‘Macromedia Flash’ Category

Increasing Performance Through Custom Bitmap Caching

Increasing Performance Through Custom Bitmap C ...

Increasing Performance Through Custom Bitmap Caching With Flash Player 8, I thought I would be able to increase massively the performa …

Blurring Remnant Veins

Blurring Remnant Veins

Blurring Remnant Veins Being able to continually lay down new vein segments without a performance penalty was great, but it quickly be …

Introducing the Image API in Flash 8

Introducing the Image API in Flash 8

The Macromedia Flash 8 Image API describes the new BitmapData ActionScript class and various other associated methods that form an impr …

Using Bitmaps in ActionScript

Using Bitmaps in ActionScript

Using Bitmaps in ActionScript The new BitmapData ActionScript Class is used to represent a bitmap object in memory. When you create a n …

Image API in Flash 8: Displaying Images

Image API in Flash 8: Displaying Images

Displaying Images An instance of the BitmapData class is stored in memory and never seen until you decide it is time for it to make an …

Working with Images from the Library

Working with Images from the Library

Working with Images from the Library You can create a bitmap object directly from an image in the Library that has a linkage identifier …

Working with Loaded Images

Working with Loaded Images

Working with Loaded Images It is not possible to load an external file (JPEG, GIF, PNG, or Flash movie) directly into an instance of t …

Flash Graphic Effects Learning Guide

Flash Graphic Effects Learning Guide

Flash Graphic Effects Learning Guide Macromedia Flash 8 introduces a number of new features for producing new types of graphic effects. …

Using Flash Filters

Using Flash Filters

Using Flash Filters Filters let you add interesting visual effects to text, buttons, and movie clips. They are most often associated wi …

Applying Filters with ActionScript

Applying Filters with ActionScript

Applying Filters with ActionScript You can apply filters using the Flash user interface in Flash Professional 8, or using ActionScript …

Animating Filters

Animating Filters

Animating Filters You can animate movie clips that have filters applied to them. Objects on separate keyframes that are joined by a twe …

Using Blend Modes

Using Blend Modes

Using Blend Modes Blend modes let you create composite images. Compositing is the process of varying the transparency or color interact …

Working with Bitmaps

Working with Bitmaps

Working with Bitmaps The BitmapData class lets you create arbitrarily sized transparent or opaque bitmap images and then manipulate the …

Working with Text

Working with Text

Working with Text Font rendering in Flash controls the way your text appears in a SWF file—that is, how it is rendered (or drawn) at …

Migrating from Flash MX 2004 to Flash 8

Migrating from Flash MX 2004 to Flash 8

Flash Basic 8 and Flash Professional 8 introduce many new and changed elements in the workspace that improve the way you work with the …

Flash 8 Workspace and Workflow

Flash 8 Workspace and Workflow

Flash 8 Workspace and Workflow The workspace in Flash 8 has not changed significantly from the previous version, so you’ll still …

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