If true, the filter will redraw every frame (i.e. for video) |
Below the methods for this effect.
| Method | Parameter | Description |
|---|---|---|
| init() | target_mc:MovieClip, waveHeight:Number, dropInterval:Number, mouseSensetive:Boolean, refreshFrame:Boolean |
The MovieClip you want to apply the filter to see above see above see above see above |
| createDrop() | x:Number, y:Number |
X-position of drop to create Y-Position of drop to create |
| removeFilter() | none | Remove the filter from stage |
Example:
| // attach filter on stage var rainFilter:MovieClip = this.attachMovie("RainDropEffectAS2", "RainDropEffectAS2", 1); // init the filter with parameter rainFilter.init(img1_mc, 3, 1.5, true, false); |
The example files delivered with the filter contain ActionScript examples.