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Adobe Flash | Simple Multi-Video Player in AS3
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Tony Ross demonstrates how to create a simple multi-video player in Flash using Actionscript 3. Also learn to have several videos use a single flv player.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 02/11/2009
Author: Tony Ross |
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Adobe Flash | Simple Multi-Video Player in AS2
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Tony Ross demonstrates how to create a simple multi-video player in Flash using Actionscript 2. Also learn to have several videos use a single flv player.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 02/05/2009
Author: Tony Ross |
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Adobe Flash | Flash CS3 Professional Video Studio Techniques
Author/Videographer/Animator/Musician Michael Hurwicz examines Flash CS3 Professional Video Studio Techniques by Robert Reinhardt, and recommends it to those looking to push their Flash sites to professional levels of reliability and user-friendliness.
Review 09/22/2008
Author: Michael Hurwicz |
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Adobe Flash | Simple pause and play AS2 script in Flash
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Tony Ross demonstrates how to add a simple pause/resume functionality to a scrolling image bar using Actionscript 2.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 09/12/2008
Author: Tony Ross |
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Adobe Flash | Simple Text Animation in Flash
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Tony Ross demonstrates how to to create a simple text animation in Flash using Motion tweens and the Distribute to Layers command.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 07/08/2008
Author: Tony Ross |
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Adobe Flash | Creating Self-Writing Text in Flash
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Tony Ross demonstrates how to create text writing itself via masking in Flash. Tools used include Brush tool, Selection tool as well as masking.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 06/30/2008
Author: Tony Ross |
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Adobe Flash | Build A Basic Site Using AS3 in Flash
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Tony Ross revisits the tutorial how to build a basic site about Colors in Flash. This version is created using Actionscript 3. The basic principles learned from this tutorial will enable the user to create a variety of simple websites. Elements covered are basic Actionscript 3, navigation, labels, button and graphic symbols.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 05/29/2008
Author: Tony Ross |
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Adobe Flash | Action Safe:Title Safe Template
In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW leader Tony Ross, you will learn to create an Action/ Title Safe template in Flash. Use this as a guide when making animations or motion graphics going to DVD or TV. Using rectangle tool, transform window, saving layers as a guide, and learn to save a document as a template.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 05/08/2008
Author: Tony Ross |
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Adobe Flash | A Rainy Cityscape in Flash pt.3
In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW leader Tony Ross, you will add the rain to the cityscape via Photoshop. You will use a series of filters in Photoshop to create a single image to import into Flash, then create a 4-frame rain loop that can be animated at any angle. In addition you will add sound and lightning FX in Flash to complete the illusion of a thunderstorm. This is the last of a 3 part series, animating a rainy cityscape in Flash.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 04/28/2008
Author: Tony Ross |
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Adobe Flash | A Rainy Cityscape in Flash pt.2
In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW leader Tony Ross, you will build a multiplane by animating a second set of buildings as the foreground. Tools include the Rectangle Tool, Oval Tool, Selection and Subselection Tools, in addition to Motion Tweens. This is part 2 of a 3 part series, animating a rainy cityscape in Flash.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 04/17/2008
Author: Tony Ross |
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Adobe Flash | A Rainy Cityscape in Flash pt.1
In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW leader Tony Ross, you will create a seamless, looping background of buildings against a night sky. Tools include the Rectangle Tool, Oval Tool, Selection and Subselection Tools, in addition to Motion Tweens. You will also learn to work in Flash using the Duplicate Window option. This is the first of a 3 part series, animating a rainy cityscape in Flash.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 04/07/2008
Author: Tony Ross |
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Adobe Flash | Draw a Flower Pot in Flash
In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW leader Tony Ross, learn to use Flash as a drawing tool, while making several pseudo-3D shapes, including a flower pot. Tools include the Rectangle Tool, Oval Tool, Paint Bucket Tool, and Free Transform Tool.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 04/02/2008
Author: Tony Ross |
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Adobe Flash | Custom Swatches in Flash
In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW leader Tony Ross, learn how to create and save a custom swatches palette in Flash. Tools include the Eyedropper tool, the Paint Bucket tool, and the Swatches window.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 03/26/2008
Author: Tony Ross |
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Adobe Flash | Optical Illusion, part 3
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Tony Ross demonstrates part 3 of a 3 part series, creating optical illusions in Flash. Create a more complex spinning illusion of two sets of concentric circles using Motion Tweens, Rotation Options, and Blend Modes. Tools used include the Oval Tool, Free Transform tool, Gradients, and the History panel.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 02/26/2008
Author: Tony Ross |
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Adobe Flash | Optical Illusion, part 2
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Tony Ross demonstrates part 2 of a 3 part series, creating optical illusions in Adobe Flash. Create a tunnel illusion using Motion Tweens and Masking. Tools used include the Oval Tool, Free Transform tool, Gradients, and the History panel.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 02/19/2008
Author: Tony Ross |
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Adobe Flash | Animate a Movie Clip as a Rollover
In this Flash video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Tony Ross answers a forum question:
I want to animate the movie clip as a roll over. so as the mouse is hovering over the MC it plays the animation in a loop, but when the mouse is moved away it finishes the animation then stops. This will be done using a movieclip, an invisible button, and Actionscript.
