Motion Script Effects

Add a motion script effect to a selected object. Select the name of the effect in the list of effects. You are given a choice between motion scripts based on action script 1 (AS1) or action script 3 (AS3) in the combo box above the list of effects. Using an AS3 motion script will force export of the movie to Flash 9 or 10 depending on which motion script is selected. The AS3 effects should use less CPU resources and as the list of AS3 effects grows should be more sophisticated than the AS1 effects.

To remove an effect, select "No effect" in the list of effects.

Checking Preview All displays the entire movie rather than just the selected object. We have encountered some crashing issues with Flash 10 plugin for certain component/motion script combinations. The problem is not reproducible and we believe it is due to Flash 10 plugin instability. To avoid this problem in preview mode if encountered, turn off Preview All.

These effects cannot be combined with regular fade, scale, spin, or rotate effects and a maximum of one effect can be selected. A motion script effect ignores a drop shadow effect.

You can combine effects by using movie clips. Put a shape inside a movie and apply effect 1 to the shape and effect 2 to the movie clip. This may not work at this time for some of the AS3 motion script effects.

The effect will generally start the first frame the object occurs in. Some effects have a delay parameter. To start at another frame, make a copy of the object and paste into the later frame using Edit > Paste Shapes Complete Copy. Apply the effect to the copy.

The effect, indicated by a blue dashed box, is not viewable in the KoolMoves editing screen or its internal player but can be viewed in the preview window associated with the motion script or in a web browser.