CAMERA FLASH

Hi Folks

Could you please help I’m 67 and a complete novice

I’ve got Xara Xtreme 5

I need to make a camera flashing do I do it in animations and how

Regards

Clive

Hello Clive, welcome to the forum. Good to find someone older than me, I think that makes at least three who are to my knowledge!:
To answer your question, I need to ask one. Do you want the result to be photorealistic, or are you happy to have the animation "cartoony" for want of a better word.

EDIT:
My attachment shows what I mean by cartoony. The colours are all wrong, but it's just an example. It would take only a few frames, making the flash appear, then disappear, and lightening the background around the camera whilst doing so. Not sure if the afterimage would be wealthy in the brain as in real life, though!
So I'd say it was possible with Xara Xtreme.
Saludos,
Bob.

Hi Bob

Thanks for your help

This is the index page

http://www.irwellvalephotographyclub.co.uk/

I just want the cameras to flash on and off

Regards

Clive

Hi Clive,

Sit back and relax then watch a couple of Videos showing you the basics of flash animation using Xara Xtreme.
It's for folks like yourself that all these resources are made available.

From Xara:



From TG member Xhris:




And a tutorial from the Outsider
http://site.xara.com/news/june07/tutorial.asp

I'd also recommend browsing through the many many workbooks at Gary's XaraXone. You're bound to pick up some tricks relating to flash animation there :)

I can creat a flash animation how do I get it in the correct place

Sorry Clive, a bit more from you please.

Where exactly would the right place be? What is it are you trying to achieve?