Flash Platform and ActionScript Tutorials

1. July 2009

Build a Creative “Swirl Animated Menu” with Flash CS4

Flash it's a powerful application and can be really complex, but even beginners can create a cool menu for demonstration or for use in a personal site. The menu that we will create is simple, but the swirl animation is something that you don't see everywhere, for that I've decided to explain one way to make an animation of growing swirls without any Action Script code.You will also learn how to import artwork from illustrator where I've pre-made the graphics, the work is very simple and the result will be very cool.

SWFObject and Best Practice Implementation

29. June 2009

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SWFObject and Best Practice Implementation

With more and more full screen Flash web sites appearing on the internet, it's important to understand how to properly embed the Flash movie in the browser window. In this tutorial we will cover best practice embedding of SWF movies using SWFObject with a custom function for adding browser scrollbars for smaller browser windows.

29. June 2009

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Giveaway - O’Reilly Books!!!

We want to thank you for the great support you have been giving to The Tech Labs. We are now publishing articles on regular basis, and we are trying to implement new features to enable this community to grow.

Flash Builder 4 - Deep Look Into Improvements!

26. June 2009

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Flash Builder 4 - Deep Look Into Improvements!

Adobe released early June 2009 the Flash Builder 4 and we took the chance to look deep into this awesome program. The news are many.... starting in IDE improvements to native Action Script handling, many other things were added. In this article we will show you some examples distributed in topics about some of these new features.

24. June 2009

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Create a 3D Bowling Game with JiglibFlash and Papervision 3D

Possibly the hottest thing to hit the Flash community since the advent of several excellent 3D engines is the recent debut of 3D physics engines. Here we'll examine a way of using one of the more popular 3D engines, JiglibFlash, in conjunction with the prominent 3D engine Papervision3D to create a bowling game.

22. June 2009

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Create a Dynamic Event Calendar in Flex Builder 3 with Actionscript 3.0

This tutorial will allow readers to create an Event Calendar application using Flex. The final user will be able to plan over a daily, weekly or monthly plan. You will learn on this step by step Flex tutorial, to create from scratch those Graphic User Interfaces, integrate them, and create a complete Rich Internet Application with a professional look.

Web Roundup: 21 Creative Flash Portfolios

19. June 2009

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Web Roundup: 21 Creative Flash Portfolios

Flash portfolios are a great way to showcase what you’ve done and how you did it. Besides, as Internet have no boundaries, the geographical barriers are avoided, being your work accessible world wide. Your Flash Portfolio should be one of your best works. Every single detail can count on whether a customer will contact you or not.

17. June 2009

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Build a Dynamic Accordion Menu in Flash CS4 with ActionScript 3.0 and XML

In this tutorial you will learn how to build an accordion style menu from scratch that can be configured by using an external file. The menu items can bet totally configured in XML with label and can load text, image or swf on it's open "state". Just follow the tutorial, it's quite simple. At the end you will see a secon example achieved by this procedure.

15. June 2009

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Build a contact manager in Flex 3 with ZendAMF; Part Two - Coding the CRUD & Final Release

The complete result of this 2 part tutorial is a contact manager built in flex that uses ZendAMF to store data in mysql. In the this second part we will code all the application and backend functions using Flex 3 + ZendAMF + Php 5 + MySql. This part will use a general crud system (Create, Read, Update and Delete) that is similar to the most applications needs. You will be able to write you own application from scratch.

Create Random Torn Photos with Actionscript 3.0

10. June 2009

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Create Random Torn Photos with Actionscript 3.0

One of the most powerful sets of classes in ActionScript 3 revolve around BitmapData and pixel manipulation. In this tutorial we are going to look at dynamically creating a photo with torn edges by compositing several images together.

15. June 2009

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Giveaway: 5 licenses of Rainbow Live – XML Editor + CMS

James McNess of Code and Visual has generously offered up 5 licenses worth $99 each for the Rainbow Live XML Editor + CMS! In James’ own words “Rainbow Live provides most of the key functions of a lightweight CMS, without the overhead of complex server side scripts and SQL databases. Rainbow Live was specifically built for Flash based websites and components which typically use external XML data to provide their content”.

15. June 2009

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Freebie: lynda.com offers Free Access to Adobe Flash Catalyst Training

The well known online training company lynda.com launched a complete set of free video tutorials on Flash Catalyst. As mentioned by Steve Johnson, in this "Flash Catalyst Beta Preview, Mordy Golding demonstrates a workflow that emphasizes the intuitive nature of the tool, and shows how to achieve results in a short time. Meant to bridge the gap between designers and developers, Flash Catalyst allows the designer to work with familiar applications, such as Photoshop and Illustrator, while automatically generating the necessary code in the background for the developer."

