Breaking glass effect...

[mbatestblrock]

Hey guys, I am having one heck of time trying to pull this off so it looks good.

I searched around some of my favorite tutorial sites and couldn't find a THING on this. Not even an example..

I did find this, which is where I started to work on it myself from
http://www.effectmaker.com/gallery/brokenglassimage/

Nothing special.. I wanted something a bit more REAL looking. I got this
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I know its nothing special but I needed to start somewhere..

What I want the end result to be is..
clicking on image, and then a crack starts from one corner (que glass noise) and light beams start to emit from the cracks.. then it all shatters.


I feel I am in a bit over my head but I would like to overcome my first big obstacle in flash. I have been working with it for a while and understand a pretty good amount to hold a good thread convo, so ANY help would awesome, any links to tutorials for ideas, etc. etc.

Thanks everyone!

[rsdev]

Are you looking for a dynamic effect that you can apply to loaded images at runtime?

Or a one off transition?

[mbatestblrock]

Are you looking for a dynamic effect that you can apply to loaded images at runtime?

Or a one off transition?

Just a one off transition. The image that I want this effect to apply to will rarely change.

[rsdev]

Just a one off transition. The image that I want this effect to apply to will rarely change.

Then to get the kind of impact you're looking for I would use a package like SWIFT 3D, After Effects or 3D Studio Max. All these programmes import into flash and will create the kind of complex lighting effects you want.

[mbatestblrock]

Then to get the kind of impact you're looking for I would use a package like SWIFT 3D, After Effects or 3D Studio Max. All these programmes import into flash and will create the kind of complex lighting effects you want.

OH boy, I bet all of those are TUFF to learn. I have After effects and havent even BEGUN to break the surface.

Any tip on which one may have the smaller learning curve???

[rsdev]

OH boy, I bet all of those are TUFF to learn. I have After effects and havent even BEGUN to break the surface.

Any tip on which one may have the smaller learning curve???

Here's an after effects tutorial to get you started and a plug in 3D lighting effect. I imagine you're trying to get an effect similar to Lost World were the vehicle goes over the edge and the glass is cracking?!

So before you use the shatter effect, you might want to animate some cracks in Flash and import them into AE. Then use a glow effect first on the cracks to make the light start appearing. Then when it shatters fire up your lighting effect to get the rays.

This is a complex effect and I might take a week to learn and complete. So good luck!

http://www.trapcode.com/products_lux.html

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/459423...after_effects/

[mbatestblrock]

Here's an after effects tutorial to get you started and a plug in 3D lighting effect. I imagine you're trying to get an effect similar to Lost World were the vehicle goes over the edge and the glass is cracking?!

So before you use the shatter effect, you might want to animate some cracks in Flash and import them into AE. Then use a glow effect first on the cracks to make the light start appearing. Then when it shatters fire up your lighting effect to get the rays.

This is a complex effect and I might take a week to learn and complete. So good luck!

http://www.trapcode.com/products_lux.html

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/459423...after_effects/

AWESOME, I am going to take a good look at these and post back any results. Thanks a lot guys!