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Doug Winnie

Creating a simple animation with Flash


In this simple tutorial, learn how to import artwork into Flash, create an animation, and change an animation after you've created it.

Jen deHaan

Motion migration guide for Flash CS4 Professional


Migrate your motion tweening skills from previous versions of Flash to the new motion model in Flash CS4 Professional.

Mariko Ogawa

Exploring the new 3D features in Flash CS4 Professional


Get an overview of 3D: controlling rotations, animating with motion tweens, programming effects with ActionScript, and more.

Jonathan Duran

Generate complex, geometric patterns using the Deco tool and Spray Brush in Flash


Rapidly generate decorative patterns using the new procedural drawing tools in Flash CS4 Professional.

Jen DeHaan

Creating animation in ActionScript 3.0


Learn how to programmatically create motion effects to move, resize, transition, and fade movie clips easily in your Flash projects. (Updated for CS4)

Tiago Dias

Creating a 3D button animation for Flash


See how you can easily create short animations in After Effects and embed them in your Flash projects.

Paul Spitzer

Mapping Flash video to 3D objects

Find out what it takes to map your videos to 3D objects using the Papervision 3D engine.

Jiro Ietaka

Train Simple videos: Introduction to Flash game development


Learn some of the fundamentals necessary for building a Flash-based game that makes extensive use of ActionScript.

Tom Green

Spin objects in 3D space using Flash and After Effects


Learn how to use Flash to rotate an object around the vertical axis, and then dig into After Effects to create a rotation using the horizontal axis.

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Creating self-voicing puzzles in Flash


Make games accessible outside the browser by relying on system-level voices instead of screen readers.

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Designing and Animating Characters in Flash

Breathe life into complex characters with these custom techniques and tips.

Lynda.com

Basic Motion Tweens

Master the art of animating objects on the Flash Stage with
motion tweens.

Animation Learning Guide for Flash CS4 Professional

Learning Guide

Adobe Flash CS4 Professional offers several ways to include animation in your projects. The Animation Learning Guide for Flash explains how to use all of these animation types in Flash CS4 Professional, including the new and improved way of creating and editing motion tweens using the timeline and Motion Editor. Explore the sections below to dive into whatever topic interests you.


3D/animation articles

Achieving Amazing Easing Effects in Flash


Learn from specific examples how to create interesting animation effects in your projects.

Chris Georgenes

Lip-Syncing in Flash

Learn to perfectly sync animation to dialog with this Macrochat by Chris Georgenes.

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Drawing and Animating a Character in Macromedia Flash MX 2004

Watch as Team Macromedia member Chris Georgenes transforms a pencil sketch into an animated character.

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Macromedia Flash Animation: Creating Lifelike Motion Blur Effects

Pro animator and Team Macromedia member Chris Georgenes shares some easy, cool effects to simulate motion.

Taking Flash Animation to DVD Video

Find out what it takes to render, compress, encode, and master your Flash stories for distribution on DVD.

Drawing in Flash: A Beginner's Introduction to the Flash MX 2004 Drawing Tools

Take a guided tour through the Flash Tools panel as you draw a simple illustration.

Creating 3D Objects with Dynamic Drawing Tools

Programmatically generate 3D elements in Macromedia Flash MX.

Smashing Ideas

Porting Flash Animation to Mobile Phones with Flash Lite

Consider these best practices from “2001” application creator, Andreas Heim.

Cooking with Bigfoot

Make vectors come alive with this character animation tutorial.

Adding 3D to Flash Projects Using After Effects


Spruce up your Flash projects by rotating graphics in 2D or 3D space.

Animation Killer Tips

Animation Killer Tips for Flash MX 2004

Get timesaving advice on easing, tweening, and more in these top animation tips from Shane Elliot.

Shape Tweening

Animating with Shape Tweens

Morph the shape or color of one graphic into another with this fun-to-use Flash feature.

Advanced Character Animation

Advanced Character Animation in Flash

Watch and learn sophisticated animation tips as Team Macromedia member Chris Georgenes presents his Hula Girl animation.

Building Preloaders and Progress Bars in Flash

Learn how to build snappy and impressive preloaders that will help set the mood for your site.

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Animation in Macromedia Flash: Squash and Stretch

Learn to respect, not defy, gravity in this tutorial on creating realistic impact and collision effects.

Creating 3D Classes with ActionScript 2.0

Create 3D scenes in Macromedia Flash using a class-based programming model and quaternion math for fast, efficient transformations.


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