help with chrome over effect

[xahx]

hi there, i was interested to create a shine effect

any tutorials on how to do that? does it involve layer masks? i know that its a basic flash button.

my understanding: a tween moving a gradient white block over the masked part of the logo, but i can never get it right :(

but no idea where to start... any help or links? i essentialy want to do it to this logo:
http://sspharmaglass.com/images/logonew.png

thanks in advanced! btw, im new here so hello everyone! please advise me if i break any forum rules.

[BLiZZaRD]

Welcome to DD!

There are many ways to do this. Masks and tweens are one way. It would help to know which version of Flash you are using.

To start, here is a basic tutorial (http://www.flashvault.net/tutorial.asp?ID=174) on a shine effect. This will give you an idea of what to do.

When I know your Flash version I can pinpoint a better tutorial for you (or write one myself)

[xahx]

thanks for the reply blizzard:)

Well i use flash cs3, which is capable of actionscrpt 3 and 2.. every time i have tried its failed miserably. :o so i want to start fresh. whats ur suggestion? and did that answer ur question?

[BLiZZaRD]

yeah it does. Give me a few minutes here...

[xahx]

thanks blizzard i have a good idea of where to start now :) your link helped !

[BLiZZaRD]

Update. I created one of my own. You can either use it, or pull it apart and see how I did it. Simple time line tween with several hotspots. (sorry Medy)

Enjoy!

[xahx]

whoa thank you BliZZard for your time and effort to help me out! that's great i think i got it down, check out the logo i did here: http://silverspurcorp.com, its only on the first page so far.

Thank you thank you for such a personal tutorial! :)

[BLiZZaRD]

Looks good!

One of the cool things about logo "shine" or "glint" is you can use ANY color. I like the "hot spot" approach as I showed in the one I posted above) as it gives it more of a direction, and you can really have fun with guiding the shine over certain letters to make any logo or text look 3D :D

[xahx]

coolio ;)