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New link:
https://www.goforgold.org.za/proof.html

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Here is where I’ve applied it:
https://www.goforgold.org.za/flash.html

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Hi Mike,

Take a look at these two examples:

https://www.sixfoot.co.za/stuff/aftereffects/blocks.swf
https://www.sixfoot.co.za/stuff/aftereffects/paperflip.swf

As you can see, specifically the blocks example, their blocks come out extremely crisp.

I’ve managed to get it working to a degree using solids in AE but then I need to export the images as a PNG sequence to import into Flash which I then break up to create vector shapes which leaves many jagged lines.

I played with AE again this weekend and figured out that I can put a mask over a solid and animate that and when I export it for Flash, it beautifully exports the vector files so I don’t need to do much thereafter.

But, the animate was very basic, moving the vector from one side of my composition to another. I’d still like to know how I can apply AE effects to mask to get a clean crisp output like the examples I gave above.

I’ve uploaded two AE files to show you what I’ve done. One with a solid and the other, the simple mask animation:

https://www.sixfoot.co.za/stuff/aftereffects/g4g_vector.aep
https://www.sixfoot.co.za/stuff/aftereffects/g4g_solid.aep

There must be a way to animate a mask if these guys are getting their output so crisp and clean, unless of course they are spending many hours back in Flash polishing the work up.

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Thanks Mike,

I will try this tonight.

I eventually figured out that I can use a solid, apply a transformation effect and then skew my rectangle at the end keyframe. From there, I was able to apply any effects to the solid I wanted.

I then exported it to Flash and with a lot of tweaking, managed to convert it all to vector and bring down the file size dramatically.

What I would like to know though is if it is possible to export my animation with much better quality so that I don’t have to tweak so much in Flash?

Flash needs to draw all the nodes in the animation which pushes up the file size.

Here’s what I have managed so far…

https://www.goforgold.org.za/proof.html

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Hi YikesMikes :O)

I think I am at the point you are describing already.
What I am then trying to do is apply the effect to the mask to make it do all sorts of tricks but it seems to apply the affect to the solid BEHIND the mask and I don’t know how to change that? Can a person not apply effects to masks alone?

Thanks again for your reply…