Comments on: New Flash Extension: MotionBlur

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:57:41 +0000

Hi Jon,
This extension utilizes filters, which were introduced in Flash 8, so animation created/altered with this extension will publish nicely back to Flash Player 8 (even though it uses new motion tweens), but not FP 7.

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:50:05 +0000

Does this work with the flash 7 player?

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By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:59:59 +0000

Hi Ray,
Chances are, you might be doing something that interrupts the processing of the script. See the previous comments. If you do get this error. Restart Flash before running the command again.

By: Ray

Ray — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:25:56 +0000

Hey Justin, the first time I tried the command, I got an error message along with a new layer with some kinda shape on it right over my motion tween layer. I restarted Flash CS4 and it worked perfectly for a similarly done motion tween. I then tried to make a new document with another motion tween and all the command did there was give me that weird layer and the shape on it and it’s been like that for every single motion tween I try to apply it to ever since. Did I miss something?

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:15:40 +0000

Martin,
Make sure to restart Flash to clear the error. Try running the command again, but click the “ok” button instead of hitting enter this time.

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:57:25 +0000

I’ve installed via the extension manager but get an error when I apply it to the tween on my mc.

‘The following JavaScript error(s) occurred: At line 206 of file “MotionBlur.jsfl”: TypeError: selPath has no properties’

I have not pressed anything to interupt it during the application, all I have done is selected the tween at the first frame, applied the extension under the command menu, then hit enter when it asks about options (not even moved the mouse)

Any idea’s?

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:53:39 +0000

Thanks, Gerald! I appreciate the feedback.

By: Gerald

Gerald — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:57:25 +0000

Really nice extension, works like a charm.
Thank you and keep up the great work!

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:53:15 +0000

Hi Talley,
Thanks for your comments.

A few notes:
The command will work by selecting symbol(s), frame(s), layer(s) with tweens, or tween(s). Selecting the motion path itself will not select the tween or the symbol.

If you don’t interrupt the processing, the “MotionBlur [temp]” layer will be deleted automatically.

You should be able to apply this to a tween that already has a blur applied, but the current blur will be replaced with the motion blur.

To apply motion blur to part, but not all of a tween:
You can break it into segments
OR
You can remove the blur from parts of the tween by following this sequence
Apply the motion blur, then the select frames where you don’t want the blur (using CMD-click on Mac, CTRL-click on Win), then right-click (CTRL-click on Mac) and select Clear Keyframe > Filter.
(This can also by done in the Motion Editor for more precision)

Hope that helps.