# Lighted text

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lighted-text/15138>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [March 11, 2003, 5:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lighted-text/15138 "2003-03-11T05:16:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![oasis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a698b9/32.png) [@oasis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oasis)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 5:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lighted-text/15138/1 "2003-03-11T05:16:50Z")

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when i saw this effect i immediately tried to figure it out… but alas, my attempts were of no avail…

[www.liquidchrome.net](http://www.liquidchrome.net)

watch the header bar load and look at the effect that occurs on the text “Liquidchrome”… how is this accomplished?

i’m sure it is probably something simple, but i don’t quite understand the theory behind it… any suggestions or tips on recreating this sort of effect?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lighted-text/15138/2 "2003-03-11T05:53:06Z")

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Its done using Photoshop. They make the blurry (lighted) text in photoshop and import it to Flash, and then they just change the alpha and it fades away. and the crisp normal text is left on the stage.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lighted-text/15138/3 "2003-03-11T12:58:18Z")

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i know that photoshop is responsible for creating the surreal effects of flash sometimes, but doesn’t those “bitmap” images make for a huge file size?..

it’s pretty obvious that a lot of his site has been developed in photoshop.

this brings to mind another question… in [www.2advanced.com](http://www.2advanced.com) 's  
navigation… are the buttons and interface w/ text created in photoshop or in flash?.. i’m just sort of curious about the surreal sites i see… weither a majority was done in flash or photoshop…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lighted-text/15138/4 "2003-03-11T13:42:37Z")

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either photoshop or someother program. yes they use that a lot. Much of the things that they do can’t be done with Flash alone. They keep their file size down by using loadMovie() and also they make things run smoother by using preloaders…

using bitmaps does increase file size, but only if you go overboard with it… use it in moderation… export your images as gif or png and optimize them to make them smaller…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 3:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lighted-text/15138/5 "2003-03-15T03:49:58Z")

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Hi Jubba  
Let´s try this way ,  
you don´t always answer your mailing …  
I need to contact you by mail to ask you some questions about the problem with MX  
Cheers