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First Steps Into Flash...
Hello, there. :)

Searching for a new language to learn, I've just begun to dwell into Flash. Frankly, I'm finding myself quite overwhelmed by it. I have experience with programming (C, Delphi, etc), although I'm not used to a lot of the graphical stuff that Flash makes use of, as well as the way the action-scripting ties into the program.

What I'm asking is: what is a good place to start? I'm aiming to use Flash to make games, but the whole thing seems rather daunting. I learn best with hands-on experiences, so I enjoy tinkering with demos and such.

I've noticed the extensive collection of tutorials, demos, and other goodies on the FlashKit site. I have already begun to sift through the endless piles of them, and I'm making slow progress. I don't want to buy and books at this point, so please avoid such a recommendation.

Thanks!

What Steps To Take To Have A Career In Flash?
i have flash 8, flex 2... and was thinking should i just buy a whole bunch of books and do as many online tutorials as i can??? will that be enough to learn enough to get a good job? i want to be a flash/flex developer

and do i need to learn php,javascript, css.... and all those popular web programming languages??? or am i safe getting a job just knowing flash/actionscripting..

or will most jobs require me to know all those other languages too....

12 Steps To Faster Flash
This is a dedicated thread for discussing the SitePoint article '12 Steps To Faster Flash!'

I Would Like To Know What Steps To Take In Creating A Professional Flash Site
I am trying to start a web design business and I want to offer flash design as part of my services. We'll I want to subcontract
flash designers for special flash projects like flash web sites, but I would like to know what the procedures are that most designers use when creating a flash site or project in order to better know how to supervise and monitor flash projects that I utilize subcontractors for. I would also like to know the process because I would like to start using that procedure in creating my own projects and be able to explain it to clients. Any help would be appreciated.

Webwalker5

Simple Steps To Create Flash Documents [f8]
I have already encoded my wmv files to flv, now I just want to create a flash document to publish them to my web site, that's all. I found some simple steps to follow and I published several streaming movies quickly with no muss, no fuss. I had to replace my crashed computer and now I can't find those simple steps.

Two questions...
1) can someone point me to some simple step by step instructions to create a flash document to publish an already existing movie?
2) are there some similar easy steps to create a flash document for an existing audio file. No movie, just streaming audio with standard play, pause, stop, volume, and slider or fast forward and reverse controls.

Thanks.

What Are The Steps To Change The Text Of A Flash File
the flash file I am using is from monster templates, and I am trying to change words that is already in the flash movie. I don't know how to locate the text that is already on it and change the words

[MX04]Steps Required To Start A Flash Movie...
Hi!

Im going to start my first flash movie and I was wondering if you guys could teach me the steps required to start one, Im using Flash MX2004. like, do I have to install the pre loader before I start making the movie, how to propely put stop to the movie, you know, all sorts of important stuff that cant be ignored.

I've tried reading some tutorials from the site but it seems they're aimed at people who own Flash5 ect. like, I've still havent learned how to loop music, or stop it, same thing with any kind of looping.

please help!

What Steps To 'finalize' A Professional-quality Flash Project?
I'm putting the finishing touches on a flash game prototype. I've remembered to:

disable right-click

check embedded fonts on another computer

look into theft protection

format it in a pop-up window w/out menu or scrollbars (is this standard?)

But I still feel like there's maybe something I'm missing... Are there any other checks/formatting changes YOU do to finalize your work? A standard checklist to give it a professional touch?

Should I Still Learn Fuse? Or Should I Now Learn AddTweener.
Now that I want to only work with AS 3.0, should I just learn addTweener instead of Fuse? When will they come out with Fuse 3 my amigos?

What Steps Would I Take To......
make a character walk using the arrow keys but make it to where when they walk there whole body moves in a walking motion, not some cheesy slide around thing?

What Steps Do I Take To.........
Hello,
I have been tryin to learn how to make a scrolling text field for the longest time noone will help what i want it to look like is the one here at http://www.aisgrafiks.tk under the s button (services) bottom left hand corner please help thanks in advanced

First Steps
Hello, I've created my first movie which I want to use for the first page of my website. I now want the rest of the site to be all flash, (not just movies embedded into an HTML page. Do I create the next page as a new scene or as a completely new movie file? I have a button on this first page that when clicked I want it to go to this next page, so how would I link them. At the moment I have created 2 scenes for each page and used the (on release, goto scene) script which sort of works but not brilliant.