Tutorial 02/19/2008
Author: Tony Ross |
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Adobe Flash | Optical Illusion, part 1
In this Adobe Flash video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Tony Ross demonstrates the first of a 3 part series, creating optical illusions in Flash. Create a spinning illusion of circles with cycling gradients using Motion Tweens and Rotation Options. Tools used include the Oval Tool, Free Transform tool, Gradients, and an introduction to the History panel.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 02/11/2008
Author: Tony Ross |
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Adobe Flash | Build A Basic Site About Colors
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Tony Ross demonstrates how to build a basic site about Colors in Flash. The basic principles learned from this tutorial will enable the user to create a variety of simple websites. Elements covered are navigation, basic action script, labels, button and graphic symbols.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 02/06/2008
Author: Tony Ross |
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Adobe Flash | Pencil v.2 Drawing a Curved Line
In this Flash video tutorial, Pencil Drawing part 2, Creative Cow contributing editor Tony Ross demonstrates drawing a line. Learn how to use Masking, Motion Tweens, and Motion Guide Layers to create an animated pencil drawing a curved line. Tools used are the Rectangle tool, Pencil tool, and Free Transform tool.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 01/30/2008
Author: Tony Ross |
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Adobe Flash | Pencil Drawing in Flash
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Tony Ross introduces drawing techniques in Flash, as well as how to use Masking, Motion and Shape Tweens to create an animated pencil drawing a line. Tools used are the Rectangle tool, Pencil tool, and Free Transform tool.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 01/21/2008
Author: Tony Ross |
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Adobe Flash | Flash Videos for the Web Using Adobe CS3
Overview of the different ways to create Flash Videos in Adobe CS3. In this tutorial you will learn the various methods of FLV and SWF Video creation in Adobe After Effects, Dreamweaver and Flash and learn the strengths and weaknesses of each method.
Review, Tutorial 12/11/2007
Author: Abraham Chaffin |
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Compression techniques | Jim Harvey reviews "Creating Web Video"
A DVD about compression gets an enthusiastic 5 Cow rating? Really? Really! CreativeCOW.net Contributing Editor Jim Harvey takes you inside the new Creative Cow Master Series DVD by Aharon Rabinowitz, "Creating Web Video: Internet Killed the Video Star." See why Jim thinks this is one of the most essential --- and enjoyable -- training DVDs you can buy.
Review 10/10/2007
Author: Jim Harvey |
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Compression techniques | Introducing: Internet Killed the Video Star!
Creative COW's Aharon Rabinowitz has completed a new DVD for the Creative COW Master Series, about every aspect of preparing your video for the web. We at The Cow are very excited about it, so we asked Aharon to tell you about it. We've also included some of the trailers Aharon created in his inimitable style -- great information presented with humor and high energy. Read on for a link to Chapter 1 of "Internet Killed the Video Star."
Feature 08/22/2007
Author: Aharon Rabinowitz |
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Adobe Flash | How to Wow - Mastering Flash
CreativeCOW leader, Mike Gondek examines How to Wow - Mastering Flash by Colin Smith and published by Software Cinema. Mike strongly recommends Mastering Flash which will show you how to wow your audience with Flash and the amazing content you will generate after completing this training.
Review 05/14/2007
Author: Mike Gondek |
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Adobe Flash | Inside Flash Professional 8 Part Three - Video Playback
In this video tutorial Creative COW Leader Franklin McMahon goes over the new video features of Macromedia Flash Professional 8 and demonstrates how to import video, set the various encoding parameters, choose a playback skin and export to a Flash file. This is part three of a three-part series.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 11/07/2005
Author: Franklin McMahon |
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Adobe Flash | Inside Flash Professional 8 Part Two - Text and Filters
In this video tutorial Creative COW Leader Franklin McMahon goes over the new features of Macromedia Flash Professional 8 such as the new text modes, anti aliasing, blend modes and filters such as blur, drop shadow and bevel. This is part two of a three-part series.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 10/25/2005
Author: Franklin McMahon |
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Adobe Flash | Inside Flash Professional 8 Part One - New Features
In this video tutorial Creative COW Leader Franklin McMahon goes over the new features of Macromedia Flash Professional 8 such as strokes, gradients and overflow, object and document level undo, multiple libraries and ease in and ease out. This is part one of a three-part series.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 10/19/2005
Author: Franklin McMahon |
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Adobe Flash | Creating Tooltips
In this tutorial Lee Brimelow shows you how to create tooltips for your buttons or movie clips in Flash applications that follow the mouse position.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 10/01/2005
Author: Lee Brimelow |
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Adobe Flash | Scrolling Thumbnail Panel
In this video tutorial Lee Brimelow explains how to create a scrolling panel of thumbnails that is controlled via the mouse position. This could be a great technique for navigation photos or video thumbnails.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 09/21/2005
Author: Lee Brimelow |
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Adobe Flash | Creating Random Motion
In this flash video tutorial Lee Brimelow shows you how to use actionscript to create random motion in your Flash movies. In the demonstration Lee uses balls that repeatedly move to random locations.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 09/13/2005
Author: Lee Brimelow |
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Adobe Flash | Accordian Video Application
