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Animate vector effects

Distortion effects

Next, you'll apply vector effects to the star over time. To begin, you'll increase the life span of the star and apply a zipper distortion effect, so that the star changes shape over time. You'll preview the animated distortion effect and then undo the effect.

  1. In the Timeline Docker window, click the star's timeline (the black dot) and drag it to frame 30.
  2. Click frame 15 in the star's timeline.
    If the star gets deselected, click the object name Polygon to select it.
  3. Click the Insert keyframe button Lets you add keyframes to an object's timeline.
    A keyframe is added to the star's timeline at frame 15. Also, keyframes are added to the start and end frames of the star.
  4. Open the Interactive tools flyout Gives you access to tools that let you apply effects to objects interactively, and click the Interactive distortion tool Lets you apply distortions to objects.
  5. From the Presets list box on the property bar, choose Zipper 2.
  6. Click the the Play button Lets you play a movie to preview the animated zipper effect.
  7. To stop the preview, click the Stop button Lets you stop a movie.
    Click here to see what the effect should look like.
  8. Click Edit menu Undo distortion.

You are now ready to experiment with other distortion effects.

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