| | | | Motion Presets - Preview not available
by Lorin Pace on Sep 21, 2009 at 4:06:17 am
in the Adobe Flash Forum
Hi Folks,
They were there earlier today. Now they're gone.
NO motion presets. I try to import into Motion Presets and can't find any recognizable files.
I'm only doing Lynda Flash tutorials. Nothing fancy.
WHERE did the motion presets go | | | | |
| | | | Re: One page site vs muliple pgs
by Joseph W. Bourke on Aug 13, 2009 at 1:43:32 pm
in the Adobe Flash Forum
Hi Sam -
I am just learning Flash CS4, and have been doing the Lynda tutorials for the last couple of days. One of them listed some of the reasons you might choose to go with single, or multi-page (all seem to be content-based decisions):
If | | | | |
| | | | Re: Flash Tutorials--don't forget
by Kathlyn Lindeboom on Jun 3, 2009 at 9:09:16 pm
in the Adobe Flash Forum
Total Training now has online video tutorials. Just click "Training" and then the button on the left that says: CreativeCOW Online Training powered by Total Training.
They have free samples so you can sample before you buy same as the other compa | | | | |
| | | | Re: Flash Tutorials
by Pieter Helsen on Jun 3, 2009 at 6:55:15 pm
in the Adobe Flash Forum
There's a few actually... gotoandlearn.com is quite good. And if you're willing to pay for them, there's always lynda.com.
Other than that, there are a lot of good books on Flash, depending on what you prefer to learn, motion/animation or actionsc | | | | |
| | | | Flash Tutorials
by Ben Muehleisen on Jun 3, 2009 at 6:18:12 pm
in the Adobe Flash Forum
Hello. So, I am new to the world of Flash. I am a video producer just getting started embedding on websites. I have used many of the tutorials on http://www.videocopilot.net for learning all kinds of things in AfterEffects, and I am looking for a web | | | | |
| | | | Re: full screen video background
by Abraham Chaffin on Mar 30, 2009 at 7:38:45 pm
in the Adobe Flash Forum
What you want to do is have these separate items be two separate movie clips inside the main movie clip. By doing this you can have three separate time lines and three different possible looping systems.
Right click on your element or elements and | | | | |
| | | | Re: Newbie Flash Help
by Abraham Chaffin on Mar 27, 2009 at 2:08:55 pm
in the Adobe Flash Forum
There's some real good flash tutorials here at Creative COW. Check them out here:
http://library.creativecow.net/tutorials/adobeflash
or you can download the new podcast editions here:
http://podcasts.creativecow.net/adobe-flash-tutorials-podc | | | | |
| | | | Re: Learn Flash
by Christina Crawley on Feb 13, 2009 at 4:47:44 pm
in the Adobe Flash Forum
Lynda.com has a great library of Flash tutorials. There are some free lessons but you need to pay a subscription fee for total access to all of Lynda.com. As a video editor, I go there a lot for AE and sporadically for Flash. I'm trying to commit | | | | |
| | | | Random code giving unusual result
by Susan Mackenzie on Feb 7, 2009 at 12:35:53 pm
in the Adobe Flash Forum
Hi, just found this fabulous site and have been trying out some of the flash tutorials. Most seem to work, although I have an old version of Flash MX (2002).
However, the "Creating Random Motion" tutorial by Lee Brimelow works up to the point wher | | | | |
| | | | Re: (as2) - second flv in swf wont load
by Sam Mattern on Nov 26, 2008 at 1:44:26 pm
in the Adobe Flash Forum
Try loading them dynamically instead of embedding them. When things are embedded in Flash, as I understand it, they are loaded in the order that the timeline refers to them. This could explain why the first has enough resources to load, and the sec | | | | |
| | | | Re: File-naming Conventions
by Bill Dewald on Sep 10, 2008 at 2:22:48 am
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
http://forums.creativecow.net/thread/8/1002768
Buy the DVD, take the ride*
*its actually a data disk with flash tutorials - so no watching on the home theater | | | | |
| | | | AE to Flash Tutorials - Suggestions?
by Clint Milner on Aug 27, 2008 at 2:32:29 pm
in the Adobe After Effects basics Forum
I'm trying to jazz up my flash stuff, mainly for the web, and was wondering if people could recommend some online tuts that have some demos using the two.
I'm using the CS3 Master Suite, and AE is the my low point.
