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Graphic Equalizer
Make a graphic equalizer that will animate along with your music.

Scrolling Menus
Learn how to scroll menus or other objects back and forth across the movie.

Right Click Context Menu
Learn how to control the menu that appears when you right click or Ctrl click on a Mac. You can customise this menu with your own menu items.

Detect the Flash Player
If you use the new features in Flash MX 2004 you will need to detect if your audience has the latest version of the Flash Player plug-in installed on their computer, otherwise they will not be able to see your Movie as you intended.

The Matrix Reloaded Animation
Learn how to create the special effects from The Matrix film using Motion Tweens and ActionScript. There are two variations in this animation. Both take their inspiration from the films The Matrix & The Matrix Reloaded.

Advanced Communication
Everything you need to know about Flash communication .

Excess Space Remover
If you have ever wanted to remove excessive spaces from a string, whether it be a text box, variable, xml loaded file or etc. Well now you can, this handy script will remove excessive spaces (That's tab spaces, enter or new line spaces and normal spaces/same as space bar spaces.) from a sentence.

Trimming Leading & Trailing Spaces from Text
This tutorials will show you how to remove trailing or leading spaces from a string of text, be it a text box, variable, xml loaded file etc. This handy script will trim any string spaces. This includes Tab spaces, Enter or new line spaces and normal spaces form the Space Bar.

Interactive Text boxes
The aim of the tutorial is to show you how to make a text box that: Depending on what you type, you get a different outcome.

Menu that Swings In
The aim of the tutorial is to learn how to create a Menu with swings in and out. When your mouse goes over the gray Menu Bar to the left, the Flash Menu swings into view. You can then click on the Flash menu buttons. When you move your mouse away from the buttons in the Menu swings away.

Word Game
The aim of the tutorial is to learn how to create a simple word game. You will create an input box which will give different results depending on what is typed. The code for this is quite straight forward and has many uses other than this word game.

Sliding menus
How to get a menu or any movie clip to slide in from the top or side of the page using actionscript.

Displacement Map Filter & Animation
The Displacement Map Filter distorts the colors in one object based on the color of another object and gives you a warped effect. This tutorial will show you how to animate this deformation.

Animating Filters with ActionScript
Learn how to animate filters with ActionScript. This can be added to a variety of objects in Flash including Movie Clips, Buttons & Text. In this example I will place a photo in a Movie Clip and animate a Glow Filter.

Multiple Filters with ActionScript
Learn how to apply several filters to a single object with ActionScript. There is a full reference section enabling you to look at any particular filter in detail. The following filters are included: Blur, Bevel; Drop Shadow; Glow; Gradient Bevel; Gradient Glow and Color Matrix.

Color Matrix Filter with ActionScript
The Color Matrix Filter enables you change the color in Photos, Movie Clips, Buttons & Text. A Color Matrix Filter shifts the color in a particular direction. It allows changes to the images color tint, saturation, hue, luminance brightness and other color effects.

Gradient Glow Filter with ActionScript
The Gradient Glow Filter lets you add a glow effect to Movie Clips, Buttons & Text. You can apply a gradient glow around the inner or outer edge of an object or on top of an object. A Gradient Glow creates a glowing back light effect, enhanced with gradient color.

Gradient Bevel Filter with ActionScript
The Gradient Bevel Filter lets you add a beveled edge highlight making objects look three-dimensional. Gradient Bevels are often applied to buttons but can also be used on Movie Clips & Text.

Glow Filter with ActionScript
The Glow Filter lets you add a glowing luminance effect to Movie Clips, Buttons & Text.

Drop Shadow Filter with ActionScript
The Drop Shadow Filter lets you add a Shadow effect to a variety of objects in Flash including Movie Clips, Buttons & Text. A shadow creates the effect of the image lifting off the page and gives the feeling of a spatial 3D dimension.