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How To: Ease motion when animating in Flash CS4
In this Adobe CS4 project tutorial, designer David Stiller works with the new Flash CS4 motion editor and its easing functions to adjust the speed of movement in a simple animation. The easing graphs allow for adjustments to motion speed to be made visually. See how to use the new motion easing tools in this Flash CS4 tutorial. Ease motion when animating in Flash CS4.
How To: Animate puppets in Flash CS4
Flash CS4’s new inverse kinematics tools allow users to create and arrange symbols in a collection called an Armature. These armatures contain bones that have relationships with other elements which can be animated. Users can create and control their own dancing puppet. You could be the next South Park and you never need a stop motion camera! Just the new inverse kinematics tools in Flash CS4 and this tutorial. Animate puppets in Flash CS4.
How To: Motion tween with the motion editor in Flash CS4
The new motion editor in Flash CS4 is a welcome addition to the Flash toolkit and it has some new options to speed up motion tweening. However, there are still some techniques that will require users to employ the classic tween. David Stiller goes over one of those techniques and looks at some of the new motion tweening features in Flash CS4 and the Flash CS4 motion editor. Motion tween with the motion editor in Flash CS4.
How To: Create a rotating 3D book in Flash CS4
This trick from Flash designer David Stiller will help users organize 3D assets in Flash CS4. In this project, David demonstrates how to create a clip of a rotating 3D book using movie clips and the 3D rotation tool. This is a great example of how to start using 3D space in Flash CS4 and really get comfortable with these new tools. Create a rotating 3D book in Flash CS4.
How To: Use timeline effects in Flash
This beginners Flash CS3 software tutorial shows you how to work with timeline effects. The Flash tutorial will cover user of the timeline, Flash layouts and keyframing. If you are new to Flash CS3, watch and learn how to use timeline effects and create some simple animation motions.
How To: Use the motion guide in Flash CS3
This software tutorial will show you how to work with motion guides in Flash. This lesson is great for beginning Flash users since it covers some of the basic tools in Flash, effect modes and keyframes. Learn how to use the motion guide to make a car follow a path in Flash CS3.
How To: Create a basic animated banner in Flash
This web development software tutorial shows you how to create an animated banner in Flash that you can upload to a website. You will learn how to use the timeline, learn Flash layouts, and discover animating as you create your website banner in this Flash tutorial. The video is best viewed full screen.
How To: Draw in Flash
This is a very simple Flash animation tutorial designed to teach beginners how to freehand draw in Flash. Easy to see an follow, learn how to use the pencil and color tools to draw in Flash.
How To: Animate with Macromedia Flash MX
This software tutorial shows you how to create a stick figure animation using the draw tools in Flash. Animating in Flash is made easy with the onion skin tools so watch and see how to create your own cartoons in Flash.
How To: Create a cool bitmap animation effect in Flash
This software tutorial shows you how to get creative with Flash animations. The video is titled rotoscope in Flash but actually is not a rotoscoping technique. Instead, you learn how to convert an animation sequence of images to bitmap images and create a cool artistic effect on the Flash animation.
How To: Create self-writing text in Flash
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Tony Ross demonstrates how to create text writing itself via masking in Flash. Tools used include Brush tool, Selection tool as well as masking. Create self-writing text in Flash.
How To: Create a simple text animation in Flash
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Tony Ross demonstrates how to to create a simple text animation in Flash using Motion tweens and the Distribute to Layers command. Create a simple text animation in Flash.
How To: Work with video in Flash CS3
In this episode we’re concentrating on creating video using Flash CS3. Paul Wyatt reveals the best ways to encode video, how to trim them, and how to work with effects and masks.
How To: Create an animated movie clip in Flash CS3
Paul Wyatt brings us an introduction to Flash CS3, and reveals how to create an animated movie clip.
How To: Assign links to buttons in a Flash menu
This tutorial shows you how to assign links to buttons in a Flash menu by using the getURL() ActionScript function. Assign links to buttons in a Flash menu.
How To: Edit text in Flash
This tutorial shows you how to edit text in a website template using Flash 8. Edit text in Flash.
How To: Customize flash animation templates in Flash 8
This tutorial shows you how to change the images in a flash animation template to be the images you need or want using Flash 8. Customize flash animation templates in Flash 8.
