If I weren’t in a new country with no credit card I would tip. So, instead – a recommendation and some quick code snippets for implementing.

Imports:

import gs.TweenMax;
import gs.easing.*;
import gs.events.*;

Declaring:

private var startTween:TweenMax;

Starting:

startTween = new TweenMax(extra_mc, fadeSpeed , {alpha:0 , overwrite:1});

//target, duration, property and value, handling of memory

Multiple Tweens in One Function:

var currTween = new TweenMax(whichframe, tweenSpeed , {x:xval , y:yval , rotation:rotval , ease:Circ.easeIn});

For color tint:

var currTween = TweenMax.to(this, tweenSpeed , {tint:0xE36F1E});

To Remove the Tint:

var currTween = TweenMax.to(this, tweenSpeed , {removeTint:true};

For Blur:

var currTween = TweenMax.to(this, 1, {blurFilter:{blurX:20 , blurY:20}});

For Glow:

var currTween =  TweenMax.to(mc, 1, {glowFilter:{color:0x91e600, alpha:1, blurX:30, blurY:30}});

Events:

startTween.addEventListener(TweenEvent.COMPLETE , repeatFades);//not MOTION_FINISHED

repeatFades(event:Event); 

//also – TweenEvent.UPDATE for each time value changes

Full Documentation & Notes:

Refer to www.tweenmax.com || http://blog.greensock.com

See also: GSkinner.com

import flash.filters.BitmapFilter;

import flash.filters.BitmapFilterQuality;

import flash.filters.BlurFilter;

private function setBlur(myObj:Sprite):void {

var filter:BitmapFilter = createBlur();

var myFilters:Array = new Array();

myFilters.push(filter);

myObj.filters = myFilters;

}

private function createBlur():BitmapFilter {

var blurX:Number = 30;

var blurY:Number = 30;

return new BlurFilter(blurX, blurY, BitmapFilterQuality.HIGH);

}

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Simpler Version of above Blur Filter:

var blurX:Number = (mouseX – mouseY)/50;

var blurY:Number = (mouseX – mouseY)/50;

var blurFilter:BitmapFilter = new BlurFilter(blurX, blurY, BitmapFilterQuality.HIGH);

container.filters = [blurFilter];//allows multiple filters to be added to this array

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Drop Shadow Filter:

import flash.filters.*;

private function dropShadowFilter(obj:Sprite):void {

var filter:BitmapFilter = getBitmapFilter();

var myFilters:Array = new Array();

myFilters.push(filter);

obj.filters = myFilters;

}

private function getBitmapFilter():BitmapFilter {

var color:Number = 0×000000;

var angle:Number = 120;

var alpha:Number = 0.8;

var blurX:Number = 8;

var blurY:Number = 8;

var distance:Number = 15;

var strength:Number = 0.65;

var inner:Boolean = false;

var knockout:Boolean = false;

var quality:Number = BitmapFilterQuality.HIGH;

return new DropShadowFilter(distance , angle , color , alpha , blurX , blurY , strength , quality , inner , knockout);

}

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Glow Filter:

import flash.filters.BitmapFilter;

import flash.filters.BitmapFilterQuality;

import flash.filters.GlowFilter;

private function thumbOverGlow(event:MouseEvent):void{

setGlow(event.target);

}//thumbOverGlow

private function clearGlow(event:MouseEvent):void{

removeGlow(event.target);

}//clearGlow

//generic filter without events

private function setGlow(obj:Sprite):void{

var filterThumb:BitmapFilter = getBitmapFilter();

var myFiltersThumb:Array = new Array();

myFiltersThumb.push(filterThumb);

obj.filters = myFiltersThumb;

}//thumbOverGlow

private function removeGlow(obj:Sprite):void{

var myFiltersClearArray:Array = new Array(); //always clear with empty array

obj.filters = myFiltersClearArray;

}//removeGlow

private function getBitmapFilter():BitmapFilter {

var glowAlpha:Number = 1;

var blurX:Number = 3;

var blurY:Number = 3;

var strength:Number = 2;

var inner:Boolean = false;

var knockout:Boolean = false;

var quality:Number = BitmapFilterQuality.HIGH;

return new GlowFilter(glowColor, glowAlpha, blurX, blurY, strength, quality, inner, knockout);

}//getBitmapFilter

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Apply Multiple Filters:

private function addLineFilter(obj:Sprite):void{

var filterShadow:BitmapFilter = getDropShadowFilter();

var filterGlow:BitmapFilter = getGlowFilter();

var myFilters:Array = new Array();

myFilters.push(filterShadow);

myFilters.push(filterGlow);

obj.filters = myFilters;

}//addLineFilter