8. June 2009

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Exploring runtime styling with the Native Window Explorer in Adobe AIR

In this Adobe AIR tutorial you will use runtime styling to create a dynamic native window in AIR. We will show you how to load and unload styles, performance concerns and best practice while also showing you the value of knowing your environment.

2. June 2009

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Create real water effects with Flash CS4 & ActionScript 3.0

In this Flash CS4 tutorial you will learn a advanced technique called perlinNoise to create a realistic water effect into any image. We will show you how to apply it in two different situations, one in a river, creating the water effect in whole image, and the other one in a waterfall using a more complex [...]

28. May 2009

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Giveaway: 3 Licenses for FlippingBook PDF Publisher

Our supporter Page-Flip.com is offering 3 licenses of FlippingBook PDF Publisher. FlippingBook PDF Publisher is a nice desktop application you can use to create Flash flipping books from your pdf files. The usage is very simple, and the application is intuitive, so it will be easy for the user to create his own flipping books in minutes.

26. May 2009

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Create in Flex a 3D Image Gallery using Actionscript 3.0 and Alternativa3D

The web is a great platform for storing and displaying photos. Gone are the days when your photos sat in a photo album only to be pulled out when you needed to bore relatives with your memories. These days it takes only minutes to upload photos from a digital camera onto an online photo gallery [...]

20. May 2009

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Build a contact manager in Flex with ZendAMF; Part One - Layout; From Photoshop to Flex

The complete result of this 2 part tutorial is a contact manager built in flex that uses ZendAMF to store data in mysql. In this first part we will learn how to build our own layout in photoshop and implement it on Adobe Flex. We will use a simple layout and you will learn some few tips to keep in mind when designing a layout in photoshop and using it in Adobe Flex.

18. May 2009

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Create Cool Line Effects using Actionscript 3.0 in Flash CS4 or Flex Builder 3

In this tutorial, you will learn the basics of architecting a simple Line Effect, using Flash CS4 or Flex Builder 3. We try to cover the basics on the simplest way, so everyone will be able to step in the scripted animation with actionscript 3.0. The fact of using only code to generate animation and effects, will result on a very small file size, which will improve the loading performance on the browser and enables a better interactivity experience.

13. May 2009

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Setup Alternativa3D Development Environment

After our Alternativa 3D tutorials series, still some to know about how to setup Flex Builder correctly in order to start deploying their own Alternativa3D Flash Applications. Therefore we created this tutorial to guide and help you through the steps of setting up an Alternativa3D development environment. After completion of this tutorial, be sure to have a look to the Alternativa 3D tutorials series, stepping you in some of the most important features of this powerful Flash 3D engine.

11. May 2009

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Integrate Flex Builder 3.0 & Php easly with the fresh ZendAMF

In this article I will explain how to build a simple adobe flex application that communicates with php using remote objects calls to the new AMF php implementation suported by adobe and called ZendAMF.

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Flash Platform and ActionScript Tutorials

Build a Creative “Swirl Animated Menu” with Flash CS4

SWFObject and Best Practice Implementation

Giveaway - O’Reilly Books!!!

Flash Builder 4 - Deep Look Into Improvements!

Create a 3D Bowling Game with JiglibFlash and Papervision 3D

Create a Dynamic Event Calendar in Flex Builder 3 with Actionscript 3.0

Web Roundup: 21 Creative Flash Portfolios

Build a Dynamic Accordion Menu in Flash CS4 with ActionScript 3.0 and XML

Build a contact manager in Flex 3 with ZendAMF; Part Two - Coding the CRUD & Final Release

Create Random Torn Photos with Actionscript 3.0

Giveaway: 5 licenses of Rainbow Live – XML Editor + CMS

Freebie: lynda.com offers Free Access to Adobe Flash Catalyst Training

Exploring runtime styling with the Native Window Explorer in Adobe AIR

Create real water effects with Flash CS4 & ActionScript 3.0

Giveaway: 3 Licenses for FlippingBook PDF Publisher

Create in Flex a 3D Image Gallery using Actionscript 3.0 and Alternativa3D

Build a contact manager in Flex with ZendAMF; Part One - Layout; From Photoshop to Flex

Create Cool Line Effects using Actionscript 3.0 in Flash CS4 or Flex Builder 3

Setup Alternativa3D Development Environment

Integrate Flex Builder 3.0 & Php easly with the fresh ZendAMF

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