Flash Tutorials & Resources

Animation & Effects Tutorials

Motion Tween

Shape Tween

Working on Layers

Motion Guide

Masking

Bouncing Effect

Fade In & Fade Out Effect

Zoom In & Zoom Out Effect

Blur Effect

Straight Ripple Effect

Circular Ripple Effect

Sparkling Glass Effect

Photo Slideshow

Actionscript Tutorials

Custom Cursor

Linking to External Files

Loading External Images

Scrolling Content

Random Movement

Simple Preloader

Simple Timeline Preloader

Digital Clock

Analog Clock

ON\OFF Sound Button

Flash Articles

Flash CS4 Animation
Benefits and Drawbacks of Flash Web Design

Miscellaneous Tutorials

Bitmap to Vector

Change Image Color

Drop Shadow

Glow Effect

Gradients

Gradients to Text

Transparent Background

Free Flash Resources

Photo Galleries

Dynamic Text Scroller

Games

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Website TemplatesNew!

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Animation & Effects Tutorials

Shining Text Mask Effect

Lightning Effect

Film Grain Effect

Drawing Snowflakes

Fog Effect

Rotating Globe Effect

Drawing & Creating Characters in Flash

Actionscript Tutorials

Drag and Drop Actionscript

Drop Down Menu

Countdown Timer

Falling Snowflakes Animation

Animated Bubbles Cursor

Creating A Custom Scroller

Fly Out Menu

Actionscript for Arrow Keys

Basic Slideshow

Introduction to Actionscript 3.0
Animation

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• Developer Basics – Starting Point ( Flash CS4/CS5 | Video  )
• Intro to Animation in Flash CS4 ( 1, 2 )
  • Motion Tweens in Flash CS4 ( No Popup | Video )
  • Create a Motion Tween ( Flash MX 2004 )
  • Animation Setup ( Flash 8 | Video  )
  • Creating a Simple Animation ( Flash 8 | 1, 2, 3, 4 )
  • Frames and Rates ( 1, 2 )
  • Motion Tweening ( Flash 8 | 1, 2, 3 )
  • Principles of Animation ( Flash 8 | 1, 2, 3, 4 )
  • Principles of Animation, Part 2 ( Flash 8 | 1, 2, 3 )
  • Creating a Basic Flash MX Animation ( Flash MX )
  • Creating a Simple Motion Tween ( 1, 2, 3 )
• Creating and Applying a Custom Ease ( 1, 2, 3 )
• Using the Bone Tool on Shapes ( 1, 2 )
• Motion Presets ( 1, 2 )
• Using the 3D Translation Tool ( No Popup | Video )
• Fading Text ( Flash MX )
• Problems with Rotating Animations ( Flash 8 | Video )
• Simple Page Transitions ( Flash 8 | Video )
• Frame Jumping ( Flash MX 2004 )
• Simple Custom Scrollbar ( Flash 8 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
• Using Code Snippets in Flash CS5 ( Flash CS5)

Drawing and Design

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• Introduction to 3D Using Flash CS4 ( Flash CS4 | 1, 2, 3, 4 )
• A Guide to Shading in Flash
• Fill Techniques ( Flash MX 2004 | 1, 2, 3, 4 )
• Flash Vector Illustration: Part 1
• Tiled Background in Flash 8
• Bevel in Flash ( Flash MX 2004 )
• Converting Bitmap to Vector ( Flash MX 2004 )
• Using Pixel Fonts ( Flash MX )
• Creating a Shadow Effect ( Flash MX )
• Symmetrical Round Objects ( Flash 8 | Video  )
• Creating a Wooden Frame ( 1, 2, 3 )
• Illustration Optimization ( Flash 8 | Video  )
• Creating Masks ( Flash MX 2004 | 1, 2 )
• Logo Replication ( Flash MX )
• Skinning a Scrollbar ( 1, 2 )
• Shiny Orbs ( Flash MX 2004 )

Common Tasks

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• Buttons in Flash ( 1, 2, 3 )
• Using the Library ( Flash MX 2004 )
  • Using the Shared Library
• JavaScript Pop-Up Windows ( Flash 8 | Video  )
• Common Mistakes using Buttons ( Flash 8 | Video  )
• Magic Cursor ( Flash 8 | Video  )
• Hide/View the Scrollbar Component ( Flash MX 2004 )
• Creating Drop-Down Menus ( Flash MX )
• Hyperlinks in AS3
  • Creating a Hyperlink ( Flash MX )
• Editing the Registration Point ( Flash MX )
• Making an Object Transparent ( Flash MX )
• Using Video ( Flash MX 2004 | 1, 2 )
• Full Screen Flash Page ( Flash MX 2004 )
• Loading Files from Disk ( 1, 2 )

