In this tutorial you will see how easy it is to bring video and graphics together for a seamless, custom experience using Flash Professional CS5.  Learn how to import video, apply a custom skin, or create your own video buttons without writing any ActionScript code. Then learn how to add cue points, making synchronization between video and graphics a snap. Open the Starter Files Download the exercise file for this tutorial here and unzip it […]

Creating Your First Web Site with Flash Professional CS5 shows how to make a fully functional, dynamic web site in Flash Professional CS5. This course covers the fundamentals of creating and importing content, adding smooth 2D and 3D transitions, and adding button functionality that goes beyond links. This course will also show how to integrate and control video and audio as well as how to implement a gallery and a contact form. Exercise files are […]

Lets face it, writing ActionScript in Flash has never been its strong suit.  New users had to face a dauntingly empty Actions panel, and advanced users had to pillage previous projects to speed development. Flash CS5 has changed all this starting with the introduction of the surprisingly easy Code Snippets panel, advanced code hinting and custom class introspection.  Lets take a tour of these new features. Open the Starter File Download the exercise file for […]

Flash has many strengths, but its top two have to be animation and interactivity. In this title I show how to tackle the former allowing you to create engaging, eye-catching animation. So whether you’re making a Flash banner, animated graphics for a site, or a full Flash site, this title is for you. And if you’re still using the classic tween in Flash then this is a perfect title to transition to the motion tween […]