Many Thanks,
Clint | | | | |
| | | | Re: How to download Flash tutorials to hard drive?
by Kevin Chang on Apr 20, 2008 at 6:20:22 am
in the Video Copilot Forum
To Save tutorials from videocopilot.net this is what you do:
Step 1)
Go to the tutorial (as if you where to watch it) read the source file, find the embed src path...for example "http://video2.videocopilot.net/videotutorials/64-Stabilize_Shaky_Footag | | | | |
| | | | Downloading Video Copilot Flash tutorials to hard drive
by Kevin Chang on Apr 20, 2008 at 6:20:22 am
in the Video Copilot Forum
To Save tutorials from videocopilot.net this is what you do:
Step 1)
Go to the tutorial (as if you where to watch it) read the source file, find the embed src path...for example "http://video2.videocopilot.net/videotutorials/64-Stabilize_Shaky_Footag | | | | |
| | | | Re: Movies within a flash document
by kelly johnson on Feb 18, 2008 at 5:34:44 pm
in the Adobe Flash Forum
Get this and read the tutorials. It's one of the best free things you can get for Flash and video.
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/flvplayback_behaviors_print.html | | | | |
| | | | Welcome Tony Ross to the Flash forum leadership team
by Kathlyn Lindeboom on Feb 8, 2008 at 9:39:29 pm
in the Adobe Flash Forum
Tony's been sending us our new Flash tutorials, so I thought it only appropriate to add him to the team.
To find out more about Tony, click on his picture.
Thanks for joining the team.
Kathlyn LindeboomMistress of MmmoooooJoin my LinkedIn networ | | | | |
| | | | Re: Download videotutorials
by Simon Bonner on Feb 4, 2008 at 11:38:23 pm
in the Adobe After Effects basics Forum
Hi Nicolás,
It depends which ones you mean. Some flash tutorials cannot be downloaded. Aharon's (and others') podcast tutorials can be downloaded by clicking on the name of the podcast in the menu and then clicking on the "download video podcast" li | | | | |
| | | | Re: How to download Flash tutorials to hard drive?
by Joe Moya on Feb 1, 2008 at 7:07:28 pm
in the Video Copilot Forum
Well... that's because you need to be in the directory that can be found by following these steps.
For Internet Explorer 7.0
Tools>Internet Options>in the General Tap click under Browsing history>Settings>View Files
You will find the temporary int | | | | |
| | | | Re: How to download Flash tutorials to hard drive?
by Austen Mathieson on Feb 1, 2008 at 5:30:24 pm
in the Video Copilot Forum
Thanks for replies guys, hi mike, that's what I tried but there's no flv file, I even did a full system search for .flv but nothing.
I'm using xp pro.
I'll try again & try those apps.
CheersAusten Mathieson
Austentatious Productions | | | | |
| | | | Re: How to download Flash tutorials to hard drive?
by Mike Clasby on Feb 1, 2008 at 3:07:27 pm
in the Adobe After Effects Forum
In temporary Internet files, wait until the flv tutorial is fully loaded, then click on the Size column, on top and that will sort the files by size (you might have to click twice, sort small, then large). Copy the large flv and paste into where you | | | | |
| | | | Re: How to download Flash tutorials to hard drive?
by Mike Clasby on Feb 1, 2008 at 3:07:27 pm
in the Video Copilot Forum
In temporary Internet files, wait until the flv tutorial is fully loaded, then click on the Size column, on top and that will sort the files by size (you might have to click twice, sort small, then large). Copy the large flv and paste into where you | | | | |
| | | | Re: How to download Flash tutorials to hard drive?
by Thorsten Miess on Feb 1, 2008 at 1:01:08 pm
in the Adobe After Effects Forum
well there is more than 1 way to do it. But what i found is a player wich can download videos (even on youtube) very easily.
Its called realplayer. Just visit the site www.real.com and search for the Real Player and download it. After installing just | | | | |
| | | | Re: How to download Flash tutorials to hard drive?
by Thorsten Miess on Feb 1, 2008 at 1:01:08 pm
in the Video Copilot Forum
well there is more than 1 way to do it. But what i found is a player wich can download videos (even on youtube) very easily.
Its called realplayer. Just visit the site www.real.com and search for the Real Player and download it. After installing just | | | | |
| | | | Re: What is a standard screen size for a flash web site?
by Jason Milligan on Dec 12, 2007 at 9:42:31 pm
in the Adobe Flash Forum
The answer is, "you can't."
Welcome to the world of web-design.
The problem isn't platform or browser, it's screen resolution.
You have no control over the screen resolution a viewer will be using.