In HTML I would just direct it to the appropriate page with the website folder, but not too sure how to do it in flash.

It's my first go on flash and I maybe getting ahead of myself here, but if someone could just put me in the right direction, I'd be very grateful

:)

A Few Steps
Hi All

I am a newbie and even though I have designed a web site using flash it is very boring.

I was wanting to change the menu system to enable
A fade in when the menu enters the stage
and a total menu fade when a button is clicked

However I have no idea of how to proceed....

Can someone please talk me through some steps to get me on the right track?

Thanks in advance

Tony

Steps
Can any one tell, what are the steps to change the fla file in AS2 to AS3 in FlexBuilder. Basics, and what are the changes, mostly we come across,
_global has been removed from AS3 and replaced with any static member of a class instead, it means what we need to use?
Actually cant we change a fla file to AS3, as it dont have class and package.
They how we have to proceed?
Still add the stuff, what ever u know?

First Steps
Please, could you help me to come up a new window into the stage once you selected no matter which botton of the following example?
Is it better use masks (hiding screens) or different stages?
Thanks a lot.
Claudia.

Zoom, 1, 2, 3 (steps)
Hey guys,

I need to figure out how to zoom a movie clip in steps when a button is pushed. When the button is pushed, and it is at medium zoom, I want it to go to full zoom - but no more. Then, I want to be able to zoom out twice, but no more.

Three steps in all.

Anyone know how to do this?

Oh yeah, the only way I've figured out how to do a 'zoom' is by increasing the _xscale and _yscale. This makes problems if its not centered where your zooming. Does anyone know a better way?

2 Steps Tween
hi,

i'm using the tween class by macromedia and i would like to know how you can tell the movie to do another tween when one is finished

thanks

Steps For Publishing Flv To Swf On Web?
What are the steps to getting my flv file to publish? I've imported it into Flash 8 Prof, as a progressive download, the flv file is 9.1 mb - way too big, I'd like it to be under 3 mb at least. How do I do this? Will it be smaller when I publish, is it the swf file size is what counts for web?

Thanks
KB

Just A Few Steps To Succeed
Yoooo buddys,
I`ve made it.
But there is one little think I can´t fix.
If I drag the bar/button it will move a few steps downwards.
The code for the bar looks like:

on(press){
startDrag("_root.bar", true, 430, 22, 430, 342.5);
}
on(release, rollOut, releaseOutside){
stopDrag();
}
anybody an idea how I can avoid thes little jump.
Check my site:
www.drat-music.com
By the way. If you like heavy music you should check my side anyway ;-)

[CS3] Move 10 Steps
I come from a programming language called Scratch. Basically, it made everything into blocks. Now there is one block I particularly like: move 10 steps. Basically, it does this:

Moves your sprite (instance) 10 pixels in the direction it is facing. So if it was facing at a 45 degree angle from another sprite (instance), it would move on an imaginary line at that angle. Basically taking away all of the trig, which brings me to my question:

Is there a "move 10 steps" code in Flash instead of using trig? Because i don't know any trig. The reason I'm asking is because I am trying to create a basic brick game (you have a paddle and ricochet the ball into the bricks), but realized i don't know any trig to make it move, because it needs to bounce off the paddle. So either knowing the "move 10 steps" or the trig to make it move in any direction would be great.

I've attached a screenshot of Scratch so you could see what i mean. Thanks!

Just A Few Steps To Succeed
Yoooo buddys,
I`ve made it.
But there is one little think I can´t fix.
If I drag the bar/button it will move a few steps downwards.
The code for the bar looks like:

on(press){
startDrag("_root.bar", true, 430, 22, 430, 342.5);
}
on(release, rollOut, releaseOutside){
stopDrag();
}

anybody an idea how I can avoid thes little jump?
Check my site:
www.drat-music.com
By the way. If you like heavy music you should check my side anyway

Steps In A Circle
Hi,

I have this strange problem. I draw a circle and I want that the alphy in the center is 80 and at the edge of the cirle 0%. The problem is that when I do that using color switcher, I can see each step in the circle. I want a smooth transition from 80 to 0%. Any ideas?

THX for your help

PV3D, First Steps
Can anyone tell me where can i get good tutorials for PaperVision3D?

WMV To SWF: Steps And Goals?
I have a graphic interface designed, the buttons are drawn with the basic stop, start actions, and the preloader. Now I'm just trying to figure out the rest.