ActionScript Basics

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• Introduction to OOP
• Classes in ActionScript 3  ( 1, 2, 3, 4 )
  • Classes and MovieClips  ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 )
• Introduction to 3D using AS3 ( 1, 2 )
• Physics-Based Bounce Effect  ( 1, 2, 3, 4 )
• Trigonometric Animations  ( 1, 2, 3, 4 )
• What removeMovieClip Becomes in AS3
• Changing Color in ActionScript 3
  • Random Colors in AS3
  • Changing Colors ( AS 1.0 )
• Counting in Hexadecimal
• Reading RGB/aRGB Color Values
• Using the Keyboard in AS3
• Tweening with Code ( 1, 2, 3 )
• Using the Drop Shadow Filter in AS3
• Introduction to XML in Flash ( Index Page: 40+ Pages )
  • Using XML in Flash CS3/AS3 ( 1, 2,…, 7 )
  • Displaying XML Data in Flash ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 )
  • XML-Driven Drop-Down Menu ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 )
  • Photo Gallery using XML and Flash ( 1, 2, 3,…,9 )
• Animating Dynamic MovieClips in AS3  ( 1, 2, 3 )
• Displaying Library Content in AS 3.0 ( 1, 2 )
• Auto-Resizing and Centering your Content
• Managing Movie Clip Instances ( 1, 2 )
• Creating a Preloader in AS 3 ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 )
• Loading an External Image ( 1, 2, 3 )
• Detecting When Mouse Leaves Movie
• Detecting Direction of Mouse Movement in AS3
• What is Flex? Why Use It?
• Creating a Hello World Application in Flex
• Flex Application Anatomy
• If and Else Statements
• Finding Values in an Array ( AS 2.0 )
• Duplicate Movie Clips ( AS 1 )
• Detecting Mouse Direction ( AS 2.0 )
• Finding Maximum/Minimum Value in Array ( AS 1 )
• Using the Microphone ( Flash MX 2004 )
• Calculating Distance ( AS 1 | 1, 2 )
• Binary-Decimal Conversion ( AS 1 )
• Tab Ordering Forms ( AS 1 )
• Functions ( AS 1 | 1, 2 )
• AS2.0 Variable Names ( AS 2.0 )
• Comment Your Code ( AS 1 )
• Naming Conventions ( AS 1 )
• Global Variables ( AS 1 )
• Variable Scope ( AS 1 )
• Relative Addressing ( AS 1 )
• Conditionals and Toggle Switches ( Flash 8 | Video  )
• Goodbye Complex Code ( Flash CS4 | Video  )
• Connecting to a RSS Feed ( Flash CS4 | Video  )
• Parsing External Array Data
• Flash, PHP, and MySQL Integration
• Live Hit Counter Flash/PHP
• Flash Email Form
• Login Using Flash MX, PHP, and MySQL
• Use Flash with PHP and mySQL ( 1, 2 )
• Displaying Flash Data in PHP
• Displaying Google Maps in Flash ( 1, 2 )

Special Effects

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• Colorful Explosion ( Flash CS4 | 1, 2, 3, 4 )
• Reading ID3 Tags in Flash/AS3
• Collision Detection among Multiple Objects
  • Advanced Collision
  • Predicting Collisions
  • Elastic Collisions ( 1, 2 )
• Falling Snow in Flash CS4/AS3  ( Flash CS4/AS3 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 )
  • Flash Snow 3.0 ( Flash 8 | 1, 2 )
  • Falling Snow 2.0 ( Flash MX 2004 | 1, 2 )
• Playing Sounds from the Library
• Playing Sounds using ActionScript 3 ( AS 3.0 )
  • Playing Sounds using ActionScript 1 ( AS 1.0 )
• Text Gradient Fills ( Flash 8 | Video  )
• Creating and Animating Clouds ( Flash 8 | Video  )
• Shine Effect  ( 1, 2, 3 )
• Interactive Image Pan  ( 1, 2, 3 )
• Sliding Menu ( Flash 8 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 )
• Zoom Motion Blur ( Flash 8 | 1, 2 )
• Digital Clock ( Flash 8 | Video  )
• Loading Pictures Dynamically ( Flash 8 | Video )
• Gradient Art ( Flash 8 | 1, 2 )
• Launch Centered  Window ( Flash 8 | 1, 2 )
• Random Jumping ( Flash 8 | Video  )
• Falling Text ( Flash 8 | Video  )
• Apply and Animate Filter Effects ( Flash 8 | 1, 2 )
• Flash Video Loops ( Flash 8 | 1, 2, 3 )

