Interactive Tutorials
Getting Started with Flash Professional 8
New to Flash 8? Introduce yourself to some of the new features with these new On Demand presentations.
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Train Simple videos: Introduction to Flash game development
Train Simple and Jiro Ietaka (Feb. 5, 2007)
Learn some of the fundamentals necessary for building a Flash-based game that makes extensive use of ActionScript.
Audio tips for Flash video producers
Learn how the task-based tools in Adobe Soundbooth help your Flash projects sound as good as they look.
Total Training videos: Scripting basics in Flash Professional 8
Total Training (Nov. 20, 2006)
Watch these videos to get up to speed on creating actions, coding buttons, and using behaviors in Flash.
Train Simple videos: Introduction to Flash Media Server 2
Train Simple and William B. Sanders (Dec. 22, 2006)
Get up to speed on installing and configuring FMS, working with classes, and FLV capture and playback.
Basic Motion Tweens
Master the art of animating objects on the Flash Stage with
motion tweens.
Test Your Skills with Flash 8
Starting to use Flash 8? If you've tried out some of the new features already, test yourself on some basic tasks in these Captivate simulations from Macromedia Training. Find out more about Macromedia Training.
Flash Video
Test yourself on the new video workflow and how to convert a video file into an FLV file and publish it.
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simulationMobile
Test yourself on the new mobile workflow by publishing a SWF file for use on a Nokia 7610 phone.
Object Drawing Model
Test yourself on the new object drawing model in Flash 8 and how to switch between the old and the new workflows.
Object Level Undo
Test yourself on the difference between object and document level undo and how to switch between the two.
Script Assist
Test yourself on how to add ActionScript to a document using the new Script Assist mode.
Animation
Drawing and Animating a Character in Macromedia Flash MX 2004
Watch as Team Macromedia member Chris Georgenes transforms a pencil sketch into an animated character.
Advanced Character Animation in Flash
Watch and learn sophisticated animation tips as Team Macromedia member Chris Georgenes presents his Hula Girl animation.
Animating with Shape Tweens
Morph the shape or color of one graphic into another with this fun-to-use Flash feature.
Components
Understanding Components in Flash MX Professional 2004
Explore how component-based development can short cut your way to a finished project.
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ActionScript
Understanding ActionScript 2.0 in Macromedia Flash MX 2004
Learn how ActionScript 2.0 conforms to common coding standards.
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Video
Six Advanced Flash Video Techniques
Learn video basics and more: Build and use progress/seek bars, cue points, transitions, bandwidth scaling, and more.
Data Integration
Data Integration in Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004
Find out how to bring external data into Flash-based applications.
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Screens
Working with Screens in Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004
Develop complex applications easier using the new screens-based environment.
View presentation (11:48 min)
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