Flash Resources

Jesse provided some [great resources] about how to get anything done in flash.

ACTIONSCRIPTING

TWEEN CLASSES

MC
Tween –
Updated to include;
Flash 8 filters, onTweenUpdate, onTweenComplete and much more

http://hosted.zeh.com.br/mctween/documentation.html

Laco MC
Tween –
very easy to use, but
doesn’t include as much as the above. Much better examples of use though.

http://www.laco.wz.cz/tween/

http://laco.wz.cz/tween/?page=examples

http://fluid.com/experiments/timecode/mx_time.html

http://www.bdontwerp.nl/resources/classes/superease/demo/
– [http://stimpson.flashvacuum.net/mt/]

EXTENTIONS

Flash
Extensibility
– Extensions [
these can save you a lot of time ]

http://www.flashextensibility.com/

Flash
Guru Extensions

http://www.flashguru.co.uk/extensions/

TUTORIALS

VIDEOS

gotoAndLearn – VERY GOOD AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND TUTORIALS WITH FLA FILES
INCLUDED

http://www.gotoandlearn.com/

TUTORIALS, SOURCE FILES

Senolcular
– All the above

http://www.senocular.com/flash/

Actionscript.org – has almost anything I could need

http://www.actionscript.org/tutorials.shtml

Kirupa – excellent tutorials

http://www.kirupa.com/

http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=190937
– [Useful Flash ActionScript Tutorials and Resources Thread]

Were-Here
Flash Community

http://www.were-here.com/homepage/default.asp

Ultrashock

http://www.ultrashock.com/ – more advanced tutorials and information

TONYPA – Extremely well thought out and paced tutorials with good
examples – may be on the intermediate+ side.

http://www.tonypa.pri.ee/tbw/index.html
tile based tutorials

http://www.tonypa.pri.ee/vectors/index.html
– vectors in Flash

EML
Labs
– Real World
Flash advice

http://www.emllabs.com/index.php

Layer51:Prototype = newMethodsForBuiltInObjects(); >>> Advanced OOP deposit
of code *****

http://proto.layer51.com

BIT-101
Forum

http://www.bit-101.com/forum/
a good community like were-here but from http://www.bit-101.com/

Various
Links

http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flash/

http://www.nwebb.co.uk/nw_htmlsite/?page=tutorials

http://www.video-animation.com/flash3d_001.shtml
– Flash 3D Tutorials (crappy site, useful info)

http://www.actionscript.org/tutorials/advanced/Understanding_curves_and_control_point_placement/index.shtml

– Understanding curves

http://www.bestflashanimationsite.com/tutorials/2/
– Pixel Fonts Explained

FLASH 8

EXAMPLES

Senocular – Examples
[WITH FLAS]
**

http://www.senocular.com/pub/flash/8/index….php?f=tvstatic

Franto – Collected
Flash 8 examples by beta testers
**

http://www.franto.com/blog2/collected-link…lstrom-examples

Kirupa – Flash 8 Online
Examples Roundup
*

http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=188316

Andre Michelle – Flash8
Experiments

http://8ball.andre-michelle.com/lab/

Flash Guru – Flash 8
Examples

http://www.flashguru.co.uk/maelstrom/


TUTORIALS

Kirupa – Useful Flash 8
Tutorials and Resources

http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=190941

http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=190937
(Flash 7)


INFORMATION

Ultrashock – Flash 8
Forums

http://forums.ultrashock.com/forums/forumd…?s=&forumid=120
http://msn.ultrashock.com/
– popular threads

WEBCAM EXAMPLES

·
Motion detection (great)

·
Camera underwater (great)