I have a series of videos, between 3-5 minutes. Some, I suppose are higher resolution because the file size varies from 2,000kb to 29,000kb.

Right now, I'm using Riva to make the flv files. I'm coming out roughly 6,000-9,000kb. When I put the flv into my flash file with the template, the swf comes out a couple thousand kb smaller than the flv.

Does that all sound right? Should a 3-5 minute video come in a little smaller than 6,000kb? Should I be looking for a better converter?

First Steps In Submitting To Asp
Hi
Just joined the list and just getting to grips with Flash(4), some help would be much appreciated.

I have created a submission form with four text fields the contents of which will need to be posted to an asp file. Has anyone out there got the patience to coach me through naming the fields/variables and coding the submit button? I've been messing around with it for a while but I've decided to my shame that I really haven't got a clue as to what I am doing.

Many thanks

Lole

2 Steps Movement
Hi,
i'm trying to do an interface with 16 squares : 4 squares on 4, of the same width and height and when you click on one, it resizes to the double of its size and chase the other squares around but in 2 steps: first it resizes to the double of its width on left, let's say, and chases the square left to the next row on the left, and then resizes to the double of its height and chases the next square likewise...
and then when you close the square it would have to restore to the original positions...
so i tried to make a square class, a grid class for the 'canvas' but i'm kinda stuck because i don't really know how to call the right squares and to do the movement in 2 steps....
i'm working on an array solution right now but i'm not the Flash champ i wish i was

so what i need is a method ! because i think i'm going the wrong way so if you could help me in any way....you would save my life...or some like that
if you have any question, maybe i didn't explain that right (i'm french, don't blame me), go ahead !!!

THANKS !!!!!!

Progress Bar - Next Steps
I've now got a working preloader and progress bar, thanks to examples and advice found here on Ultraschock. Next I want to extend this to solve a few problems.

1. My loader can load multiple files named in an array, but the progress bar shows progress for each individual target file in the array. I want the user to see loading progress for the whole group of files.

2. I'm loading flv and jpg files. The only way to get loadedbytes from loading flv is to use the NetStream object. Will it be possible to build a progress bar and listener which monitors loading of both the NetStream object, and my MovieClipLoader object, and shows progress for all loading files?

The Best Way To Learn Flash
I wonder how we should go to master Flash?
Those experts and had-been-throughs out there, any tips or personal experience to share?

Thanks!~

I Want To Learn The Pop Up Flash
pls help how do they do the little pop up pls help that little window it pops when you enter there website
and its a flash movie too here an example visit this website
www.clan-kok.net if you press enter it will POP A LITTLE SCREEN AND ITS VERY NICE PLS HELP ME HOW DO THEY DO THAT????

Looking To Learn Flash - Any Help?
Where could I get help to learn Flash? Is there any "utilities" i should download? I know the basics as you can see on www.webnstuff2k.com but I don't know how to do things like the LOADING thing or any flashy stuff(the thing Flash is for) I have Adobe Photoshop as well as Flash MX.

What's The Best Way To Learn Flash MX
Should I go on a course...is Action Script necessary if I want to achieve wicked results?

Will books do the trick...what about online training?

Ideas...?

What's The Best Way To Learn Flash?
I'm a Mac user and I just bought Flash MX 2004 Professional. I've never used Flash before

What's the best way to learn? Is there a good book that teaches Flash 2004 while including help for Mac users (I doubt therre's much difference between the versions, but I just don't know) and also mentions the differences (if any) between Normal and Professional.

Or is there a web tutorial that works well and teaches all that stuff?

Thanks!

Learn Flash?
is it easy to learn flash if so where is a good place to start or something?

Trying To Learn Flash
Hello, I am hoping to made a Flash based game to get a better feel on game development, I was wondering if anyone can give me a link to a book that can help me out or maybe a website with guides?

Thank you for the Help.

-Kite777

How To Learn Flash...
Well, I am a website designer, but I mainly do HTML / CSS...
I really want to learn flash.
And what I need to know is.
What is the best way to learn to build flash websites *full flash like you can find in templates and stuff*...

I need to know what books, software, websites, anything that will help...

Thanks so much for helping me... *yeah, I sound like a dummy.. lol*

Learn Flash?
I would like to learn to create apps and animations using Flash. I don't
have internet connection at home, at present. Where can I download some
books and tutorials about Flash?

