Increasing Performance Through Custom Bitmap Caching With Flash Player 8, I thought I would be able to increase massively the performance and persistence of varicose-g by caching the vectors...
Using Blend Modes Blend modes let you create composite images. Compositing is the process of varying the transparency or color interaction of two or more overlapping objects. Blending lets you...
Ornamental design - Floral background Create a new file with dimensions 600x600 and 72 dpi and paint it with the color ffbe00. Using the instrument , draw the pattern of white...
About Flash Files The primary Flash file type, FLA files, contain three basic types of information that comprise a Flash document. These include the following: Media objects are the...
Blurring Remnant Veins Being able to continually lay down new vein segments without a performance penalty was great, but it quickly became cluttered and … well … ugly. I...
Working with Bitmaps The BitmapData class lets you create arbitrarily sized transparent or opaque bitmap images and then manipulate them in various ways at runtime. By manipulating a BitmapData instance...
Webcam Motion Detection: Using the BitmapData API in Flash 8 Some time ago I came across various processing experiments that monitored the active webcam for movement and allowed the user...
The Flash Workspace The following sections provide a detailed introduction to the tools, panels, and other elements of the Flash workspace. Using the Start Page Whenever Flash is running with...
Pattern vector Abstract design, digital artwork Create a new background with dimensions 600x600 and 72 dpi. Make a gradient mending using the instrument and color codes indicated in the picture. Then...
Abstract orange background Make a soft variable-colored background effect with this interesting technique Create a new file with parameters 500x325 and 72 dpi. Paint it with the color which code is indicated...
Fragile Concept – Elf Make a new file with 600x500 and 72 dpi. Draw the background using the color indicated in the picture. Now we'll draw the bricks using the instrument ...
26. With the text field still selected, hit F8 to convert it to a symbol. Make sure to select Movie clip as type and not button. Call it orange label...