Create Basic Flash Buttons

Very simple flash tutorial

dreamtube7: Create text flash buttons with hyperlinks. It is important to create an "invisible" button so that the mouse state is always over.

How To Make A Flash Website

From: dreamtube7 This is a simple straight forward example of how to build a flash website perfect for people who are just starting out with flash.

Visit http://www.dreamlinestudio.com/

Create Next / Prev Buttons for Photo Gallery

From: tutvid

This is a response for the Flash Gallery tutorial showing how to create prev and next buttons for the gallery.

Adobe Flash Tutorial -- Basic animation.

Very Simple tutorial

Visit http://www.omgpcgames.com/Forums for any questions you may have to ask me. Do not PM me on Youtube, register an account, and post in the 'Photoshop / Media Work' Forum.PLEASE VOTE FIVE, IF YOU LIKED IT.I'm looking for more ideas for tutorials.. Please leave recommendations in the comments!--This tutorial quickly goes over onion skinning, layers, embedded animations, motion tweens and finally shape tweens.This isn't an in depth tutorial, but hopefully it might make things a bit easier for you.I apologise if it seems rushed. It was 1:00 AM, and I was in a rush to finish up.

Simple Calculator in Flash CS3 with ActionScript 3 Tutorial!

From: tutvid In this video we will start with a blank flash document and build using flash drawing tools and lots of actionscript a simple functioning calculator which performs Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division. Have fun with this one and learn lots of Actionscript 3.0!

Create a Photo Gallery and Thumbnails!

From: tutvid We will make a nice little photo gallery in Flash in the following tutorial. All you need are a few images and a few thumbnails for them, the rest is just follow along and it works with any images!

Put this tutorial in your site "copy & past the code"

<a href="http://tutfree.blogspot.com/2008/01/create-photo-gallery-and-thumbnails.html"> <object width="425" height="355"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cylX1lThTN0&hl=en"> </param> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cylX1lThTN0&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed> </object> <br /> Flash Tutorial :::: Create a Photo Gallery and Thumbnails!</a>

Flash Tutorial Load Website Content Dynamically w/ Actions!

From: tutvid : Welcome to this video tutorial! In the following video we will learn how to load text from a text file sitting on a web server and display it in flash using dynamic text and actionscript. We will also learn how to load jpg,gif,png, and swf files using actionscript. All of the files loaded into our flash movie will be loaded from an external web server! Actionscript 2.0 is the actionscript version used in this video. Please enjoy responsibly and check out the site http://www.tutvid.com

Flash Tutorial Create a Drop down menu +link it to websites!

From: tutvid : In this tutorial we will strat from scratch and build a navigation bar and then convert one of the buttons to a drop down button. We will also learn how to link the buttons within the drop down to sites and pages out on the web! Put this tutorial in your site "copy & past the code" <a href="http://tutfree.blogspot.com/2008/01/flash-tutorial-create-drop-down-menu.html"> <object width="425" height="355"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VHVYWcNitq4&hl=en"> </param> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VHVYWcNitq4&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed> </object> <br /> Flash Tutorial Create a Drop down menu +link it to websites! </a>

2 Flash-animation tutorial for bigener(Video)

Hear are a one flash tutorial in to part. note: this flash tutorial not made by this site owner. hear is the first half: From: xefpatterson ----The first half of a flash tutorial I made for beginners. (its in 2 parts because the quality would have been bad)In the video I forget to say that F7 creates a new blank frame.Hope it helps all those who were asking how I made my animations.And yeah, the program is Macro media Flash Mx 6(sorry for the disturbing noises I had a cold) From: xefpatterson The second half.

Working with flash timeline

View the Timeline

To view the timeline selecte frome the main menu Window-->Timeline.

What is the Timeline

The timeline store most the animation information on it.Like how many frame "shoots" on the movie, what is the type of animation"Ex..shape tween and motion tween."

Component of the Timeline

• Playhead: drag it along the timeline frames to see the animation on the stage.
• Keyframe: look like rectangle has a black dot circle on it.
• Resizing handle: use to resizing the timeline panel by click and drag it up and down.

• Layers: represent transparent sheets lay over each other.
• Insert layer: add new layer above the selected layer.
• Layer motion guide: add a motion guide which help you to create an animation movement around a path you draw in this layer guide.
• Layer folder: create anew folder which content a group of layers to help you organize your layers in category group.
• Delete layer: delete the selected layer
• Hide/Show layer: hide or show all the layers. If you click the dot under this button you will hide or show only the layer you click the dot in front of it.
• Lock/Unlock layer: lock or unlock all the layers. If you click the dot under this button you will lock or unlock only the layer you click the dot in front of it.

Create frames

to craete a blank keyframe: right-click on any frame--> choos insert blank keyframe.

to craete a keyframe: right-click on any frame--> choos insert keyframe.

to craete just a frame: right-click on any blank frame--> choos frame.

Using Layers : Bigener tutorial

What is layers?

Layers are a transparent sheets placed over each other. Separated from the existing object. At the same time make orderly object over each other.

Layers also help you to work different animations in each layer. Each animation is not related to the other.

Where is the layers?

At the first when you create new document in flash there will be one layer named layer 1 in almost the upper left hand on the flash screen.

How you can add a new layer?

One click on the insert layer button.

How you can rename the layer?

Double-click on the layer name, rename it.

How you can delete the layer?

Select the layer you want to delete "one click on it", click on Delete Layer button.

Notes: if you have only one layer you can delete it.

shine effect

In this tutorial you will be learn how to create a shine effect on any thing like glass or metal object. You will need the following programs in order to do this:

• Adobe flash ,v8 or vCs3.

Bigen tutorial

• Right click on the next image and chose save as, then save it any place in your computer:

• Open your flash program.
• Chose create new flash document as in next image.

• Chose file-->Import-->Import to Stage and select the wine glasse image as in the next image.
• Change the document properties size to 86 width * 130 height as in image next.
• Align the wine glass image to the center of the decument by chose align panel from window menu: window-->Align (Ctrl+k) then align to stage and click 2 and 3 as in the next image"make sure you already select the wine glass image".
• Double-click on the layer name and name it image.
• Add new layer above the image layer and name it shine effect.
• Select Rectangle Tool (R), and draw rectangle over the image.
• Select the Selection Tool (V), adjust the rectangle shape to be like the next image.
• Chose color mixer panel (Shift+F9)and change the color of the rectangle 1. Click on the paint bucket icon to select the Fill color. 2. Choose Linear as Type. 3. Click on the small color rectangle that is on the left side and set its color to #A4DEE9. 4. Click on the second rectangle from the right side and set its color to white , but change its alpha property to 0% (completely transparent).
• Create a new layer above the shine effect layer ,name it mask.
• Draw a small rectangle with any color as in the next image.

• While the Rectangle is still selected, press F8 key (Convert to Symbol) to convert this rectangle into a Movie Clip Symbol name it mask_mc.
• Click on frame 30 and and press F6 key. After that, move the rectangle on the position like it is shown on the next image.

• Right-click on the gray area between the tow key frame and chose create motion tween.

• Select frame 50 and press F6.
• Rotate the mask_mc as in the next image by using the free transform tool (Q).
• Select frame 75 and press F6.
• Move the mask_mc as in the next image.

• Right-click on the gray area between the 50 and 75 key frames and chose create motion tween.

• Right-click on the mask layer and chose mask.
• Test your Movie (Ctrl+Enter).

You done it. have fun!! shine effect flash tutorial.