New To Flash, Trying To Self-learn
Before I edited the .fla file, the movie would work when I clicked on the executable file. Everything worked ok. Then I edited the .fla file to make updates. Now when I click on the executable file I get a box with a big blank white rectangle and above it it says Flash, then file, view, control, help. Why doesn't the program run anymore and how can I fix it?

How Did You Learn Flash?
I have never created a website before and I want to know if Flash will help me accomplish my goal.
I am having a devil of a time locating tutorials and books that can help me learn what I need to know in Flash CS3.
Most of what I find is for Flash 8. I have yet to find any tutorial to make a map like map quest that I can grab move and zoom
using a mouse. I am starting to wonder if Flash is even capable of doing this. Can anyone point me to a book on Amazon or
a Flash CS3 tutorial. The books I have researched on Amazon don't specifically show in the table of contents moving and zooming things with a mouse.

Any suggestions are much appreciated.

Need To Learn Flash
Hello,

I just installed Flash CS3 and I need help! I am completely new to Flash - NEVER USED IT BEFORE! Also, I do not have any scripting experience or knowledge. I need to learn the basics as soon as possible. Other than online tutorials and the tutorial that came with the software can anyone suggest any good books I can purchase? Is Flash CS3 for Dummies any good?

I am on a Mac G5 running OSX 10.4.10

Thanks!

Where Did You Learn Flash?
Hey Im a really really new newbie 2 flash mx and I don't understand hardly anything! I've seen sometutorials and they suck, they are too hard. Are there any really good websties for tutorials?????

Thanx
Ry

Xml And Flash, An Example L Want To Learn
http://www.dynamicfactory.us/xmlswfdemo/v10b/index.html

l would like to improve myself at xml, l really want to do like this web site, l want you gus give me the links of tutorials, and resources, that.is very important for me.

thanks for everyone

I Need To Learn Php And Flash
Can someone sow me how to do this?

http://www.the-n.com/games/calendarm...139&showID=67& if you click the link everything is there on the calendar

http://www.the-n.com/games/calendarm...owID=67&<br /> Then if you click that link the picture is gone but it's the same page except without the imageid

http://www.the-n.com/games/calendarm...123&showID=71&
the calendar.php is the same but everything else is diffrent

http://www.the-n.com/games/calendarmaker/calendar.php then if you click this link the flash file is there but not the calendar items. Can anyone help me or show me a tutorial?

How Did You Learn Flash?
Can anybody recommend a beginner to intermediate level flash book? I understand the basics of flash and do HTML and databases daily. Would it be better to just go with an ActionScript type book and pickup the beginner to intermediate stuff here?

Also,
What have you done to learn flash?

Please share your experiences and methods to learning I think a lot of the beginners would like to know how the GURUs of this forum came to their level of experience. Did you take classes in school, just pick it up, did you hit the gene pool or what?

Thanks!

New To Flash -can I Learn It?
I am currently looking at the Flash environment. Seems very intimidating. I have done many websites for hire, but they were done in programs like FrontPage. Can I learn it without knowing HTML, scripting, etc. Any thoughts or advice on the bare basics or essentials that I need to make it easier? I work a lot in Photoshop so there are some functions that are familiar.

gwilson

Learn Flash
Hi!

Im a webdesigner who wants to learn flash. Im looking to learn basic-medium flash design for web. Ive looked around for books etc but cant really find anything that is specifically for web. I dont want to spend alot of time learning to much animation etc.

Anyone recommend any books? Or have links to online tutorials that will get me going?

Thanks.

Best Way To Learn Flash 8?
I am looking to start learning Flash 8, and I don't know if I should go with books or with video training?

If I go with books, then I'd go with:

Flash 8 : A Tutorial Guide

Learning ActionScript 2.0 for Flash 8

If I go with video, then I'd go with:

Software Video

The video training appears to be a little on the remedial side, without going into too much depth.

Want To Learn Flash
Hello,

I am a decent ColdFusion developer and am looking to learn Flash. Anyone have any recomendations on where to start? I used a Forta book to learn CF way back when but I don't think he has a Flash book. Also, being that they are both Macromedia products I have read that these two integrate fairly well. Anyone have any comments on that?

How To Learn About XML And Flash?

I guess my last post on Apr 6th just confused everyone.

Iâ€™ve tried a couple of XML tutorials but the really don't lend themselves to what I am trying to accomplish. Can anyone recommend other's on the web that would be a good place to start learning about XML and Flash?

Thank you in advance.

MJR