Create a slideshow using Flash ActionScript 3.0 and XML

Create a slideshow using Flash ActionScript 3.0 and XML

Hi there, since it’s summer and everybody will be in vacation, I decide to show you how to create a slideshow using Flash ActionScript 3.0 and XML, where you can put your own images. You don’t need to be an expert in Flash to do this, but you might need to see my other tutorials [...]

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Create an Image Gallery using Flash ActionScript 3.0 and XML

Create an Image Gallery using Flash ActionScript 3.0 and XML

Today you will learn basics of how to create an Image Gallery using Flash Actionscript 3.0 and XML, how to dispatch events, how to load images trough XML file and much more. In next tutorial I will extend this tutorial by adding more features like next – prev buttons, links or text from XML. Let’s [...]

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How to build a Flash ActionScript 3.0 Twitter Widget

How to build a Flash ActionScript 3.0 Twitter Widget

Since Twitter is the largest social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read messages, today I’ll show you how to build a Flash ActionScript 3.0 Twitter Widget that read twitter posts using Twitter API. Just put your username and you are good to go.
Preview the final result

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Create a Rain Effect in Flash using AS3

Create a Rain Effect in Flash using AS3

Even if outside it’s raining or shining, here you’ll  know how to create a Rain effect in Flash using ActionScript 3.0. You don’t need an umbrella, but you will need a background image and few ActionScript classes.
Preview the final result

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Create a new ActionScript File and save it as “MainClass.as” (com.fladev.effect.MainClass.as) – [...]

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Building a fullscreen background image with as3

Building a fullscreen background image with as3

Today I’ll show you how to build a fullscreen background image using AS3 classes in Adobe Flash. You will learn the meaning of words resize, proportional scale or fullscreen mode. Also you will need a simple image as background.
Settings all files

Create a new ActionScript File and save it as “MainClass.as” (com.fladev.background.MainClass) – this will be [...]

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Create a simple scroller with Flash and as3

Create a simple scroller with Flash and as3

This is a basic tutorial, that will match your creativity using OOP to scroll anything in Flash. What you need to know is how to populate content with XML and how to animate with EnterFrame. If you have problems with .XML files don’t forget to check my other tutorial called working with .XML files in [...]

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Working with .XML files in Adobe Flash as3

Working with .XML files in Adobe Flash as3

XML is a structured, text-based way of formatting and describing data, using tags that are similar to HTML tags, but not predefined as HTML tags are.
Flash can read the file and convert it to an instance of the XML class, by providing to your XML file the correct structure. Also Flash allows you to read [...]

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Using Google analytics tracking in Adobe Flash applications

Using Google analytics tracking in Adobe Flash applications

Google Analytics a.k.a (GA) is a free service offered by Google that generates detailed statistics about the visitors to a website. So far, this service was available only for non-flash applications, but in present there is also a component that can be implemented in your Flash-driven content. You can find more info about this [...]

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Flash Frameworks

Flash Frameworks

When it comes to using Flash, one can equate it with using a toolkit, it contains several different tools that can either be used for specific tasks or can be used for a wide range of purposes and just like it is with more traditional tools there are occasions when you’ll need several tools in [...]

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The relationship between music artists and Flash

The relationship between music artists and Flash

There was a time when the radio was the main source of music and information to most of the globe, national and local stations would fill the airwaves with what was hip and popular at the time, music-wise, as well as news, political shows, sporting events and advertisements.
The radio was steadily dethroned from this position [...]

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What you need to know about Flash before knowing Flash

What you need to know about Flash before knowing Flash

With the release of Adobe Creative Suite 5 with all of its new features and options, it might be difficult to understand for the experienced Flash designer why undertaking the learning of Flash would seem daunting to the complete layman, while for the experienced user a new version usually means getting used to and learning [...]

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Create a typewriter effect with AS3

Create a typewriter effect with AS3

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create a simple typewriter effect using AS3 classes with one single.as file for Document Class.
Settings all files

Create a new ActionScript File and save it as “MainClass.as” (com.fladev.effect.MainClass) – this will be the main class for our flash file;
The package classes extends the Sprite class (since we don’t [...]

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Create a Thumbs Scroller with AS3 and XML

Create a Thumbs Scroller with AS3 and XML

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create a thumb scroller using AS3 classes and XML in 10 minutes. This will have 2 .as files one for Document Class and one for thumbs. Let’s begin
Preview the final result

Roll your mouse over these thumbs, scroll them to right or left and click them.
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Must-read AS3 books for Flash programmers

Must-read AS3 books for Flash programmers

Even though we live in a digitized era, and you’re actually reading this from a computer somewhere with an Internet connection, there still remains something to be said about more traditional media like books and their utility even in our modern world filled with smart-phones, net-books, iPads and Kindles.
Whether we’re talking about traditional physical books [...]

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How to properly install Caurina Tweener classes

How to properly install Caurina Tweener classes

One of the most problem that I hear is how to properly install Caurina? From 10 users 8 will ask me about this problem. I decide to show you here how we can install and what things can do this class.
What is caurina?
Tweener (caurina.transitions.Tweener) is a Class used to create tweenings and other transitions via [...]

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