Category Archives: Lessons

Class, please follow these guidelines when turning in your final projects: 1. Put your .fla and .swf files in my dropbox on the adga server 2. Post your .swf and .html files on your public website, and post a link … Continue reading →

Class, I will be in Room 1102 tomorrow, Thursday, May 16th, from 8am – 1:00pm. If you need help with your final project, please come! First come, first served, so come early to make sure you get time with me. … Continue reading →

Announcement: I will be moving my office hours to Thursday for the remainder of the semester. I will be available in room 1102, Thursday 11:30 – 12:30. Please take advantage of this time as we near the end of the … Continue reading →

Topics: Advanced Events Timers Enter Frame Drag and Drop Final Project Requirements Planning Your Project Advanced Events Enter Frame The enter frame event is triggered every time that the movie enters a frame: //create the enter frame event addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,onEnterFrame; function … Continue reading →

Topics: Variables Explained Loading External Assets Variables A variable in a programming language is a way to store a value that may or may not be known at the time the program runs, and may change over the life of … Continue reading →

ActionScript Basics Using the Actions Panel Flash Banner Ads with ActionScript 2: Creating an invisible “button” Adding Behavior to an object on the stage Using the Trace function to test your code ActionScript 3 How to Set up your Files … Continue reading →

Topics: Working in 3D 3D Rotation Tool 3D Translation Tool Global vs. Local Transforms 3D in the Properties Panel 3D in Transform Panel 3D Tweens Audio Part 1: Timeline Audio Working in 3D So far we’ve been restricting ourselves to … Continue reading →

>WEEK 6 EXAMPLES TOPICS: Motion Presets Using Saving Bone Tool MOTION PRESETS Flash ships with a number of these, which are basically canned motion tween animations. Use these sparingly, and always customize them for your project. “Out of the box” … Continue reading →

>> week 4 examples Topics: Motion Presets Using Saving Easing In the Properties Panel With the Motion Editor Working with Text Using Classic Text (CS4) Using TLF Text (CS5) Masks More Tweens: Motion  vs. Classic Last week we talked about … Continue reading →

Topics: Homework Review Using the Timeline Timeline components and views Frames vs. Keyframes Selecting, moving, copying and deleting frames Creating Frame-by- Frame animations Frame by Frame animation Extremes and In-betweens Onion skinning Basic Animation Principles: Squash and Stretch Ball bounce … Continue reading →