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Using Flash: Adding Text

Macromedia Flash – Adding Text
You need to add some text to your banner for decorative purposes. You can add several types of tex …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

Creating an analog clock with ActionScript usi ...

Creating an analog clock with ActionScript using no design tools whatsoever!
I am most pleased to be able to show you how to create an …

Keying 101

Keying 101
This section looks at one of the simplest ways to key video for use with Flash 8. The sample files that accompany this artic …

Delivery Options for Flash Video

Embedding Video Within SWF files
Since the introduction of Flash MX and Flash Player 6, multimedia developers have been able to embed v …

Working with the Flash 8 Video Encoder

Working with the Flash 8 Video Encoder
The Flash 8 Video Encoder is installed in a separate directory as part of your Flash 8 Professio …

About Scripting Animation

About Scripting Animation
You can use ActionScript 2.0 to add animation to your Flash applications instead of using motion or shape twe …

Creating an FLV File with the Video Import Wiz ...

Creating an FLV File with the Video Import Wizard
Now that you have created the video, here is how to create the FLV using the Video Im …

Creating an FLV File with the Flash 8 Video En ...

Creating an FLV File with the Flash 8 Video Encoder
The other way of encoding video is to use the Flash 8 Video Encoder, which ships wi …

Creating a SWF File from the FLV File

Creating a SWF File from the FLV File
Now that you’ve created the FLV file using the Flash 8 Video Encoder, you need to bring it …

Controlling Media Components with Flash Behavi ...

Controlling Media Components with Flash Behaviors
Displaying video content is easier than ever before in Macromedia Flash MX Profession …

More Advanced Skinning

More Advanced Skinning
So far you have used a graphical symbol in the library to represent a specific skin. This approach is the simple …

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 …

Flash Animation Learning Guide

Flash Animation Learning Guide
Macromedia Flash Basic 8 and Flash Professional 8 offer several ways to include animation and special ef …

Using Matrices for Transformations, Color Adju ...

Using Matrices for Transformations, Color Adjustments, and Convolution Effects in FlashFor most Flash developers, the word “matri …

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