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10. This makes the 9ball instance appear larger than the 8ball instance on the Stage.
11. Reposition the 9ball instance so it slightly overlaps the right edge of the 8ball instance on the
Stage.
Apply a filter
The next step is to apply a blur filter to the 9ball movie clip to make it appear out of focus, as if it is in
the foreground of the Stage.
1. With the 9ball instance still selected, click the Filters tab in the Property inspector.
2. In the Filters tab, click Add Filter and select Blur from the pop-up menu.
3. Drag the BlurX slider until the BlurX and BlurY value is 19.
The BlurX and BlurY values are constrained to each other by default. Click the lock icon if
they are not.
4. Click the Properties tab of the Property inspector.
5. In the Property inspector, enter the following values in the W, H, X, and Y text boxes:
W: 210
H: 235
X: 315
Y: 155
6. Click outside the Stage to deselect the 9ball instance.
Apply filters and blends to the cue ball
The last step is to use a color effect and a filter to make the cue ball appear to be in the background
of the Stage.
1. Drag the CueBall movie clip from the Library panel to the upper-left corner of the Stage.
2. With the new CueBall instance still selected on the Stage, go to the Transform panel and
enter 70 in the W (Width) and H (Height) text boxes.
This makes the CueBall instance appear smaller than the 8ball instance.
3. With the CueBall instance still selected on the Stage, go to the Property inspector and select
Brightness from the Color menu.
A Brightness Amount slider appears to the right of the Color menu.
4. Drag the Brightness Amount slider until the value is -48%.
