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Flash Tutorials - Digital Timer - Learn how to create a digital using Flash's getTimer() function.
Flash Tutorials - Introduction to Flash - What is Flash? Advantages of Flash compared to animated images and Java Applets.
Flash
Tutorials - Full Screen Flash Page - In this
tutorial we'll be using Flash MX 2004 as well as a bit of
CSS to get rid of the default margin value.
Flash
Tutorials - Customized Cursor in Flash MX - Learn
how to create a customized cursor in Flash MX 2004. A very
easy step-by-step tutorial.
Flash
Tutorials - Flash in HTML - How to embed a Flash
movie into an HTML page.
Flash
Tutorials - Removing Flash Movie Protection -
For an attentive study of the work of others, an analysis
of their design decisions, understanding one or another moment
when Flash technology was chosen in their designs, it can
be quite helpful to download what you find an interesting
Flash clip in an editor and scrutinize it in frame by frame
mode. I want to warn you from the get go that this does not
decompile an SWF file in initial FLA format, but nevertheless
it gives sufficient food for thought while studying great
work.
Flash
Tutorials - Creating Sound Control - Sound Control
Tutorial - This tutorial requires a basic knowledge of Flash.
You must know how to create buttons, and work with Frames
and Layers.
Flash
Tutorials - Fill Techniques - Since there are
about five major fill methods, this tutorial will spend a
short period of time covering each method.
Flash
Tutorials - Video in Flash MX 2004 - Flash MX
2004 includes basic video features that can aid you in not
only importing video files for display in Flash, but you can
also perform some simple editing tasks also. This tutorial
will help you to learn more about Flash and video.
Flash Tutorials - Flash Sound - How to deal with sound files in Flash.
Flash Tutorials - Create Square Ends - Have you ever noticed Flash doesn't naturally create Square Ends when you draw lines? Here's a workaround.
Flash Tutorials - Creating Masks - What is masking? Masking is a simple way to reveal parts of a layer below. This tutorial will take you through many types of masking from static masking where a image is shown through a non moving mask, animated masks where the mask moves to reveal bits of the image, and a special blurred edge mask.
Flash Tutorials - Custom Shortcuts in Flash 5 - Create your own custom shortcuts for frequent tasks in Flash.
Flash Tutorials - Recommendations for the Optimization - Some basic notes on optimizing your .fla files.
Flash Tutorials - Flash MX 2004 Layers and Animation - Layers and Animation in Flash MX. Clear and easy to use, step-by-step guide for flash beginners.
Flash Tutorials - Timeline/Drawing Preferences - Miss the old Flash 4 Drawing/Selecting? Flash 5 lets you choose which way you like.
Flash
Tutorials - Custom Cursor - This tutorial will
teach you how to create a custom cursor for your flash movie.
The .fla download file is included at the end of the tutorial.
Flash
Tutorials - Scripted Motion Tweens - Penner Tweens,
created by Robert Penner, use built-in Flash MX 2004 classes
to script tweens. This is the touch of class that adds to
any flash application / navigation / presentation. To set
it up, you define an ease type, then apply the ease type to
a Tween object.
Flash
Tutorials - Add and Control Music - Simple step-by-step
tutorial. You may learn how to add sound to flash movie and
turn it on and off using buttons.
Flash Tutorials - Optimization of FLA files Overview - A brief introduction into optimising your fla files for streaming and use on the web.
Flash
Tutorials - Creating buttons in Flash MX - Tutorial
for starting Flash artists. This is a detailed walkthrough
that will guide you through the process of creating and adding
actions to a button.
Flash
Tutorials - Circle Design - In this tutorial,
you will learn how to align instances to the circle path using
Movie Clip registration point. Sometimes, to create a nice
preloader or an animated logo we need the circle with the
custom outlines. Macromedia Flash allows us to use built-in
stroke type in the custom stroke style dialog.
Flash
Tutorials - FLA Optimization - Importing Sounds and Images - Learn some tips and techniques for optimal use of sounds
and images in Flash.
Flash
Tutorials - Timeline Motion Tween - Learn how
to create a simple animation using motion tween in Flash.
Soon you'll be on your way to creating beautiful animations
using this simple concept.
Flash
Tutorials - Coloring in Flash - An in-depth lesson
on coloring inked drawings in Flash (the fast and easy way!).
Flash
Tutorials - Solving Javascript Conflict - Sometimes
if you use flash and javascript or layers on the same page,
you will have some problem with your layers or javascript
- they will go behind your flash. This tutorial will solve
that problem.
Flash
Tutorials - Fit Flash Movie to Browser - With
a few simple settings you can make your movie files fit perfectly
at all window sizes.
Flash Tutorials - Image Maps - Create image maps around images like you can with html.
Flash Tutorials - Transparent Flash Movies - Add a few tags or play with a few menus to make your Flash animation transparent.
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