Archive for the 'Flash' Category

Tutorial: The “If” Conditional in AS3

October 21st, 2008 by Blue Chi
Posted in Flash, Tutorials

 Conditionals are special tools that add logic to an ActionScript program by taking an action only upon the satisfaction of a specified condition. Conditionals are easy to understand and are guaranteed to appear in any ActionScript project you work on. Our latest tutorial will teach how to use the most commonly used conditional: if.

Tutorial: Creating a Grid Image Gallery in Flash Using AS3

October 14th, 2008 by Blue Chi
Posted in Flash, Tutorials

 Here comes our first AS3 gallery tutorial, this detailed tutorial will teach you how to create a powerful XML powered image gallery that lays out your thumbnails in a grid manner. Click here to learn how to create this Grid Image Gallery in Flash using AS3.

Tutorial: Creating Animations Using The AS3 Tween Class

October 13th, 2008 by Blue Chi
Posted in Flash, Tutorials

 The Tween Class is one of our most popular ActionScript classes, it lets you animate objects and move them around the screen without much of hassle. Check out our latest tutorial to learn how to use the Tween Class in ActionScript 3.0.

Tutorial: Loading External Text In Flash Using AS3 URLLoader

September 22nd, 2008 by Blue Chi
Posted in Flash, Tutorials

 The URLLoader Class is the AS3 Class responsible for loading all textual content into Flash dynamically including external text files. Read our latest tutorial to learn how to loading external text in ActionScript 3.0.

Tutorial: Using The Timer Class in AS3

September 16th, 2008 by Blue Chi
Posted in Flash, Tutorials

Our latest Flash tutorial will teach you how to use the new ActionScript 3.0 Class Timer to execute any code segment repeatedly over specific time intervals without using the setInterval method. Click here to read about the AS3 Timer Class.

Tutorial: Event Handing in ActionScript 3.0

August 17th, 2008 by Blue Chi
Posted in Flash, Tutorials

 Another tutorial covering one of the fundamentals of ActionScript 3.0. Today we will teach you how to bring your projects to life and add interactivity to a Flash movie using the Event Handling system of AS3.

Tutorial: Using the TransitionManager Class in AS3

August 11th, 2008 by Blue Chi
Posted in Flash, Tutorials

 Our latest ActionScript 3.0 tutorial will teach you how to use the TransitionManager Class to apply various ready-made transition effects for your MovieClips. A very helpful class if you for creating all sorts of image galleries.

Tutorial: Using the Loader Class in AS3

July 12th, 2008 by Blue Chi
Posted in Flash, Tutorials

It is impossible to create a project of any substantial scale in Flash without making use of dynamically loaded assets. The Loader Class is the only native class available in ActionScript 3.0 responsible for loading graphical assets at runtime. Read our latest tutorial to learn everything you need to know about the Loader Class.

Tutorial: Loading XML data using ActionScript 3.0

July 9th, 2008 by Blue Chi
Posted in Flash, Tutorials

ActionScript 3.0 provides new powerful methods for dealing with XML data that make it possible to easily filter and search the content of a XML file. Our latest tutorial will teach you all the basics you need to know to start using XML in AS3.

Tutorial: Creating a Hangman Game in Flash

July 7th, 2008 by Blue Chi
Posted in Flash, Tutorials

Our latest Flash tutorial will teach you how to create a simple hangman using very simple ActionScript (AS1). Click here to read the tutorial.