You can create a smoky effect to the text. This can be done by just following the steps given below:

1. Open a new Flash Document, set the stage size Default and the framerate to 30 fps.

    

2. Name the Layer one as Zoom In and Insert a new layer and name it Zoom Out.

    

3. Click the Zoom In Layer and enter any Text on this layer. The font and the Font size is your choice.

    

4. Select the text entered and click Modify –> Convert to Symbol

    

5. Name the Symbol effect and choose Movie Clip as its behavior.

    

6. Select the 35^th Frame in the Zoom Out layer and Insert Frame.

7. Select the 10^th Frame and Insert KeyFrame.

8. Now select the text and choose the free transform tool and reduce the size of the text.

    

9. Click anywhere between the 10^th and the 35^th Frame,Right click –> Create Motion Tween.

    

10. Select the 25^th Frame and Insert KeyFrame.

11. Use the color mixer panel and change the alpha value to 0%.

    

12. Choose the 11^th Frame and change the Alpha value to 62%.

13. Select the Free Transform tool, select the message and change its size back to the original.

14. Click anywhere in between Frame 11 and 25 and Choose Create Motion Tween.

    

15. Save your work and Test Movie.

    

Download .fla File of Popping Text

You have a double effect in this tutorial, A fading effect with a Motion Tween. To create this effect, follow the steps given below:

1. Open a new Flash document, set the stage size to 700 px X 400 px and the Frame rate to 5 fps.

    

2. Click File–>Import–>Import to Library, and insert 2 images that are used to create the effect.

    

    

    

3. Create 2 more layers and name them Car, Airplane:

    

4. Click the Airplane Layer, drag the airplane image you just saved onto the stage, and position it to the bottom most left corner of the stage:

    

5. Click Frame 20, Insert KeyFrame, and drag the airplane from one corner of the stage to the middle of the stage and change its direction.

    

6. Now you need to give the fading effect, select the airplane. Choose color from the properties, click the drop down and choose Alpha–>30%

    

7. Click Frame 30, and Insert KeyFrame. Similarly Insert KeyFrame on Frame 40.

8. Now click anywhere in between 2 KeyFrames and Create Motion Tween.

9. Your Time Line should look this way

    

10. Now the Airplane effect is done� now click the car Layer, drag and drop the car image from the library onto the stage.

    

11. Click the frame exactly above the last frame of airplane layer. So that the motion of the car starts after the airplane.

12. Add a KeyFrame; add KeyFrames on Frame 60 and Frame 70. Create Motion Tween between each KeyFrame.

13. Remember to change the position of the car after you insert each KeyFrame.

14. The time line of your fla file looks this way:

    

15. Save your Work and Test Movie.

    

    

Download .fla File of Fading Motion Tween

Download .swf File of Fading Motion Tween

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