Category: AS3 Tutorials

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AS3 for Beginners – Useful Code Snippets again!

More random AS3 code snippets I found very useful: “Create bitmap from MC”, “AS3 basic class structure”, “Reflection script”, “Determine file extension”

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AS3 for Beginners – Deep Linking, very basic SWFAddress Setup

If you want to get into Deep Linking in Flash AS3 check out this very basic setup you can use as a base to create complex files.

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AS3 for Beginners – Migrating from Flash 8 to Flash CS3 Professional

Here is a very nice tutorial for everyone migrating from flash 8 to flash cs3 by Jen deHaan @ Adobe:
Adobe® Flash® CS3 Professional introduces many new and changed elements in the workspace that improve the way you work with Flash. It also features new tools you can use to create exciting new applications, or integrate [...]

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AS3 for Beginners – More great code snippets!

It’s time for some new AS3 code snippets! This time you will learn how to: Check if an SWF file is run locally or on a server, create a context menu (right click) link, and how to colorize a movie clip using color transform

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AS3 for Beginners – Small, useful code snippets

Today I will provide you with some AS3 code snippets I found useful while working on my latest project. This is what I’m going to cover in this post (more to follow): “Basic tweening in AS3″, “Loading smoothed bitmaps in AS3″, “AS3 fullscreen mode”.

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AS3 for Beginners – Loading and processing XML

In this tutorials you will learn the basics of XML loading and processing in AS3. We will create an example XML file with nodes, subnodes, attributes and html formattable text and store the data in arrays for usage in you projects.

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AS3 for Beginners – Event Listeners and removal function

I started developing my first AS3 file for flashden and figured it would be helpful for some if I share what I have learned in the process of moving over from AS2 to AS3.
In the next days/weeks I will be posting all kinds of AS3 tips, tricks and code snippets.

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Adobe® Flash Beginners Guide to ActionScript 3

ActionScript 3 has been around for quite some time but many developers are still sticking to ActionScript 2.
Sooner or later you are going to be forced into making the switch to ActionScript 3 ecspecially if you want to utilize the 3D functionality in Flash CS4.