Macromedia Flash Tutorials

Difference Blend Mode

Difference Blend Mode
This solution came about when a friend suggested that I should take a look at the difference blend mode, one of 1 …

Changing the Color of Pixels

Changing the Color of Pixels
You can change the color of any specific pixel in a BitmapData object using the setPixel() method. I could …

Varicose-g: High-Performance Graphics in Flash ...

Early this year, I was inspired to create an experimental piece called varicose-g. Varicose-g uses a simple branching algorithm paired …

The Original Concept: A Moving Artery

The Original Concept: A Moving Artery
While browsing through my collection of FLA files, I stumbled on an experiment called vein-1 that …

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
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

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
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

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

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

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

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
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

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

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