• Creating a Platform Game ( Flash MX 2004 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 )
• Hover Captions ( Flash MX 2004 | 1, 2, 3 )
• News Ticker ( Flash MX 2004 | 1, 2, 3, 4 )
• Duplicate Background ( Flash MX 2004 )
• Loading Random Quotes ( Flash MX 2004 | 1, 2 )
• Adding Thumbnails ( Flash MX 2004 | 1, 2, 3,…,7 )
• Animated Blur ( Flash MX 2004 )
• Complex Button RollOut/RollOver Effects
• XML/Flash Photo Slideshow ( Flash MX 2004 | 1, 2, 3 )
• Liquify Image Effect ( Flash MX 2004 | 1, 2, 3, 4 )
• XML/Flash Photo Gallery ( Flash MX 2004 | 1, 2, 3,…,9 )
• Coloring Book ( Flash MX 2004 | 1, 2, 3 )
• Menu with Slider ( Flash MX 2004 | 1, 2 )
• Creating the Shine Effect ( Flash MX 2004 )
• Random Motion ( Flash MX 2004 | 1, 2 )
• Loading Random Movies ( AS 1 | 1, 2 )
• Pausing Animation ( Flash MX 2004 )
• Masking Dynamic Text and Device Fonts
• Film Grain ( Flash MX 2004 )
• Transitions between External SWFs ( AS 1 | 1, 2 )
• Timeline Effects ( Flash MX 2004 | 1, 2 )
• Context Menu ( Flash MX 2004 )
• Using CSS Styles ( Flash MX 2004 | 1, 2 )
• Applying CSS to Externally Loaded Text
• Chromeless  Window ( Flash MX 2004 )
• Dynamic Mouse Trail Effect ( Flash CS4 | 1, 2, 3, 4 )
  • Mouse Trail ( Flash MX )
• Date Countdown Timer ( Flash MX | 1, 2 )
• Vibration Effect ( Flash MX )
• Creating a Volume Control Slider
• Creating a Sound Bar ( Flash MX )
• Falling Snow ( Flash MX | 1, 2 )
• Cartoon Animation ( Flash MX )
• Equilibrium Points ( Flash MX )
• Grassy Field: Case Study ( Flash MX | 1, 2 )
• The Infinite Menu ( Flash MX )
• Easing on Mouse Click ( Flash MX )
• Mouse Follow with Easing
• Alpha Graphic Fade with Inertia ( Flash MX )
• News Flasher ( Flash MX )
• Circular Movement ( Flash MX )
• Launch a Centered  Window ( Flash MX )
• Create a Photo Gallery ( Flash MX )
• Creating Continuous Movement ( Flash MX | 1, 2 )
• Making Flash Movies Transparent ( Flash MX )
• Loading a Random Background ( Flash MX | 1, 2 )
• Random Movement in Flash MX ( Flash MX )
• Line Art in Flash ( Flash MX )

• Fractals ( SUBsection )
• Fading Grid ( Flash MX | 1, 2, 3 )
• Creating a Grid in Flash/AS ( AS 1.0 )
• Mouse Actions ( AS 1.0 )
• Drawing Board: Draw in MX ( AS 1.0 )
• Digital Clock ( AS 1.0 )
• ActionScript Text Animation ( AS 1.0 )
• Outline Effect ( AS 1.0 )
• Analog Clock ( AS 1.0 )
• Real Fake Drag Mask ( AS 1.0 )
• Advanced Rollovers ( AS 1.0 )
• Follow Mouse ( AS 1.0 )
• Random Letter Cycling 2.0 ( AS 1.0 )

Isometry

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• Isometric Transforms ( 1, 2, 3, 4 )
• Isometric Hit Testing ( 1, 2, 3 )
• Isometric Perspective
• Using Grids to Draw Isometric Views
• Isometric Alternative to 30 Degrees
• Planning Isometry in Flash
• Basic Key Movement
• Different Approach Towards Isometric Positioning
• Isometric Coded
• Isometric Grid Development
• Simple Example
• Advanced Method w/FLA
• Basic Movement w/FLA
• Depth Sorting
• 3D Movement (Isometry)

Game Development

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• Creating a Vertical Shooter ( 1, 2, 3, 4 )
• RPG Programming ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 )
• Game Story Writing  ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 )
• Game Programming Intro
• Flowchart
• Gametypes
• What makes a Role-Playing Game?