Create a Customizable Snow Effect with ActionScript 3.0

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Wednesday, 17 February 2010

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It’s been a cold winter all over the place, so let’s recognize that fact with a nice wintery scene. In this tutorial we will create a falling snow effect using Flash and ActionScript 3.0.

Final Result
Let’s take a quick look at the final effect:

Step 1: Brief Overview
Using an image as a background we will create a falling snow effect. The snow will be a user defined MovieClip that will be exported to be used as a class. We will duplicate and animate this clip with AS3.
Step 2: Set Up
Open Flash and create a new Flash File (ActionScript 3.0).

Set the stage size to 500 x 375 px and set the frame rate to 24fps.

Step 3: Getting the Background
A snowy scene will be required for this effect.
You can create your own or adapt a custom background. In this example I used a photograph…

By: Carlos Yanez
From: Activetuts+ » Tutorials

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