Flash Concepts: Design and Animation
TechNotes
Designing in Flash
- db45b49f—Filter effects applied to invisible buttons do not function properly
- 6ba11b71—Item snaps to partial-pixel location with "Snap to Pixels" on
- 1eb2abdc—9-slice scaling guides not visible when editing in place
- tn_15781—Creating a mask that follows a motion guide
- tn_15643—Creating an object without a fill or stroke
- tn_14766—Creating transparent fills in Flash 5
- tn_14765—Notes on the Bezier Pen Tool in Macromedia Flash 5
- tn_14650—3D approaches in the Macromedia Flash and Shockwave Players
- tn_14571—Video strategies for Flash websites
- tn_14494—Flash for Videographers and 3D Animators
- tn_14264—Problems using movie clips in mask layers
- tn_14201—How to make a Flash movie with a transparent background
- tn_14111—How to simulate video in Flash
- tn_13987—Text in editable text fields do not display below mask layers
- tn_13490—Pencil and Brush Tools draw an extra line on stage
- tn_13238—Where is the center point crosshair indicator of the object in the Flash editor?
- tn_13177—How do the Trace Bitmap settings in Flash work?
- tn_12837—How to import an animated GIF, AVI movie or PICT sequence into Flash
- tn_12804—Transparency support in Flash
- tn_12752—How to paint a shape using a bitmap image as the fill
- tn_12686—How to create a color fade effect in Flash
- tn_12632—Creating advanced buttons
- tn_12624—How to control the number of times an Animated Symbol loops in a movie
- tn_04104—Motion path animation doesn't follow path
- tn_04103—Resources for creating and troubleshooting tweened animations
- tn_4101—How to create a simple button
Animation in Flash
- 711de1cd—Animated static text flickers if using Bitmap text anti-aliasing option
- tn_15914—Adding actions to shared buttons
- tn_15905—Learning Interaction resources
- tn_15692—An example of communication between Flash movies
- tn_15683—An example of communication between JavaScript and Flash
- tn_15645—Actions attached to shared button assets do not execute
- tn_15069—How to create a roll-out animation for a button
- tn_14831—How to make a 'Back' button in a SWF file
- tn_14809—Pausing a Macromedia Flash 5 movie for a given number of seconds
- tn_14808—Using HTML text formatting in Flash 5
- tn_14786—Using font symbols
- tn_14767—Using shared libraries
- tn_14677—Variable names conflicting with s?object names
- tn_14661—Macromedia Flash 5 Player and image linking
- tn_14646—Frame actions are not editable in button states
- tn_14509—Symbols within the Library window are not editable
- tn_14461—Detecting a double-click in the Flash Player
- tn_14442—Library items can't be dragged to the stage on Macintosh
- tn_14417—How to track the cursor
- tn_14404—How to 'park' a movie clip so it can be preloaded and reused
- tn_14363—How to create a pop-up menu in Flash
- tn_14264—Problems using movie clips in mask layers
- tn_14193—How to create password verification
- tn_14192—How to create pop-up browser windows in Flash
- tn_14190—How to use Load Movie
- tn_14143—URL Encoding: Reading special characters from a text file
- tn_14123—How to go to a frame in another scene from a movie clip or loaded movie
- tn_14087—How to target variables in a Flash movie
- tn_13987—Text in editable text fields do not display below mask layers
- tn_13931—How does Macromedia Flash handle secure information?
- tn_13238—Where is the center point crosshair indicator of the object in the Flash editor?
- tn_12900—Working with Libraries
- tn_12791—Why doesn't a Get URL Action load the URL correctly?
- tn_12632—Creating advanced buttons
- tn_4101—How to create a simple button
Tutorials and Articles
Refer to the 3D/Animation topic in the Flash Developer Center for more articles.
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Creating masks
Learn how to create a simple mask, then analyze a FLA file to learn about creating a spotlight effect with a mask. -
Creating a preloader Smart Clip with Flash 5
Smart Clips are reusable, customizable movie clips. In this tutorial, you'll create a preloader Smart Clip and build a custom interface for the Clip Parameters panel. -
Controlling interactive movie clips
The radio button navigation in the Widgets sample in Flash 4 demonstrates how actions in one movie clip can communicate with and control the actions in another movie clip. This article dissects the actions programming needed to create a radio button navigation like the one in the Widgets sample. -
Deconstructing the Flash 4 order form sample
Download the Flash 4 order form sample and, with the help of this article, walk through its construction. Learn more about making and using actions scripts to format currency and calculate totals in an order form. -
Reusing actions: How to emulate functions in Flash 4 using ActionScript
In this downloadable example, each of the three major actions is executed multiple times but is defined only once. This technique allows you to emulate with ActionScript the kind of programming that other scripting languages achieve using functions. -
Writing and evaluating expressions in Flash
Would you like to feel confident about writing expressions and other Flash 4 scripts? Have you ever wanted to create an e-commerce site in Flash using a shopping cart and order form? Do you have questions about making and using draggable objects in Flash? Download the source file for Hats Hats Hats! and deconstruct it with the help of this article. All these techniques and more are discussed.
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