Motion blur when a character is running?

[Solidghost]

I Have a character that I want to get motion blur on him when he starts running. Is it possible to make motion blur when a character speeds up or something?

[MechatheSlag]

Yes.
Clone him and create it always at the player x and y position. Then make the clone fade out using semi-transparency, and when it hits 128 delete the object. You can make the semi-transparency start at a point depending on the current speed.

[Solidghost]

Thank you I will try that.

[DistantJ]

Also, make the clone face the same direction as the character, play the same animation sequence, and force it to the same animation frame, that way it looks even better.

[LazyCoder]

Just be aware that that effect is very memory intensive.

[DistantJ]

That's why you should strategically limit how many you use and decide how fast they will fade out.

[Almightyzentaco]

Here is an example, to give you a better idea.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/aconyv