Select With the Selection Tool in Flash CS3

In this video tutorial, you will learn how to select with the selection tool in Adobe Flash CS3.

Draw Shapes With the Shape Tool in Flash CS3

In this video tutorial, you will learn how to draw shapes with the shape tool in Adobe Flash CS3.

Resize the Stage in Flash CS3

In this video tutorial, you will learn how to resize the stage in Adobe Flash CS3.

How To Upload Flash Movies To YouTube

In this tutorial, we'll look at how to convert and upload your Flash movies to YouTube, easily.

This is one of the easiest ways to convert your videos to a YouTube format, but it is by no means the only option.

Create a Scrolling Thumbnails Photo Gallery using Flash

In this tutorial we will build off of the the scrolling thumbnails video and take it to the next level by building a fully functional gallery with a bonus randomizer button. Learn about using variables and rounding numbers and navigating time lines within a flash movie with actionscript.

Build Simple Sound Player using Flash CS 3

In this video we will connect a a play and pause button to an external source of sound. We will get the sound both from our hard drive and from the live web and build a mini sound player with a simple play and stop button! We will be using Actionscrip 3.0 and learning about URLRequests as well as the Sound, SoundMixer, and SoundChannel classes.

Custom Classes to build a Dynamic Flock of Birds using FLASH CS 3

In this video we will draw and animate a bird(a pretty sad looking bird if I so so m'self) and then we will use Actionscript 3.0 to get it out of the library and place it at a random start point and let it fly across the screen. Lots of great script in this one!

Overview of Drawing Tools in Flash CS3

In this video I assume you know nothing about drawing in flash and do my best to cover pretty well every aspect of using the drawing, transforming, and filling tools in Flash. Learn all kinds of neat little tricks and maybe solve some of the frustrating problems you have had with flash in the past! have fun with it!

Flash + After Effects

Flash Designers: push Flash to the next level with After Effects robust toolset.

* Add motion graphics and visual effects to your Flash projects
* Fuse 3D depth into 2D animations
* Prepare Flash animations for broadcast
* Save development time in executing animations

Combine these two powerhouse applications to expand your multimedia horizons. Flash + After Effects gives the experienced Flash designer a working understanding of the After Effects toolset with professional techniques that raise the design bar for Web, broadcast, or CD/DVD delivery. The companion DVD contains project media that permit you to practice essential After Effects skills that include:

* Working with video and the AE timeline
* Using alpha channels for keying and enhancing interactivity
* Putting vector animation to work with Text and Shape Layers, and animation presets
* Creating 3D backgrounds with cameras and lights
* Animating with Behaviors, Parenting, Expressions and the Puppet Tool

You also get a video primer, render and file optimization techniques, and publishing and streaming guidelines.

Available at Amazon.com.

Video Loop Mask Effect Tutorial

In this video tutorial we learn how to import a video loop and use it to create a text effect, with a mask.



The two resources used in this video tutorial are:

Video Loop
http://www.deusx.com/freevideoloops.html

Font Site
http://www.1001freefonts.com/sci-fi-fonts.htm

Bouncing Ball Flash Tutorial

In this Flash tutorial we'll learn how to draw and animate a realistic bouncing ball with easing and squashing effects.

Creating, Animating Advanced Rollover Buttons in Flash CS3

In this video tutorial we will learn about advanced-looking but not-so-hard-to-create buttons. These kind of buttons are all over the web in just about ever kind of flash site out there! Follow along with this video even if you do not have CS3 and you should have no problems! There is virtually no scripting which also makes this one much easier.

Adding New Tools in Flash

In this Flash video tutorial, we'll be learning how to add some brand new tools to Flash using Flash Exchange. In this example, we add a 3D cube tool, gear tool, burst tool, and more.

Rubber Text Animation in Flash

Here is a technique for making some text bend like rubber in an animation sequence. All you’ll need is Flash for this one!

Poser Animation to Flash

Tutorial on how to render out a Poser animation and imorting it to Flash.

Simple Calculator in Flash CS3 with ActionScript 3

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!

Password Protect part of your Flash Site

Learn how to Password protect part of your flash website in this video tutorial. This is compatible with Actionscript 2.0 and 3.0 so even if you are using an older version of flash you should be quite alright.

Transparent SWF using HTML CSS and Divs in Dreamweaver CS3

Take that SWF file with lots of open space(be it an animation walking around or maybe that slick semi opaque video, or maybe the more practical drop down menu) and place it on a div that floats above your site and allows you to see whatever is underneath of it! Watch this one!

Switching Actionscript Versions in Flash

Switching Actionscript versions. In learning how to do this you will hopefully correct all kinds of problems you have been running into in CS3 and actionscript!

Button Basics Flash Tutorial

In this Flash video tutorial we'll be looking at the basics of making buttons in Flash CS3. We go through the various states of buttons, and make a working rollover effect.