By Craig Campbell
Description: Running Time: 3 hours, 18 minutes
This compilation is the second in a series of Flash Tips and Tricks
tutorials that have been featured in our LearnFlash.com newsletter.
This collection of Flash tutorials is a must have for any Flash enthusiast.
Detailed Video Descriptions
01 - Altering Text (Running Time: 7:37)
Want to tweak the shape of your text? In this tutorial, Craig will show you a few different ideas for breaking your text down and altering its appearance.
02 - Pixel Fonts (Running Time: 6:57)
If you've spent any amount of time at all surfing the internet, you've most likely noticed a relatively new trend in website design. The trend I'm talking about is that of using tiny pixelated text, especially in Flash files. In this tutorial, I'll discuss this trend and show you where you can find some pixel fonts of your own.
03 - Looping Animations (Running Time: 6:15)
In this video, Craig discusses some common problems that arise when creating animations that loop over and over again, and he shows you a simple way to fix these problems.
04 - Sparkle Effect (Running Time: 15:06)
In this video, Craig will show you how to create a series of sparkles that animate across your text in Flash.
05 - Rotating Highlight (9:25)
In today's video tutorial, Craig will show you how to make your logo stand out a little more on the page by adding a rotating highlight behind the logo.
06 - Pulsating Button (4:56)
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create a button that flickers and pulsates when you hover your mouse over it.
07 - Falling Text (8:08)
In this video tip, you'll learn how to create a falling text effect, where the letters of a word fall into place one at a time, creating a smooth and professional-looking effect.
08 - Flash 8 Filters and Blending Modes (9:02)
This tip highlights two very exciting features of this amazing update to Flash. In this tip, you'll learn how to use filters and blending modes . . . more specifically, you'll watch as Craig adds a blur effect to an image, and you'll learn how to make the image seem to glow from within.
09 - Flash 8 Stroke Options (5:26)
Apparently Macromedia has been listening to their customers, because they've added a lot of new, exciting options to their latest release of Flash. In Flash Pro 8, you can now choose how you want your strokes to look! In today's video tip, Craig Will show you how to change your stroke options so that you can customize how the endpoints and connecting points of your lines look.
10 - ActionScript Animation (11:01)
Did you know that there's a way to create animations without using tweens or frame-by-frame animation? In today's free video tip, Craig will show you how you can animate an object across the stage using Actionscript instead of tweening.
11 - Resizing Animations (10:57)
In this video tip, Craig will show you how to resize an entire animation on the stage using the "edit multiple frames" option. He'll also show you how to convert an already-made animation into a movie clip by cutting and pasting frames.
12 - Orbit Effect (11:28)
In this tip, Craig will show you how to create an orbit effect where you'll create a moon that orbits around a planet using a motion guide. But how do you make the moon disappear as it passes behind the planet? Well, you'll have to watch to find out!
13 - Word Scramble (10:27)
Have you ever scrambled the letters in your name to make a new word? In today's free video tip, I'll show you how to explode a word into its component letters so that it comes back together to form a whole new word.
14 - Wavy Text (9:09)
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create a wave effect that almost makes it look like your text is floating at the top of some wavy water. This effect would look great for a mouse roll over effect.
15 - Fading Text (8:22)
Trying to keep the novices in mind, in this tip Craig will show you how to create text that fades in. To make it a little more interesting and a little more useful for those of you who already know how to fade in text, Craig has also added some subtle animation that will hopefully give you some ideas for your own website.
16 - Creative Buttons (7:01)
Even drawing is more fun in Flash Professional 8! In today's free tutorial, Craig will show you how to quickly create a very professional button for your Flash website using a couple of Flash's new filters.
17 - Sunrise Effect (5:14)
In today's free video tutorial, Craig will show you how to create a simple sunrise effect in Flash by tweening a rectangle with a multicolored linear gradient applied to it.
18 - Movie Clip Buttons (21:31)
Using a movie clip symbol as a button gives you much more flexibility than just using a button symbol. In this longer-than-usual video tutorial, Craig will show you how to add much more appealing effects to your button by making it into a movie clip symbol.
19 - Flashing Face (13:39)
Have you seen the banner ads where a picture of a celebrity pops up on the screen, and then the picture flashes a couple times as kind of an animated highlight? Well, in this video, Craig will show you how to achieve this effect using an import png file. Keep in mind that in order to achieve this effect, where only the OUTLINE of the person is highlighted, you have to use an image with transparency around the person you want to highlight. This transparency can be achieved using photo editing software such as Photoshop.
20 - Smoke Effect (15:20)
Here's one that a lot of you are asking for. Craig has discovered the secret to creating a simple, yet realistic, smoke effect using Flash! Check out this tip to learn how to create an amazing smoke effect of your own!
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