May 26, 2009
Custom Blend Modes in Flash 10
Blend Modes can be a tricky area in flash. When you recieve a psd and the designer has gone a bit crazy with the layer blend modes it can make things a little difficult to recreate in flash. Luckily, Shane McCartney over at Lost in Actionscript came up with a viable solution dubbed the “Ultimate Blend Mode Collection.”
What I love most about this is that it’s very simple to use. All you need to do is import a simple .swc and you’re free to use the set of Blend Modes in your projects. The sad part is that it’s only for Flash 10 so if you’re still working in 9 you will be out of luck. For a more detailed look into this check out the original blog post and also don’t forget to get all the assets here.
Here’s a quick list of the supported blend modes: