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Flash Tips and Tricks, 

Volume 9

By: Joe Gilbert and Craig Campbell
Running Time: 3 hours, 32 minutes

 

 

 


Overview

This compilation is the nineth in a series of Flash Tips and Tricks tutorials that have been featured in our LearnFlash.com newsletter. This collection of Flash tutorials is a must have for any Flash enthusiast.

 

Detailed Video Descriptions
 

  1 - Button Animation (Running Time - 16:41)
In this tutorial, we take a look at how to make an animated button with a series of hidden letters that jump out from behind the button when the user hovers the mouse cursor over it.


  2 - Bungee Ball (Running Time - 15:07)
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a circle that the user can drag around the stage. But when the user releases his mouse, the circle will snap back to the center of the stage as though it were tied to a bungee cord.


  3 - Spastic Button (Running Time - 4:28)
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a button that goes spastic and starts jumping around whenever the user hovers the mouse cursor over it. It is as simple as putting a movie clip in the "over" state of the button. Check it out!


  4 - Dynamic Lines (Running Time - 17:40)
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create two draggable circles that will always remain connected via a dynamic line that you will create in Actionscript. No matter where you move the circles, they will always be connected by the line.


  5 - Button Spotlight Effect (Running Time - 15:21)
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a spotlight that will follow your mouse cursor around and highlight buttons on your stage when you move over them.


  6 - Propeller Effect (Running Time - 11:48)
Creating a spinning animation is very simple in Actionscript, taking only a few lines of code. So since it is so simple, we will take this tutorial one step further and show you how you can allow your users to control the spin and the direction of the spin using their arrow keys.


  7 - Zoom Blur (Running Time - 7:49)
The effect illustrated in this tutorial is a very common effect where we zoom into an image very quickly and add a slight blur to the image while it is zooming. This effect requires setting up two identical images of differing size.


  8 - Rewinding The Timeline (Running Time - 6:47)
In this tutorial, trainer Craig Campbell will show you how to create a button that will cause your animations to play in reverse when clicked. It's like having your own rewind button for a Flash cartoon.


  9 - Dry Erase Board (Running Time - 9:47)
Want your users to stick around your website a little longer? Try giving them something interactive to do, like drawing on the stage. In this video, you'll learn how to allow your users to click and drag on the stage in order to create their own drawings.


  10 - Creating A Flyout Menu (Running Time - 20:37)
Everybody wants to create their own animated menus that suddenly appear out of nowhere when they hover over a button . . . don't they? Well, if they do, then Craig Campbell is here to show them how!


  11 - Action Loop (Running Time - 8:58)
In this tutorial, you will add actionscript to a Movie Clip to make it loop. You will learn to add variables to that actionscript to affect the speed easily. You can add this code to a variety of backgrounds and foregrounds.


  12 - Arrow Keys (Running Time - 6:56)
In this tutorial, you will learn how to assign controls to a Movie Clip by using actionscript. You will learn to add variables to control speed and keys that activate the action.


  13 - Fog (Running Time - 7:48)
In this tutorial, you will learn how to animate simple fog using the blur filter. You will also learn how to loop that Movie Clip using the timeline correctly.


  14 - Movie Clip Follow (Running Time - 10:17)
In this tutorial, you will use actionscript to give the mouse pointer a trailing Movie Clip. You will learn how to assign the mouse the Movie Clip and how to animate a simple pulsing square.


  15 - Password (Running Time - 11:26)
Have you ever wanted to add password protection to your website? In this tutorial, you will learn how to add simple password protection using actionscript and the Input Text option. This is a simple way to add a little protection to your site and projects.


  16 - Scroll Graphic (Running Time - 6:19)
In this tutorial, you will learn how to mask an animated scrolling Movie Clip behind your text. You will also learn how to loop the Movie Clip by using the timeline correctly. This is a great effect for banners, splashes and websites.


  17 - Display (Running Time - 7:43)
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a custom display that can be added to any monitor. This is a great effect to wow customers to your site or place as a banner. Simple to create. Only motion tweens and layers, no actionscript.


  18 - Shape Tween (Running Time - 8:08)
In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the shape tween to morph objects into one another. You will be animating a simple counting sequence using text that has been broken apart.


  19 - Scroll Text (Running Time - 7:59)
In this tutorial, you will learn a very important lesson on building and using the scrolling text box. You will learn to assign a Scrollbar from the components list in Flash and how to wrap text within the box.


  20 - Solar System (Running Time - 11:06)
Learning to animate along a path can be fun. In this tutorial, you will learn how to animate along a path to get the effect of an animated solarsystem. You will knock them dead in science class.


 

 

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