Fixing the Problems in Flash Animated Dropdown Menus
Wednesday April 30, 2008
Lately I've received multiple e-mails asking about the Flash Animated Dropdown Menu, and how to make the links work. The general complaint is that for every tutorial readers have ... Read More
Poll: Are tablet PCs a viable alternative to graphics tablets for art / animation?
Wednesday April 23, 2008
Last week, in response to the poll on graphics tablets, Sumia asked about using a tablet PC instead. My recommendation was generally against it, because tablet PCs generally don't ... Read More
ActionScripting Basics: Using System.capabilities to Determine a User's Screen Size
Sunday April 20, 2008
Recently, I've been working on a side project in Flash that creates a full-screen window with content that dynamically repositions itself to center based on the user's screen size relative ... Read More
FAQ: What's the difference between the Flash Player and Flash Projector?
Friday April 18, 2008
The other day a reader e-mailed me asking, "What's the difference between the Flash player and the Flash projector?" The main difference is that the Flash player is required ... Read More
Poll: Why did you get into animation?
Wednesday April 16, 2008
It's silly story time...or at least time for a little nostalgia. I remember when I was in high school, Square-Enix (then SquareSoft) released Final Fantasy VII for the PSX. ... Read More
Critical Security Upgrades to the Flash Player
Sunday April 13, 2008
Back in December we talked about major online security vulnerabilities caused by flaws in the Flash player, and the possibility of a patch in the future. Well, Adobe has ... Read More
Poll: Do you use a graphics tablet to animate?
Friday April 11, 2008
Well, this week I finally got the Wacom Cintiq 12WX I've been wanting for so long, to replace my old 12x9 Adesso CyberTablet. It's taking a bit of adjustment; ... Read More
Flash Tip: Paste in Place
Wednesday April 9, 2008
I'm a bit of a creature of habit, including in my computer shortcuts. Ctrl+C, New Layer, Ctrl+V, and I've got a Flash object copied right into the same spot ... Read More
Using Variables from an External Source with Flash's loadVariables()
Sunday April 6, 2008
Have you ever had to open a Flash FLA, tweak one or two tiny, minor things about an image location or font color, republish it, reupload it...and then have to ... Read More
Motion Tweening Expanded: Easing and Rotation
Friday April 4, 2008
You've mastered the basics of the motion tween. You can make an object move horizontally, diagonally, and vertically from point A to point B, then point C, then point ... Read More
Poll: What do you use Flash for?
Wednesday April 2, 2008
There's no doubt that Flash is a versatile program that's good for more than animation alone. You can draw vector graphics, create navigable dynamic web pages, make interactive advertisements, build ... Read More