motion blur on text box

[ekessler]

I am trying make a random word game that will look like it is a spinning slot machine. My first try at it I did it with the words in long movie clips and randomly moved them along the Y. I added the motion blur filter and it looked great.

This was my code:

 

TweenMax.to(prefixes_mc,1.5,{y:rand(1,7)*100-500, motionBlur:{strength:5, fastMode:true, padding:1},ease:Elastic.easeInOut});

 

Now I want to make the words load in a text box from a .txt file. What should I use to make the blur?

I tried this and it does not work:

TweenMax.to(mainText.text = loadedData[0][rand(0,2)]+" " + loadedData[1][rand(5,7)]+" " + loadedData[2][rand(0,loadedData[2].length)],1.5,{motionBlur:{strength:5, fastMode:true, padding:1},ease:Elastic.easeInOut});

 

Is this what the SlowMo ease is about?

 

Thanks,

Eliezer

[Carl]

The target of your tween should simply be the textfield you want blurred. You should be populating the text property of the textfield prior to creating the tween.

 

mainText.text = loadedData[0][rand(0,2)]+" " + loadedData[1][rand(5,7)]+" " + loadedData[2][rand(0,loadedData[2].length)]

TweenMax.to(mainText,1.5,{motionBlur:{strength:5, fastMode:true, padding:1},ease:Elastic.easeInOut});

 

The SlowMo ease can be used with blurFilter tweens but I don't know how it relates to your main question.

 

For more info on SlowMo Ease: http://www.snorkl.tv/2012/03/introducing-the-slowmo-ease-in-greensock-animation-platform-v12/

 

http://www.snorkl.tv/2012/04/slowmo-ease-with-yoyomode/

[ekessler]

Thanks for the fast answer. It does not seem to be working if I do not move the text box itself.

Is there a way to create a motion blur effect without actually moving the text box?

thanks

[Carl]

Sorry, I missed that you were using motionBlur.

MotionBlur is dependent on movement.

 

You can use a regular blurFilter if your object is static.