Q "Hi, I want to have a wind effect on my picture but
I could not find any Xtra that can do it."__Simon
The graphics packages I've used seem to produce this effect in one of two ways.
The first is by a horizontal smearing of the pixels of the graphic. Smearing and
smudging are not yet available in Fireworks, though there are filter packages
that provide this, such as Eye Candy 4000.
The second method overlays the graphic with an image of streaks of varying length,
width, and intensity. Therein lies our answer. Fireworks enables us to create
custom textures that can be applied to text or vector graphics and can be manipulated
in various ways.
This
is the streaked texture produced for this exercise. Because the design is applied
to one edge only, it cannot be used as a tiling texture. To be flexible enough,
it must also be rather large. If you wish, you may download a ZIP file of textures, including this one, from this server.
Rather
than applying the texture directly to the text, we'll use the Fireworks Paste
as Mask feature because it offers more control over the placement of the streaks.
To prepare the text for masking, convert it to paths.
Select the text and choose Text > Convert to
Paths, then Modify > Ungroup, and then Modify > Join.
O.K.
Not too bad. Needs to be in the right environment, though.
Remember the two clones of the streaked rectangle? I've changed the color of one
of them to a medium grayish blue (#9999CC), applied a gradient to the other and
made it nearly transparent. Lay the translucent rectangle with the gradient on
top of the blue one, then Group them. (Shift + select, them Modify > Group)
Apply an inner bevel to the text by selecting the text icon in the Layers
panel. Set the bevel width to 6, the contrast to 100%, the softness to 3, the
angle to 169, the style to smooth.
Slide the text in place on top of the rectangles and add a drop shadow.
Set the Opacity to 39%, the color to white, softness to 4, angle to 5, distance
to 7. Export as a JPEG.
This
is the streaked texture produced for this exercise. Because the design is applied
to one edge only, it cannot be used as a tiling texture. To be flexible enough,
it must also be rather large. If you wish, you may download a 
Rather
than applying the texture directly to the text, we'll use the Fireworks Paste
as Mask feature because it offers more control over the placement of the streaks. 
O.K.
Not too bad. Needs to be in the right environment, though. 