How To: Create a dynamic text field for a website using Flash
This tutorial shows you how to change stagnant text into a dynamic text field on a website using Flash 8. Create a dynamic text field for a website using Flash.
How To: Create masked text on a website using Flash 8
This tutorial shows you how to create masked text on a website in Flash 8. This type of effect allows you to hide part of an object or text and slowly reveal or "animate" it. Great for making spotlight kind of effects. Create masked text on a website using Flash 8.
How To: Create a scroll bar on a website using Flash 8
This tutorial shows you how to create a scroll bar for text on a website using Flash 8. Create a scroll bar on a website using Flash 8.
How To: Edit a scroll bar using Flash 8
This tutorial shows you how to customize the look of a scrolling bar from a template and how to make it animated on a mouse over. Edit a scroll bar using Flash 8.
How To: Make a spinning website logo in Flash
This tutorial shows you how to make a spinning logo on a website using Flash 8. Make a spinning website logo in Flash.
How To: Swap loop sound in Flash 8
This tutorial shows you how to change the main background sound (called a LOOP) on a website using Flash 8. Swap loop sound in Flash 8.
How To: Set up current date and time on a website in Flash 8
This tutorial shows you how to add the current date and time to a website in Flash 8. Set up current date and time on a website in Flash 8.
How To: Display images randomly on a website using Flash 8
This tutorial shows you how to use the Math.random() in Flash 8 to display images randomly without making a user click on the image. The original template being modified required users to click the image to change it. Display images randomly on a website using Flash 8.
How To: Create a new dynamic flash page in Flash MX
This tutorial shows you another method for creating a new dynamic flash page in Flash MX Professional. Create a new dynamic flash page in Flash MX.
How To: Create a dynamic flash page in Flash MX
This tutorial shows you how to create a new dynamic flash page for a website in Flash MX Professional. Create a dynamic flash page in Flash MX.
How To: Find secret hidden Flash games in Flash
All versions of flash contain hidden games and this video will show you where to play them and yes they are FREE :)
How To: Create an action safe and title safe template in Flash
In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW leader Tony Ross, you will learn to create an Action/ Title Safe template in Flash. Use this as a guide when making animations or motion graphics going to DVD or TV. Using rectangle tool, transform window, saving layers as a guide, and learn to save a document as a template. Create an action safe and title safe template in Flash.
How To: Draw a flower pot in Flash
In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW leader Tony Ross, learn to use Flash as a drawing tool, while making several pseudo-3D shapes, including a flower pot. Tools include the Rectangle Tool, Oval Tool, Paint Bucket Tool, and Free Transform Tool. Draw a flower pot in Flash.
How To: Make buttons that are links in Adobe Flash CS3
This is a tutorial that shows how to make buttons with effects that will link you to web pages. The program is Adobe Flash CS3
How To: Export a SWF file from ImageReady CS2 to Flash 8
Learn how to export an SWF file from ImageReady CS2 into Flash 8 to optimize it's usability in Flash. Export a SWF file from ImageReady CS2 to Flash 8.
How To: Use Flash paints, fills and lines
This tutorial will cover various paint modifiers (paint fills, paint behind, etc.) as well as changing line styles and weight with the Ink Bottle. It will also demonstrate the fill modifiers (such as Close Large Gaps). These are helpful tips.
How To: Trace in Flash
This tutorial covers a simple "trace" technique to create drawings in Flash. It also uses the line tool, discusses fill options, etc.
How To: Render a Poser animation and import it to Flash
Tutorial on how to render out a Poser animation and import it to Flash.
How To: Create eyes that follow follow the mouse in Flash
This one is a neat little Flash tip that is fun for sticking on a blog or MySpace page. Put your picture up and have the eyes follow the mouse.
How To: Create a 3D button in Flash
It's nice to add "depth" to a project -- generally by making something look 3D (or 3D-ish). This is a really easy tip for creating a 3D button in Flash and further goes into adding sounds and scaling the button.
How To: Control video playback in Flash
This tutorial explains the different options for controlling video playback you can use in Flash 8. Control video playback in Flash.
How To: Encode videos into Flash (flv) format using Flash 8
This Flash 8 tutorial covers some basics on various options of encoding videos into Flash flv format. Encode videos into Flash (flv) format using Flash 8.
How To: Use masking in Flash
It's super simple to make a layer a mask in Flash and this video shows you how.