# Recreate a certain flash effect
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreate-a-certain-flash-effect/27866
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 7, 2003, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreate-a-certain-flash-effect/27866 "2003-08-07T11:54:57Z")
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### Author:  [@iLikePie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iLikePie)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2003, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreate-a-certain-flash-effect/27866/1 "2003-08-07T11:54:57Z")
hi,
i’m trying to recreate an effect seen in this flash animation - [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail57.html](http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail57.html) - (and also in many other cartoons, esp anime)
it’s the background effect with all the lines that look like they’re zooming… in the link i provided, it’s when he’s flying through space.
anyway, i’m pretty sure it’s just 2 different frames of lines repeating, but when i try it just doesn’t look right… I’ve tried tweens, just moving hte lines, and i cant get it
anyone got some ideas?
thanks
Stuart
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreate-a-certain-flash-effect/27866/2 "2003-08-07T22:10:15Z")
Make one movie clip then duplicate it and send it across the screen. If you need AS code I can give it to you.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2003, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreate-a-certain-flash-effect/27866/3 "2003-08-07T22:22:58Z")
I did the same sort of thing with fish here
[http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=278547#post278547](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=278547#post278547)
Change the fish to lines and kick up the speed and it should do.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2003, 3:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreate-a-certain-flash-effect/27866/4 "2003-08-08T03:43:43Z")
ii thought that would work, but it doesnt’ really look right… also, the specific example on their site is actually only composed of a few frames ( i think 2) which are then repeated
i guess i’ll just have to play around some more
thanks anyway
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2003, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreate-a-certain-flash-effect/27866/5 "2003-08-08T03:47:41Z")
motion blur in ps then do the two frames. it looks like htey fade it outhtough…or just get an swf decompiler and look…