Getting back into Flash

Getting back into Flash
Now you are ready to bring your 3D star animation back into Flash. You will want to import it as an image seque …

Exporting your animation

Exporting your animation
After Effects provides a variety of options for integrating an animation with Flash, such as video output, Fla …

Animating the 3D layer

Animating the 3D layer
To give you a greater understanding of the 3D layer option, give your star some dimensionality by animating it i …

Converting a 2D layer into a 3D layer

Converting a 2D layer into a 3D layer
After Effects uses two dimensions (x, y) to display the 2D layer. When you convert the layer to a …

Importing your work into After Effects

Importing your work into After Effects
After Effects saves links to the project resources as footage items in the Project panel. Footag …

Exporting your work from Flash

Exporting your work from Flash
Let’s start out by first creating a simple 2D star in Flash:

Launch Flash Professional 8, create …

Adding 3D to Flash projects using After Effe ...

Adding 3D to Flash projects using After Effects
When I started learning Adobe After Effects, I realized that it includes a number of fe …

Adding the Custom Controller to the Website

Adding the Custom Controller to the Website
Using custom skins with Flash Player is similar to using default skins. However, you have t …

Creating a Small Custom Controller

Creating a Small Custom Controller
The skin you use for smaller video dimensions is similar to the larger skin, except some assets need …

Creating a Custom Controller

Creating a Custom Controller
Creating skins is easy, but it can be time-consuming. Before you can start assembling the assets it is imp …

Understanding Custom Video Controllers

Understanding Custom Video Controllers
While the default skins supplied with the Flash Video component are top quality and rather attra …

Creating Custom Video Controller Skins for t ...

The Macromedia Flash Video component in Dreamweaver 8 helps you easily insert and display Flash Video (FLV) files in your websites with …

Skinning with Code

Skinning with Code
In general, if you want more control over your skinning, you must use code. In some cases, this method also offers s …

Skinning Without Code

Skinning Without Code
Visually skinning components usually involves modifying library symbols to represent what you want a component to …

Benefits of the V2 Skinning Architecture

Benefits of the V2 Skinning Architecture
The Flash MX 2004 and Flash 8 components are based on the Version 2.0 component framework, the …

Creating a Custom Skin SWF

Creating a Custom Skin SWF
As you discovered previously, using the Select Skin dialog box and the skin SWF feature is quick and easy. I …

Using FLV Playback Custom UI Components

Using FLV Playback Custom UI Components
Another cool new feature of the FLVPlayback component is the addition of the supporting FLV Pla …

Using Prebuilt Skin SWF Files

Using Prebuilt Skin SWF Files
The new FLVPlayback component is packed with great features. One thing you’ll notice while working …

Customizing the FLVPlayback Component

Customizing the FLVPlayback Component
One of the feature upgrades in Flash Professional 8 is the new FLVPlayback component for Flash Vi …

Skinning the Flash 8 Components

Flash components received a major upgrade in Flash MX 2004. One of the areas that received a facelift is the skinning mechanism. Flash …