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erafal
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April 20, 2010
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Regular.easeIn / Strong.easeOut : This shouldn't be hard right?

  • April 20, 2010
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I've got a tween that moves a movie clip from right to left. I want it to Regular.easeIn and Strong.easeOut. I have no idea what's wrong with my code. This is all very new to me so I apologize for not getting it, assuming this is really a no brainer, etc. Anyhow, here's what I've got in my action script 3.0 panel.

import fl.transitions.Tween ;

import fl.transitions.easing .*;

var playerXTween :Tween = new Tween(mc_GENERIC, "x" , Regular.easeIn , 200, -200, 90, true);

I've tried to copy the code and make a regular.easeIn and a Strong.easeOut and I get error messages. Also, though I don't know why, I cannot even get it to do a Regular.easeInOut !!! No idea why... What am I missing? Thanks much, Ethan.

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Correct answer kglad

the following will work:

import fl.transitions.Tween ;

import fl.transitions.easing .*;

var  playerXTween :Tween = new Tween(mc_GENERIC, "x" , Regular.easeIn , 200,  -2000, 90, true);

IF you have a movieclip with instance name mc_GENERIC.  ie, click on that movieclip to select it, copy the instance name in the properties panel and paste it over mc_GENERIC to ensure the names are exact matches.  retest.


this will work:

import fl.transitions.Tween ;

import fl.transitions.easing .*;

var  playerXTween :Tween = new Tween(mc_GENERIC,  "x" , Regular.easeInOut , 200,  -2000, 90, true);

but to do what you want will require a custom ease.

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erafalAuthor
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April 21, 2010

So, I'm running that code, exactly as you've laid it, and I've got a run of numbers on my output tab and minimal movement leading to none at all. ? Sorry for the density on my brain here. Appreciate the help. Thanks, Ethan.

kglad
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kgladCommunity Expert
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April 21, 2010

show the code you're using.

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erafalAuthor
Known Participant
April 21, 2010

import fl.transitions.easing.*;

import fl.transitions.Tween;

var playerXTween:Tween = new Tween(mc_GENERIC, "x", regEaseInStrongEaseOut, 500, -2500, 90, true);

function regEaseInStrongEaseOut(t:Number, b:Number, c:Number, d:Number): Number {

trace(t)

if ((t/=d*0.5)<1) {

return Regular.easeIn(t,b,c,d);

}

else {

return Strong.easeOut(t,b,c,d);

}

}

kglad
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kgladCommunity Expert
Community Expert
April 20, 2010

that's a pretty slow tween at 90 seconds to move 400 pixels.  you're not going to see much easing with that even if you use a correct easing function like Regular.easeInOut

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erafalAuthor
Known Participant
April 20, 2010

Whoops. I meant -2000. It's a very wide movie clip, a series of images, etc. Regardless, as stated, I've got nothing on either Regular.easeInOut or Regular.easeIn / Strong.easeOut (the ideal setup). Any help toward this would be huge. Thanks!

kglad
Community Expert
kgladCommunity Expert
Community Expert
April 20, 2010

the following will work:

import fl.transitions.Tween ;

import fl.transitions.easing .*;

var  playerXTween :Tween = new Tween(mc_GENERIC, "x" , Regular.easeIn , 200,  -2000, 90, true);

IF you have a movieclip with instance name mc_GENERIC.  ie, click on that movieclip to select it, copy the instance name in the properties panel and paste it over mc_GENERIC to ensure the names are exact matches.  retest.

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