Skinning Without Code Visually skinning components usually involves modifying library symbols to represent what you want a component to look like. Many long-time Flash users were surprised that they couldn't...
Understanding the New Skinning Architecture It's important to understand the way that component skins are used by components to help us deal with the available options. It would be ideal...
The girl at the disco Begin with the fact that the dimensions of this new file will be 500x400 and a resolution of 72dpi. Now we'll take the girl's photo...
Party Man - Create a super 70s retro silhouette style pieceWe create a new document, having dimensions 640x480 and a resolution 72dpi. Take a photo with a dancing man and...
Light from the eyes In this tutorial I will show you how to change eye color.We will get eyes like this:Get a picture, something where the eyes stick out a...
Benefits of the New Skinning Architecture The Flash MX 2004 components are based on the Version 2.0 component framework, the latest framework provided by Macromedia. One of the many changes...
Skinning the Flash MX 2004 Components The Macromedia Flash MX 2004 components have come a long way in functionality from previous versions. One of the areas that have been completely...
ActionScript Elements ActionScript is a language that bridges the gap between what you understand and what Flash understands. As such, it allows you to provide both action-oriented instructions (do this)...
Why Learn ActionScript? Today, if you're a Flash developer, one thing is certain: animation skills, no matter how phenomenal, are no longer enough. A firm grasp of ActionScript is essential...
Similarities Between ActionScript 1.0 and 2.0 Okay, up to this point we've only talked about everything that's different between the two versions of ActionScript. But what about them is the...
Differences Between ActionScript 1.0 and 2.0 If you're familiar with ActionScript 1.0, you'll find that ActionScript 2.0 is similar, yet it has several subtle but important differences. In this section,...
ActionScript Matures to Version 2.0 If you've been involved with Flash for any length of time, you've seen it evolve from a simple multimedia tool used for creating animated web...