Using this thoroughly explained, detailed flash lesson, you will see how to create practical blur animation, which you can apply on any image. You don't have to use action script code to make this lesson. Using this lesson, you will also learn how to import any image into a flash stage, how to animate it, how to apply blur effect on any image and much much more! Let's start!

Example:



Step 1

First, save the image below!



Step 2

Create a new flash document. Press Ctrl+J key on the keyboard (Document Properties) and set the width of your document to 300 pixels and the height to 188 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 image. 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 the image that you just saved in step 1 into a flash stage. While the image 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 and
3. Click the Align vertical center button.



Step 5

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



Step 6

Click now on frame 15,60 and 75 and hit F6 key.

Step 7

While you're still on frame 75, select the Free Transform Tool (Q), press and hold down Shift key and enlarge image a little like it is shown on the picture below!



Step 8

After that, select the Selection Tool (V) and click once on the image that you just enlarged to select it. After that, go to the Properties Panel (Ctrl+F3) below the stage! Then, select Filters tab from the left side. Click after that on the plus icon and select the Blur filter. Make the adjustments as follows:



Step 9

Go back now on the first frame and repeat the previous step.

Step 10

Right-click anywhere on the gray area between frame 1 and 15 and frame 60 and 75 on the timeline and choose Create Motion Tween from the menu that appears.



We're done now!

Test your Movie (Ctrl+Enter) and enjoy!

Download source file (.fla)