# Wave type effect I like, and maybe good for buttons

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wave-type-effect-i-like-and-maybe-good-for-buttons/34015>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 26, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wave-type-effect-i-like-and-maybe-good-for-buttons/34015 "2003-10-26T22:32:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![trevorsaint](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/trevorsaint/32/268_2.png) [@trevorsaint](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/trevorsaint)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wave-type-effect-i-like-and-maybe-good-for-buttons/34015/1 "2003-10-26T22:32:08Z")

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Hi all I have found this site that looks really cool, well especially the wave type effect, how was it achieved in flash I would really like an explination of the techneque if anyone knows?

here is the link

[http://shanshui.de/](http://shanshui.de/)

Thank you.

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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:** [October 26, 2003, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wave-type-effect-i-like-and-maybe-good-for-buttons/34015/2 "2003-10-26T23:11:33Z")

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I see there is a pattern on the waves moving so I guess is motion tween.

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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:** [October 26, 2003, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wave-type-effect-i-like-and-maybe-good-for-buttons/34015/3 "2003-10-26T23:57:31Z")

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it’s a series of overlays and masks looping in a motion tween