The average person uses 1024X768, but lots of people | | | | |
| | | | Re: Placing flash video into photo frame...
by Paul Fechtmeister on Nov 18, 2007 at 6:14:30 pm
in the Adobe Flash Forum
George,
Lee Brimelow did a tutorial on just this effect. He called it "Flat panel Flash"
goto: www.layersmagazine.com/downloads.html and try and find it under the flash tutorials. He used photoshop, After Effects and then into flash. I'm sure t | | | | |
| | | | Re: Good place to start?
by Chris Lupetti on Sep 19, 2007 at 11:34:06 pm
in the Adobe Flash Forum
Hello,
I am sure there are many good tutorials on Creativecow.com that you can learn from. I used to use Lynda.com and found it very helpful. There is something about watching a person teach you on video that is so helpful. I remember there was a | | | | |
| | | | Re: Flash Tutorials
by Aharon Rabinowitz on Sep 12, 2007 at 5:54:43 pm
in the Adobe Flash Forum
There's also a really cheap and easy to use program called SWF N' Slide Pro that makes complex slide shows without even being in flash.
Of course, it sounds like you'd rather do it manually. But in case it interests you, it can be found at http://ww | | | | |
| | | | Re: Flash Tutorials
by thumbslinger on Sep 12, 2007 at 1:57:20 am
in the Adobe Flash Forum
Have you looked in the Flash help under slideshows?
Besides using that or buying a component, you're going to have to get into a little scripting as even timeline animations will require a stop(); and gotoAndPlay(); at the very least to make one mov | | | | |
| | | | Flash Tutorials
by Bob Carpenter on Sep 11, 2007 at 11:31:48 am
in the Adobe Flash Forum
I'm new to flash and I'm looking to create simple slideshows with cross dissolves. I've found many online free sites with tutorials but alot involved scripting and use of arrow buttons. That is not what I'm looking for. Here is what I've done so far | | | | |
| | | | Re: recording software interaction + video of user
by Mike_S on May 14, 2007 at 9:13:45 am
in the Adobe Flash Forum
There are some neat examples of Flash tutorials in the After Effects forum - probably others too.
http://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/new_read_thread.cgi?forumid=190&postid=859259&univpostid=859259 may be of interest too ... | | | | |
| | | | Re: C4D Learning Curve?
by Eric Lagerlof on May 12, 2007 at 6:42:13 am
in the Cinema 4D Forum
Of the major 3D apps, C4D was the easiest and most logical for me to learn. As to cpu & memory, all the apps demand a lot, it really depends on what you're creating. If you use large images as textures or complicated procedural textures, volumetric | | | | |
| | | | Adobe Flash | Simple Multi-Video Player in AS2
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Tony Ross demonstrates how to create a simple multi-video player in Flash using Actionscript 2. Also learn to have several videos use a single flv player.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Tony Ross |
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| | | | Adobe Flash | Simple Multi-Video Player in AS3
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Tony Ross demonstrates how to create a simple multi-video player in Flash using Actionscript 3. Also learn to have several videos use a single flv player.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Tony Ross |
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| | | | Adobe Flash | Pencil Drawing in Flash
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Tony Ross introduces drawing techniques in Flash, as well as how to use Masking, Motion and Shape Tweens to create an animated pencil drawing a line. Tools used are the Rectangle tool, Pencil tool, and Free Transform tool.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Tony Ross |
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| | | | Adobe Flash | Optical Illusion, part 1
In this Adobe Flash video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Tony Ross demonstrates the first of a 3 part series, creating optical illusions in Flash. Create a spinning illusion of circles with cycling gradients using Motion Tweens and Rotation Options. Tools used include the Oval Tool, Free Transform tool, Gradients, and an introduction to the History panel.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Tony Ross |
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| | | | Adobe Flash | Optical Illusion, part 3
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Tony Ross demonstrates part 3 of a 3 part series, creating optical illusions in Flash. Create a more complex spinning illusion of two sets of concentric circles using Motion Tweens, Rotation Options, and Blend Modes. Tools used include the Oval Tool, Free Transform tool, Gradients, and the History panel.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Tony Ross |
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| | | | Adobe Flash | Inside Flash Professional 8 Part Three - Video Playback
In this video tutorial Creative COW Leader Franklin McMahon goes over the new video features of Macromedia Flash Professional 8 and demonstrates how to import video, set the various encoding parameters, choose a playback skin and export to a Flash file. This is part three of a three-part series.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Franklin McMahon |
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| | | | Adobe Flash | Optical Illusion, part 2
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Tony Ross demonstrates part 2 of a 3 part series, creating optical illusions in Adobe Flash. Create a tunnel illusion using Motion Tweens and Masking. Tools used include the Oval Tool, Free Transform tool, Gradients, and the History panel.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Tony Ross |
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| | | | Adobe Flash | A Rainy Cityscape in Flash pt.1
In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW leader Tony Ross, you will create a seamless, looping background of buildings against a night sky. Tools include the Rectangle Tool, Oval Tool, Selection and Subselection Tools, in addition to Motion Tweens. You will also learn to work in Flash using the Duplicate Window option. This is the first of a 3 part series, animating a rainy cityscape in Flash.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Tony Ross |
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| | | | Adobe Flash | Draw a Flower Pot in Flash
In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW leader Tony Ross, learn to use Flash as a drawing tool, while making several pseudo-3D shapes, including a flower pot. Tools include the Rectangle Tool, Oval Tool, Paint Bucket Tool, and Free Transform Tool.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Tony Ross |
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| | | | Adobe Flash | Creating Self-Writing Text in Flash
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Tony Ross demonstrates how to create text writing itself via masking in Flash. Tools used include Brush tool, Selection tool as well as masking.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Tony Ross |
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| | | | Adobe Flash | Simple Text Animation in Flash
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Tony Ross demonstrates how to to create a simple text animation in Flash using Motion tweens and the Distribute to Layers command.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Tony Ross |
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| | | | Adobe Flash | Action Safe:Title Safe Template
In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW leader Tony Ross, you will learn to create an Action/ Title Safe template in Flash. Use this as a guide when making animations or motion graphics going to DVD or TV. Using rectangle tool, transform window, saving layers as a guide, and learn to save a document as a template.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Tony Ross |
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| | | | Adobe Flash | A Rainy Cityscape in Flash pt.3
In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW leader Tony Ross, you will add the rain to the cityscape via Photoshop. You will use a series of filters in Photoshop to create a single image to import into Flash, then create a 4-frame rain loop that can be animated at any angle. In addition you will add sound and lightning FX in Flash to complete the illusion of a thunderstorm. This is the last of a 3 part series, animating a rainy cityscape in Flash.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Tony Ross |
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| | | | Adobe Flash | Inside Flash Professional 8 Part One - New Features
In this video tutorial Creative COW Leader Franklin McMahon goes over the new features of Macromedia Flash Professional 8 such as strokes, gradients and overflow, object and document level undo, multiple libraries and ease in and ease out. This is part one of a three-part series.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Franklin McMahon |
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| | | | Adobe Flash | A Rainy Cityscape in Flash pt.2
In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW leader Tony Ross, you will build a multiplane by animating a second set of buildings as the foreground. Tools include the Rectangle Tool, Oval Tool, Selection and Subselection Tools, in addition to Motion Tweens. This is part 2 of a 3 part series, animating a rainy cityscape in Flash.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Tony Ross |
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| | | | Adobe Flash | Animate a Movie Clip as a Rollover
In this Flash video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Tony Ross answers a forum question:
I want to animate the movie clip as a roll over. so as the mouse is hovering over the MC it plays the animation in a loop, but when the mouse is moved away it finishes the animation then stops. This will be done using a movieclip, an invisible button, and Actionscript.
Tutorial
Author: Tony Ross |
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| | | | Adobe Flash | Build A Basic Site Using AS3 in Flash
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Tony Ross revisits the tutorial how to build a basic site about Colors in Flash. This version is created using Actionscript 3. The basic principles learned from this tutorial will enable the user to create a variety of simple websites. Elements covered are basic Actionscript 3, navigation, labels, button and graphic symbols.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Tony Ross |
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| | | | Adobe Flash | Flash Video Basics - Part 7
In this tutorial Lee Brimelow shows you how create a custom context menu for the video player that replaces the deafult Flash menu. This is part 7 in the tutorial series Flash Video Basics.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Lee Brimelow |
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Podcasts | | | | adobe flash tutorials podcast
A Rainy Cityscape in Flash Part 2
In this Flash tutorial podcast, Tony Ross shows you how to build a multiplane animation by animating a two sets of buildings as the foreground and background using Flash tools and motion tweens. This is part two of a three part series of Flash tutorials. | | | | |
| | | | adobe flash tutorials podcast
A Rainy Cityscape in Flash Part 1
In this Flash tutorial podcast, Tony Ross shows you how to create a seamless, looping background of buildings against a night sky using Flash tools and motion tweens. This is part one of a three part series of Flash tutorials. | | | | |
| | | | adobe flash tutorials podcast
A Rainy Cityscape in Flash Part 3
In this Flash tutorial podcast, Tony Ross creates rain using Photoshop and adds it to the cityscape, he then animates the rain, adds lightning and the rest of the thunderstorm. This is part three of a three part series of Flash tutorials. | | | | |
| | | | adobe flash tutorials podcast
Simple Multi-Video Player in AS2
In this podcast tutorial, Creative COW leader Tony Ross explains how to create a simple multi-video player in Adobe Flash using AS2. | | | | |
| | | | adobe flash tutorials podcast
Simple Multi-Video Player in AS3
In this Flash podcast tutorial, Creative COW leader Tony Ross progresses from his previous tutorial using AS2 and explains how to create a simple multi-video player in Adobe Flash using AS3. | | | | |
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