·
blendModes applied to
video

·
Interactive video with Flash8

·
Camera activity

·

Camera smoke

·
Another Interactive camera

·
Interactive piano

·
Andy Warhol webcam

·
Liquid video

·
Flash 8 FLV Ripple Effect

INSPIRATION

INTERACTION DESIGN SITES

http://www.asterikstudio.com/

http://www.de-construct.com/

http://kaledi.youki.be/

http://www.designedge.sg/

http://www.dc3e.com/

http://www.crashshop.com/

http://tngrm.com/

http://www.leoburnett.ca/

http://www.subdisc.com/

http://amaztype.tha.jp/

http://www.posttool.com/

http://levitated.net/exhibit/index.html

http://enjoygreenergrass.com/

http://www.pixelranger.com/

http://www.stenkat.com/

http://marumushi.com/

http://www.fluid.nl/

http://www.webcreme.com/

http://www.csl.sony.co.jp/person/rekimoto/

http://www.crashmedia.com/

INTERESTING USES OF FLASH

http://www.vodafone.com/flash/futures/
VODAFONE FUTURE SITE

http://www.ikea.com/ms/sv_SE/kampanj/fy06_dromkok/dromkok.html
– IKEA

http://www.bit-101.com/

http://faraday.physics.utoronto.ca/GeneralInterest/Harrison/Flash/#class_mech
– PHYSICS FLASH ANIMATIONS

http://www.flashearth.com/

http://www.slideshowpro.net/index.php
Slideshow based on XML feed from Flickr Sets or any XML

http://www.prinzmyshkin.com
– page flip

http://www.actionscripts.org/showMovie.php?id=459
– tutorial of page flip

http://specialized.com/bc/techlab_optics.jsp?a=b

– some interesting animations

http://www.marumushi.com/apps/flickrgraph/

http://www.pianographique.net/

http://www.billyharveymusic.com/

http://www.cookie.pl/wwweng2.html

http://www.mailorderchickens.org/

SOFTWARE

Flash
Communication Server
– Let’s you
run webcams and more

http://www.macromedia.com/software/flashmediaserver/productinfo/features/

Swift 3D – 3D vector graphics animation tool

http://www.erain.com/products/swift3D/

Projector/Standalone
converter Programs

http://www.mprojector.com/

http://www.screentime.com/software/mprojector/

http://www.northcode.com/index.php

http://www.multidmedia.com/

SWF2AVI

http://www.pizzinini.net/projects/swf2avi/

DOCUMENTATION

Flash Video Links/Documentation

http://www.phillipkerman.com/wholestory/

http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flash/video_templates.html

Webcam Links/Documentation

http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_16457
– Flash Media Server TechNote – Problems using multiple settings
for one capture source

http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flashcom/articles/broadcast_receiver_03.html
– live video broadcast

http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flashcom/articles/first_comm_app.html

– creating video chat

http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/search/index.cfm?loc=en_us&term=webcam
– search for webcam on Macromedia

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flashcom/documentation.html
– Flash Comm Server

Support Center

http://www.flashcomguru.com/apps/port_test/index.cfm
– Flash Com Guru – Port Tester [ test open ports with Flash Comm ]

http://www.flashcomguru.com/tutorials/switch_cams.cfm
– Using 2 cameras

http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flash/articles/live_video_switcher_print.html

– Live Video switcher

http://flash-communications.net/sourceCode/index.html
– Flash Communication Server Source Code and Examples

Flash Lite for Mobile

Links/Documentation

http://www.scottjanousek.com/blog/macromedia/flash/archives/000098.html
The Unofficial FlashLite 1.1 Reference
Sheet v1.0

http://www.biskero.org/

http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/p_s/i/flash/

http://justin.everett-church.com/index.php/2005/07/10/flash-lite-flas-from-flash-forward/

http://www.blueskynorth.com/swf2sis/

http://www.motocoder.com/motorola/pcsHome.jsp

http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/devices/flashlite.html

http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/categories.cfm?catid=472

http://www.macromedia.com/mobile/supported_devices/

http://www.macromedia.com/mobile/

http://www.macromedia.com/mobile/supported_devices/handsets.html

http://www.nokia-asia.com/nokia/0,1522,,00.html?orig=/6680

http://www.flash-lite.de/downloads2.html

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