I forgot to say: the desired effect, in my case, was a silhouette. That was what gave the possibility of using one of the blend modes supported by Flash. If you need to keep all the colors of your characters, I guess this solution won't work for you.
andrei On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 12:53 PM, Andrei Thomaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > wow, I've already had to deal with this problem... I solved it using some > blend mode (I don't remember which one). Try different blend modes to the > movieclip containing the body parts, and see if some of them solves your > problem. > > good luck, > andrei > > > > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Glen Pike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > I think that's what happens in Flash too (including older versions of > > Flash...) with timeline tweens, etc... > > > > If your character is over a solid background, you could tween the Tint > > rather than the alpha. Again, in AS2, this less resource hungry than > > alpha tweens, so a nice workaround. > > > > > > > > Andrew Sinning wrote: > > > Our artist made an animated character by over-lapping different body > > > parts. Strange thing, when I fade out the character using an > > > alpha-tween of the outer-most clip, I can see the overlapping parts at > > > the joints. It's like the alpha is affecting the individual parts > > > within the movieClip rather than being applied to the composite > > > movieClip. This is in AS2, and I just use the mx.transitions Tween > > > class. I guess to cacheAsBitmap before doing the tween, but shouldn't > > > alpha be applied to a composited clip by definition? I can't think of > > > any reason why you would ever want an alpha effect to apply to the > > > individual parts within a movie clip. I mean, if I wanted that effect > > > I would set the alphas of the individual parts, right? > > > > > > Thanks. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Flashcoders mailing list > > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Glen Pike > > 01736 759321 > > www.glenpike.co.uk <http://www.glenpike.co.uk> > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders