Tutorial and Article Index
Getting Started
Get Started with Flash
- Macromedia Flash MX tutorials
- Using the Flash 5 timeline
- Using panels in Flash 5
- Optimizing Flash 5 movies for localization
Testing and Troubleshootin
Flash Concepts
Drawing and Animation
Symbols and Interactivity
- Creating a preloader Smart Clip with Flash 5
- Controlling interactive movie clips
- Deconstructing the Flash 4 order form sample
- Reusing actions: How to emulate functions in Flash 4 using ActionScript
- Writing and evaluating expressions in Flash
Publishing and Exporting
- Publishing and exporting Flash movies as RealPlayer movies
- Scripting with Flash
- Shockmachine development guide for Flash 4
- Streaming and optimizing techniques for Flash Player
- Flash on TV?
- Streaming techniques for Flash Player 4
- Using Flash Player on your Web site
- Flash Detection Kit
Application Development
Building Applications
- Creating a JPEG slide show with XML
- Creating components in Macromedia Flash MX
- Creating forms with UI components in Macromedia Flash MX
- Using the Google web service in Macromedia Flash MX
- Using Macromedia Flash MX learning interactions
- Using a Macromedia Flash MX quiz template
- Flash Application Design
- Implementing XML and Flash in a Web application
Rich Media
Imported Images and Video
Sound
- Creating a sound player in Flash
- Sound synchronization in Flash: an interview with Alex Kilgo
- Flash sound
ActionScript
Using ActionScript
- Macromedia Flash MX tutorials
- Using objects in Macromedia Flash MX
- Using local shared objects in Macromedia Flash MX
- Using local connection objects in Macromedia Flash MX
- Using ActionScript event methods
- ActionScript tutorial
- Getting started with ActionScript
- Using the Key object: Creating keyboard controls in Flash 5
- Using the Color object: Dynamically changing the color of movie clips in Flash 5
- Using the Date object: Building a clock in Flash 5
- Working with multiple movie clips
Working with Multiple Languages
- Unicode in Macromedia Flash MX
- Using Macromedia Flash MX as a multilingual authoring application
- System.useCodepage
- Optimizing Flash 5 movies for localization
Flash Player
Working with Flash Player
Flash Player Detection
Flash Remoting
Flash Remoting
- Consuming web services in Macromedia Flash using Macromedia ColdFusion MX
- Using server-side ActionScript in Macromedia JRun 4 with Macromedia Flash Remoting
Working with Other Programs
Director
- Director QuickStart for Flash users: Part 1
- Director QuickStart for Flash users: Part 2
- Using Flash 5 cast members in Director 8.5 movies
Dreamweaver
- Navigation bar overview
- Validating Flash forms with Dreamweaver and the JavaScript Integration Kit for Flash 5
- Introduction to the Flash Learning Interactions
Fireworks
- Navigation bar overview: Comparing Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks
- Using Fireworks and Flash together
FreeHand
- Creating a FreeHand 10 document to be viewed in a browser
- Defining Macromedia FreeHand illustrations for exporting as Macromedia Flash Player movies
- Creating animations in Macromedia FreeHand 9 for export to Macromedia Flash
- Moving animations from Macromedia FreeHand 9 to Macromedia Flash 4
Studio MX
- Wildlife Project 1: Planning your Macromedia Studio MX website
- Wildlife Project 2: Determining data requirements and creating a database
- Wildlife Project 3: Sketching your site's navigation scheme
- Wildlife Project 4: Creating site mock-ups
- Wildlife Project 5: Setting up your ColdFusion MX application server
- Wildlife Project 6: Defining your Dreamweaver MX site
- Wildlife Project 7: Connecting to a database
- Wildlife Project 8: Planning page design and layout
- Wildlife Project 9: Creating a banner graphic in Fireworks MX
- Wildlife Project 10: Building a Fireworks MX navigation bar (Part 1)
- Wildlife Project 11: Building a Fireworks MX navigation bar (Part 2)
- Wildlife Project 12: Using Fireworks MX and Flash MX to create animation
- Wildlife Project 13: Assembling and editing your Studio MX assets
- Wildlife Project 14: Building a database search feature
- Wildlife Project 15: Alerting a user when no matching records are found