Flash Tutorials by layers

Did you know you're able to tell Flash to play a Movie Clip without placing it on the Timeline? That's right, and it only takes a few lines of ActionScript.

In this tutorial, we'll use the Blur filter and motion tweening in Flash 8 to create the illusion. This tutorial assumes you're familiar with creating Flash documents, using the drawing tools, importing an image, and converting images to Symbols.

Is it possible to create a Flash animation and keep the file size small? The answer is yes! In this two-part tutorial I'll show you how to "grow" a flower garden using only four symbols.

In the first part of this tutorial, we built a flower blossom. In this part of the tutorial, you'll finish building the flower by adding stems and leaves. Then you'll use multiple Instances of your flower to "grow" a flower garden. You can view the finished animation at the end of this tutorial.

A visual cue will help draw people into checking out your images. Get website visitors to explore your pictures by having the image come into focus when it is rolled over.

One of the most interesting aspects of animation is figuring out how create the illusions of an event. In this Flash animation, I'll show you how to "light" a candle using Movie clip Symbols and a bit of ActionScripting.

Create your own custom flash video player (complete with controls) for times when the stock players won't cut it.