Flash Professional tutorials and articles
Animation Learning Guide for Flash
Adobe (Aug 15, 2011)
Explore the many ways to create and control your animations in Flash Professional CS5, from motion tweens to ActionScript classes.
Using shape tweens
Jen deHaan, John Mayhew (Aug 15, 2011)
Make one shape appear to change into another over time, or create color and gradient animations.
Animating with preset and custom eases
Jen deHaan, John Mayhew (Aug 15, 2011)
Apply easing to make tweens appear more realistic.
Animating with motion presets
Jen deHaan, John Mayhew (Aug 15, 2011)
Add animations easily and create a custom preset to reuse throughout your documents.
Using ActionScript 3 for animation
Jen deHaan, John Mayhew (Aug 15, 2011)
Use ActionScript to add animation to a document, either by referencing an existing motion tween or by copying the animation from a tween span to ActionScript 3 code.
Using the Motion Editor
Jen deHaan, John Mayhew (Aug 15, 2011)
Customize and duplicate animations easily using the Motion Editor.
Animating frame by frame
Jen deHaan, John Mayhew (Aug 15, 2011)
View multiple frames of a frame-by-frame animation using the onion skin tools.
Manipulating motion tweens
Jen deHaan, John Mayhew (Aug 15, 2011)
Learn about moving, splitting, joining, and reversing motion tweens in Flash, and more.
Using motion paths in animations
Jen deHaan, John Mayhew (Aug 15, 2011)
See how manipulating motion paths can achieve special results in your animations.
Using masks to create graphic effects
Adobe (Aug 08, 2011)
Use masks in Flash to create spotlights and transitions, or crop an image, by using the Layers panel or a display object's mask property in ActionScript.
Working with bitmap graphic effects
Adobe (Aug 08, 2011)
Manipulate bitmap images by transforming them or applying effects by using the Drawing API, BitmapData class, or a Pixel Bender shader function in ActionScript.
Transforming graphics
Adobe (Aug 08, 2011)
Move, scale, skew, rotate, or otherwise alter graphics, including applying 9-slice scaling and 3D transformations.
Overview of graphic effects in Flash
Adobe (Aug 08, 2011)
Start things off right with this overview of the impressive graphic effects capabilities of Flash Professional.
Using inverse kinematics
Adobe (Aug 08, 2011)
Get an overview of this method for creating graphics and animations where a groups of objects is articulated in relation to one another.
Using blend modes to create graphic effects
Adobe (Aug 08, 2011)
Use a variety of highlights or shadows that let details from an underlying image show through or colorize a desaturated image.
Working with vector graphic effects
Adobe (Aug 08, 2011)
Use the drawing tools or the Graphics API in ActionScript to create vector artwork in your FLA file or dynamically at runtime.
Working with tiles and patterns
Adobe (Aug 08, 2011)
Add interest to flat graphic shapes by creating patterns or applying repeating graphic elements using the Spray Brush and Deco tools.
Creating text graphic effects
Adobe (Aug 08, 2011)
Learn about the font rendering and anti-aliasing options available in Flash Professional to control the way your text appears at runtime.
Using filters to create graphic effects
Adobe (Aug 08, 2011)
Add interesting visual effects to text, buttons, or movie clips and then animate them with motion tweens either using the Motion Editor or using ActionScript at runtime.
Graphic Effects Learning Guide for Flash
Adobe (Aug 08, 2011)
Enhance the look and feel of your projects by exploring the many features in Flash Professional CS5 for producing impressive graphic effects.
