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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 …

Drawing in Flash MX 2004 and Flash 8

Drawing in Flash MX 2004 and Flash 8
Numerous drawing features in Flash 8 can help you create drawings that are more complex and detail …

Using Video and FLV Encoding in Flash MX 2004 ...

Using Video and FLV Encoding in Flash MX 2004 and Flash 8
Flash Professional 8 provides several new video features to help you create h …

Using Text in Flash MX 2004 and Flash 8

Using Text in Flash MX 2004 and Flash 8
You can apply new anti-aliasing settings that make normal and small-sized text much clearer and …

Components in Flash MX 2004 and Flash 8

Components in Flash MX 2004 and Flash 8
Flash MX 2004 introduced a brand new component architecture called the v2 (or “version 2& …

Writing Scripts and Creating Applications in F ...

Writing Scripts and Creating Applications in Flash MX 2004 and Flash 8
The scripting improvements in Flash Basic 8 and Flash Profession …

Flash Player Security in Flash MX 2004 and Fla ...

Flash Player Security in Flash MX 2004 and Flash 8
Flash Player 8 has made enhancements to the security model, in which Flash applicati …

Flash 8 Basics: About Flash Files

About Flash Files
The primary Flash file type, FLA files, contain three basic types of information that comprise a Flash document. Thes …

Flash 8 Basics: The Flash Workspace

The Flash Workspace
The following sections provide a detailed introduction to the tools, panels, and other elements of the Flash worksp …

Flash 8 Basics: The Main Toolbar and Edit Bar

The Main Toolbar and Edit Bar
The menu bar at the top of the Flash application window displays menus with commands for controlling Flas …

Flash 8 Basics: Setting Preferences in Flash

Setting Preferences in Flash
Flash lets you set preferences for general application operations, editing operations, and Clipboard opera …

BitmapData.loadBitmap gone in Actionscript 3

BitmapData.loadBitmap gone in Actionscript 3
When playing with the BitmapData API in Flash 8, it was often necessary to work with an im …

Actionscript 3 – New Capabilities

Actionscript 3 – New Capabilities
I dont blame you, after all there is a tonne of new stuff to play with, learn and read about. M …

Flash Professional 9 ActionScript 3.0 Preview

Flash Professional 9 ActionScript 3.0 Preview
Adobe Flash Professional 9 ActionScript 3.0 Preview provides registered users of Flash Pr …

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