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Flash CS5 Tutorials and Effects
Flash and Math is bringing you a variety of Flash CS5 tutorials and effects, for beginners as well as for advanced developers. This includes video tutorials!
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Billowing Fire with Perlin Noise and Filters - Flash AS3 Effect
A fire effect which is built out of distorted Perlin noise and a few filtering steps.
The result is a billowing and chaotic fire rising from the base of the display. The effect
makes use of the perlinNoise method of the BitmapData class, plus a ColorMatrixFilter and
a DisplacementMapFilter.
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AS3 MarbleTexture Class - Apply
Marble Texture to Any Display Object
Another example of a texture created completely from code. Our custom MarbleTexture AS3 class creates
a marble-textured Sprite with the same shape and mouse interactivity as any source Sprite that you pass to
the constructor. The texture is created with BitmapData methods perlinNoise and copyChannel, along with
DisplacementMapFilter and ColorMatrixFilter. Choose pink, blue or white marble.
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Browser Version of PeekAMaze Game in AS3 Flash
A desktop version of our free PeekAMaze app that is currently available for Android
phones on the Android Market. The version given here runs in a standard browser window.
The complete source code for the game is provided, including custom AS3 classes that randomly create
perfect mazes and their graphical representation.
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Custom AS3 WoodTexture Class - Apply Wood
Texture to Any Display Object
We present a custom AS3 WoodTexture class for creating wood-textured display objects completely from code.
The class creates a Sprite with the same shape and mouse interactivity as any source Sprite that you pass
to the constructor. The very realistic texture is created with a combination of BitmapData methods: perlinNoise,
paletteMap, and copyChannel. Download all Flash and AS3 source code files.
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Flash CS5 Tip: Embedding Runtime Shared Library for
TLF Text into SWF File
When you use the new and powerful TLF text engine, your SWF file
will need to load at runtime a Runtime Shared Library, textLayout.
During that process a built-in preloader runs. In some situations, it might
be better to compile the RSL into your SWF and avoid the download.
In this tip, we discuss how to do it and when you might want to do it.
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Web-Based GraphSlider Puzzle in AS3 Flash CS5
We present the web-based version of our free GraphSlider app that is currently
available for Android phones on the Android Market. The version given here runs
in a standard browser window. The complete source code for the puzzle is provided
and discussed.
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Fuzzy Text Transition Effects
in AS3 Flash CS5
We present three new text transition effects. Text becomes broken and fuzzy, then collapses back to form a new line.
Simple variation of parameters produces many different effects. The effects are created by drawing text to a bitmap,
then using the copyPixels() method of the BitmapData class along with some randomization to redraw small rectangles
of the bitmaps in a cleverly transitioning way. This technique can easily be applied to images.
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Cool Text Transitions in AS3 Flash CS5
A cool effect of a transition from one piece of text to another. Text becomes distorted and blurred
before transitioning back to a new line of text. The effect makes use of a DisplacementMapFilter
(with a perlinNoise source) and a BlurFilter, along with a Tween to
control the transition. We present monochrome, colorized, and low CPU versions of the effect.
Several parameters allow easy customization and experimentation.
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Flash CS5: Stunning 3D Text Effect,
Embedding Fonts via TextFlow.fontLookup
Text is loaded dynamically at runtime. Thanks to the new TLF methods,
the body of the text is split into separate lines. The lines are tweened in 3D
and colorized creating a cool, wavy 3D effect. Moreover, fonts are embedded
into TextFlow with the TextFlow.fontLookup property without using the TLFTextField class.
Works beautifully on Android 2.2!
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Flash CS5: Double 3D Text Effect with TLF Text
Text is loaded dynamically at runtime. Thanks to the new TLF methods,
the body of the text is divided between two 3D boards and split into separate lines.
Each line flips in 3D with a tween. Super cool!
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AS3 Flash CS5: Cool Text Effects with TLF Text
We load TLF markup text at runtime, use a custom TextSlicer AS3 class to split the text into
lines, and then tween, slide, zoom, fade in, and color. We show how to use the new AS3 classes
available in Flash CS5 to accomplish a variety of interesting text effects.
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Flash CS5: XML Markup and Runtime Loading of TLF Text with AS3
The new TLF text AS3 classes are extremely useful for creating cool
text effects, particularly if you can import your text on the fly,
at runtime. TLF formatting and layout can be saved in a text file or in an XML file.
But what is the correct TLF markup? In this tutorial, we show how to
create a text file or an XML file containing TLF markup, load the file at runtime,
and display the dynamically loaded text.
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Multicolumn Text on the Fly with
New AS3 TLF Text Classes in Flash CS5
We show how to use the new AS3 text layout classes: TextFlow, ContainerController,
TextLayoutFormat, and properties like TextFlow.flowComposer to lay out and format text
programmatically. In our example, the number of columns in the layout can be changed on the fly
by dragging a slider. We discuss the Runtime Shared Library necessary for TLF text.
Also, did you know that an animated preloader is a part of default publish settings
in Flash CS5? It's great!
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New AS3 Text Layout Classes in Flash CS5 -
Tour and Example
In this video tutorial we present an overview of the new AS3 classes
available in Flash CS5, and give an example of an accordion-pleated
text effect built using these classes. The new AS3 classes allow for creating
linked text fields programmatically and
give precise control over text layout.
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A Real Life Application Built
with Flash CS5 Code Snippets Only
In this video tutorial, we present a real life application -
a showcase consisting of opening and closing folders that
contain clickable thumbnails. The application is built from Code Snippets -
a new feature of Flash CS5. Not one line of AS3 code was entered by hand.
Really cool!
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Custom Code Snippet in
Flash CS5 that Zooms in and Spins in 3D
In this video and written tutorial, we show how to create a custom snippet and add it
to the Code Snippets panel. The snippet spins an object in 3D and at the same time brings
the object forward in a Star Wars kind of effect. We discuss the important point of custom
snippets not being transferable via fla files.
Adobe Creative Suite 5 Launch Event
We just watched Adobe Creative Suite 5 Launch Event (04/12/10 at 11 am EST). The event is now available on demand. Creative Suite 5 is amazing! Just take a peek:
Notice the long and impressive list of Adobe partners. Notice the long list of mobile devices - smartphones, netbooks, and tablets - that will use Flash Player 10.1 to deliver amazing content, including video, games, and full, rich web-browsing experiences.
All parts of Creative Suite 5 have new and exciting features. New Photoshop and PremierPro effects will blow you away. Flash CS5 comes with great new features, too. We can't wait to start working with them and share with you what we learn!
Check out Richard Galvan's article describing what's new in Flash CS5:
The list of new features includes among many others:
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New text engine that supports linked text fields, vertical text and right to left text.
In linked text fields the overflow from one text field is automaticaly
redirected to the next field. The fields can have separate formatting features. Just imagine
the new design possibilties!
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Code Snippets panel - prewritten snippets of code for most common tasks. Use them to learn AS3,
to add interactivity without typing any code, to create custom snippets for repetitive tasks.
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Seamless integration between Flash CS5 and Flash Builder 4 authoring environments.
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New features that make working with video a breeze.
And many, many more.
