Adobe Flash ActionScript
Falling leaf animation in Actionscript 3
I will create falling leaf animation in Actionscript 3. I will be changing the scaling, rotationY and rotation properties of the movie clip to give a realistic effect. I have created this effect using an enter frame event, but you can also use the Timer class or TweenLite to create the same kind of effect.
Actionscript 3.0 Quiz game with XML Backend
In this tutorial you will learn how to create an Actionscript 3 Quiz game with XML. The game is basically a sequence of questions. The player reads the question, and then chooses an answer. The game ends when all the questions are answered. The quiz is built using only Actionscript code so there will be no movie clips on the stage, or any frames on the timeline.
Create a Custom Video Player Interface
In this tutorial you will learn how to create your own video player interface that can be used to stream movies from your own server.
3D Rotation in Actionscript 3
In this Adobe Flash tutorial you will learn about 3D rotation in Actionscript 3.
TimelineLite in Actionscript 3
TimeLinelite is a library from the author of TweenLite that allows you to group instances of TweenLites together to form a sort of coded timeline movie clip container. TimeLinelite gives you more power and control over the functionalities of your tweens. In this tutorial you will learn use timelinelite in Actionscript 3.
Complex shapes with the AS3 drawing API
Everybody who uses Actionscript 3 know that you can create basic shapes using the drawing API. These shapes include lines, rectangles and circles. You can also create complex shapes by combining simple shapes together. In this post I will share a few examples of complex shapes. To make life a little easier, you can optionally draw a quick sketch down on paper to give a rough idea of the shape's placement. Or you can turn on the 'Grids' in Flash by going to View > Grids > Show Grids on the menu bar.
Simple AS3 video player using VideoLoader
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a simple Actionscript 3 video player using the Greensock VideoLoader.
Texturing a sphere in Away3D
In this post I will add a texture to a sphere primitive in Away3D and rotate the sphere around the x axis using the mouse. You will need the Away3D engine which can be downloaded from: away3d.com and an image of a texture for this tutorial.
Navigation Bar in Flash with Mouse Over Effect
In this Flash Tutorial we are going to make a Navigation Bar which will be having Mouse Over behavior. When mouse will come over any item or link then some animation will run. This is very useful and important technique, by using this technique you can make animation of your own desire.
Pendulum swing effect in Actionscript 3
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a Pendulum swing effect in Actionscript 3. A pendulum effect is where an object continually swings horizontally back and forth. To achieve this effect I have used the Math.sin() function
Colour paint effect in AS3
This colour paint effect in Actionscript 3 is inspired by an application on the ipad where you can alter an image from black and white into colour by using your fingers to paint over the ipad. In this tutorial I will replicate the same effect, but I will be using the mouse to paint over the image. I have used a free stock image for this tutorial.
3D Flip effect part 3
In our first edition of 3D Flip tutorial we implemented a simple flip along X axis. Second edition showed how to apply a fix to a small bug with Flash 3D rendering.
3D Blur Fix
In second part of our Flash AS3 3D Flip Tutorial we will take a look at unwanted blur effect that appears when we try to implement 3D rotations.
Stylish Flash Countdown with Reflection Premium
Welcome to our first edition of Premium tutorials. We have decided to share the knowledge of how some of our files are made. In our first tutorial we will cover the design and implementation of a Flash Countdown with Reflection. For this purpose we have created a Countdown in Photoshop which you can download from our Freebies section.
3D button click effect
In our new edition of premium tutorials we will show you how to achieve a 3D button click effect. First download our recently released Tick and Cross buttons or download slightly alterated version that is available in source files of this tutorial.
Animated gradient buttons
Implementation and tweening of gradients in AS3 with help of TweenLite is fairly simple. In this tutorial I will show you how to draw a shape, apply a gradient to it and then animate it using only actionscript (there will be no hand drawing at all). We will first make a simple shape and then apply gradient to it.
Embeding Flash with SWFObject using Flashvars
Using SWFobject can be a little confusing if you are implementing it for the first time. I know, I have been in the same situation. That is why I have written this tutorial to get you started. I will show you how you can embed your SWF file and then adjust stage size and pass some variables through it.
Reading Google Maps API
The use of google maps in flash AS3 is simple and straightforward. First go to Google Maps API for Flash and download the zip file. Now extract the files and copy flash component file under lib directory to where you have flash installed (under component dir).
Windmill rotation effect in AS3
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a windmill rotation effect in Actionscript 3.
Laser Generator, Obstacles and Accurate Hit Detection
The main highlight of this tutorial is accurate hit detection of a generated laser. This kind of AI is useful in making action games, especially in the case of security intelligence with cameras, laser guns etc.