In this tutorial, Lee Brimelow shows how to create an interesting video application using the Accordion component that ships with Flash MX 2004.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 09/08/2005
Author: Lee Brimelow |
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Adobe Flash | PHP, MySQL,and Flash
In this tutorial Lee Brimelow shows you how to integrate MySQL database content into your Flash movies. This data integration is accomplished by using PHP to transform the database content into XML before importing into Flash.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 08/22/2005
Author: Lee Brimelow |
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Adobe Flash | Custom Easing Tool
In this tutorial Lee Brimelow shows you how to use this free Flash extension to create silky smooth animations. Stop spending hours trying to make realistic elastic or bounce animations and let this tool do the work for you.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 08/16/2005
Author: Lee Brimelow |
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Adobe Flash | Flash Video Meta Injection
Lee Brimelow explains how to inject extra metadata into your Flash video (FLV) files. In the tutorial he embeds the videos title as a string and shows how to make use of it in Flash.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 08/05/2005
Author: Lee Brimelow |
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Adobe Flash | FLV Encoding Basics
In this Flash video tutorial Lee Brimelow walks you through the various methods for encoding your videos into the Flash Video (FLV) format. Using Sorenson Squeeze and Flash Video Import functions, youll learn how to fully control your FLV video files.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 06/29/2005
Author: Lee Brimelow |
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Adobe Flash | XML Video Playlist
In this Flash Video Tutorial, Lee Brimelow explains how to create an XML-driven video playlist to your movie player.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 06/21/2005
Author: Lee Brimelow |
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Adobe Flash | Flash Video Basics - Part 8
In this video tutorial Lee Brimelow shows you how to control the audio of an external FLV file by adding a mute button. This is part 8 in the Flash Video Basics series.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 06/13/2005
Author: Lee Brimelow |
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Adobe Flash | After Effects and Flash-Part 1
In this video tutorial Lee Brimelow shows you how create text animations in After Effects and then import them into Flash to add a little more animation.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 06/10/2005
Author: Lee Brimelow |
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Adobe Flash | Flash Video Basics - Part 7
In this tutorial Lee Brimelow shows you how create a custom context menu for the video player that replaces the deafult Flash menu. This is part 7 in the tutorial series Flash Video Basics.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 05/19/2005
Author: Lee Brimelow |
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Adobe Flash | Flash Video Basics - Part 6
Lee Brimelow shows you how to add a buffering video message to your video player that displays when the video buffer is empty. This is part 6 in the Flash Video Basics tutorial series.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 05/12/2005
Author: Lee Brimelow |
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Adobe Flash | Flash Video Basics - Part 5
In this tutorial Lee Brimelow shows you how to enable and script the video scrubber bar in this fifth installment of his series on Flash video basics.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 05/02/2005
Author: Lee Brimelow |
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Adobe Flash | Flash Video Basics - Part 4
In this tutorial Lee Brimelow moves on to implementing a scrubber and progress bar in this fourth installment of his series on Flash video basics. Lee also covers video rates in Flash and how this corresponds to the Flash movie.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 04/25/2005
Author: Lee Brimelow |
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Adobe Flash | Flash Video Basics - Part 3
Lee Brimelow demonstrates Flash Video Basics. In this tutorial well create a fully functional loader or load bar which will show how much of our flv video is loaded. This is part three in the Flash Video Basics series.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 04/03/2005
Author: Lee Brimelow |
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Adobe Flash | How to Create an Animated 3D Logo
In this Flash tutorial, Lee Brimelow will show you how to take a shape drawn in Adobe Illustrator and use it to create a 3D Flash logo animation using Swift 3D.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 03/31/2005
Author: Lee Brimelow |
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Adobe Flash | Flash Video Basics - Part 2
In this video tutorial, Lee Brimelow demonstrates Flash Video Basics. In this lesson, well add some simple controls to our Flash video controller including the play and rewind button.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 03/17/2005
Author: Lee Brimelow |
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Adobe Flash | Flash Video Basics - Part 1
In this Flash Video Tutorial, Lee Brimelow demonstrates how to create a basic Flash movie that can play back external FLV files. Also explained is action script layers, media components, and embedded video objects.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial 03/14/2005
Author: Lee Brimelow |
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Adobe Flash | Flash MX Games: Actionscript for Artists
Adam Tracksler takes a look at Flash MX Games: Actionscript for Artists by Nik Lever and published by Focal Press. Adam concludes that this book is a must have for those people who are interested in how to make games and how to improve their coding, it is a worthwhile investment.
Review 06/09/2003
Author: Adam Tracksler |
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Adobe Flash | Using After Effects and Flash
This is part of a presentation Jim Tierney will be giving at After Effects West. The presentation will be on using AE and Flash together, with some intro tips for Flash, info on what is supported as vector (the info presented here), the best way to get it out of AE, the best way to get it into Flash, and when and why you should use AE to create Flash content.
Tutorial 12/27/2001
Author: Jim Tierney |
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