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== Tutorials == | == Flash Tutorials== | ||
This section only should index good and free tutorials. '''No''' junk indexes with nothing but advertisements. | |||
There is a problem with Flash Version. Various Flash versions are considerably different and most sites include older stuff... | |||
=== Web sites with tutorials === | |||
* Both just links or "real" repositories | |||
* Since there exist very little Flash 9-only collections, I also include sites with older information. There is quite a huge difference between ActionScript 2 and 3, but drawing and the elements of the Flash environment (timeline, etc.) are not that different. | |||
; Collections - both text and videos | |||
* Lloyd Rieber's [http://www.nowhereroad.com/menu.html Flash Tutorials] (both text and video) | |||
* [http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/ Adobe Flash Developer Center]. Includes some tutorials, including video tutorials | |||
* [http://www.oman3d.com/tutorials/ Oman3D]. Contains both good text and video tutorials (the latter from learnflash.com). | |||
* [http://www.video-animation.com/flash_01.shtml Steve tutes] (good, but Flash 8) | |||
* [http://www.flzone.net/ FlZone.net] has a [http://www.flzone.net/categories.asp?TypeId=2 tutorial section] with ratings (links to other sites) | |||
* [http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2007/09/05/the-best-flash-game-creation-tutorial-sites/ The best Flash game creation tutorial sites] | |||
; Collections - mostly video | |||
* [http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/video_workshop/ Video tutorials] at Adobe | |||
* [http://wikivid.com/index.php/Flash Wikivid Flash]. Index of Video Tutorials (mostly Flash 8, but CS3 is similar) from the whole web. Probably the '''biggest''' index of training videos. | |||
* [http://cartoonsmart.com/ cartoonsmart.com/] Includes three good Flash video tutorials, e.g. shape tweening and a button tutorial. | |||
* [http://learnflash.com/ LearnFlash.com]. (Some good free ones, scroll down, for more registration is needed) | |||
; Collections - mostly text tutorials | |||
* [http://www.lukamaras.com/tutorials/tutorials-index.html lukamaras.com] Probably one of the best short tutorials site (mostly Flash MX/Flash 8) | |||
* [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash/index.htm Flash/ActionScript] Tutorials at Kirupa. Gook, but mostly < Flash 9 | |||
* [http://www.webwasp.co.uk/index.php WebWasp] (some content is free, *.fla files are sold) | |||
* [http://www.webdevelopersnotes.com/tutorials/flash/index.php3 Webdeveloper notes] | |||
* [http://www.w3schools.com/flash/ W3School Flash Tutorial]. Short step-by-step tutorials. | |||
* [http://www.toxiclab.org/default.asp?ID=2 ToxicLab.org]. About 99 little Flash tutorials submitted by various people. The ones I have seen are short and nice. | |||
; Collections - to sort out | |||
* [http://www.cbtcafe.com/flash/ cbtcafe flash tutorials] | |||
* [http://www.echoecho.com/flash.htm EchoEcho.com Flash Tutorials] (including drawing, tweening and buttons, etc.) | |||
* [http://www.flashkit.com/ Flashkit.com] (A Flash Developer Resource Site) | |||
* Find [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22Adobe+Flash+CS3%22&search= "Adobe Flash CS3"] on YouTube. | |||
* [http://www.webworksite.com/flashtutorials.shtml Flash Tutorial at webworksite] (For Flash 5, but still useful). | |||
* [http://www.flashvalley.com/ Flash Valley] | |||
* [http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/ Flash Kit] Index of Tutorials (lots of outdated ones too). | |||
* [http://netdiver.net/toolbox/flashware.php Netdiver Flashware] | |||
* Subsites of http://about.com, e.g. [http://webdesign.about.com/ webdesign] and [http:animation.about.com animation] have several flash related resources. You need to search ... | |||
=== Recommended introductory CS3 tutorials === | |||
; Basics (graphics and animation) | |||
?? | |||
; ActionScript 2.0 | |||
* [http://www.mindtrove.info/articles/flash.html Simple Design Patterns in Adobe Flash MX] by Peter Parente. ActionScript 2.0 | |||
; ActionScript 3.0 | |||
* [http://www.senocular.com/flash/tutorials/as3withflashcs3/ Getting Started with ActionScript 3.0 in Adobe Flash CS3] | |||
=== Academic Flash courses === | |||
(should include lecture notes or Slides, plus examples) | |||
* [http://voyager.deanza.edu/~marie/caos114a/index.shtml Introduction to Flash], [http://voyager.deanza.fhda.edu/~marie/ Marie Taylor-Harper] ([http://voyager.deanza.edu/~marie/caos118a/index.shtml Advanced Flash], under preparation ?) | |||
== Actionscript 3.0 and related tutorials == | |||
=== General AS 3 Tutorials === | === General AS 3 Tutorials === | ||
Revision as of 17:03, 31 October 2007
Flash Tutorials
This section only should index good and free tutorials. No junk indexes with nothing but advertisements. There is a problem with Flash Version. Various Flash versions are considerably different and most sites include older stuff...
Web sites with tutorials
- Both just links or "real" repositories
- Since there exist very little Flash 9-only collections, I also include sites with older information. There is quite a huge difference between ActionScript 2 and 3, but drawing and the elements of the Flash environment (timeline, etc.) are not that different.
- Collections - both text and videos
- Lloyd Rieber's Flash Tutorials (both text and video)
- Adobe Flash Developer Center. Includes some tutorials, including video tutorials
- Oman3D. Contains both good text and video tutorials (the latter from learnflash.com).
- Steve tutes (good, but Flash 8)
- FlZone.net has a tutorial section with ratings (links to other sites)
- Collections - mostly video
- Video tutorials at Adobe
- Wikivid Flash. Index of Video Tutorials (mostly Flash 8, but CS3 is similar) from the whole web. Probably the biggest index of training videos.
- cartoonsmart.com/ Includes three good Flash video tutorials, e.g. shape tweening and a button tutorial.
- LearnFlash.com. (Some good free ones, scroll down, for more registration is needed)
- Collections - mostly text tutorials
- lukamaras.com Probably one of the best short tutorials site (mostly Flash MX/Flash 8)
- Flash/ActionScript Tutorials at Kirupa. Gook, but mostly < Flash 9
- WebWasp (some content is free, *.fla files are sold)
- W3School Flash Tutorial. Short step-by-step tutorials.
- ToxicLab.org. About 99 little Flash tutorials submitted by various people. The ones I have seen are short and nice.
- Collections - to sort out
- EchoEcho.com Flash Tutorials (including drawing, tweening and buttons, etc.)
- Flashkit.com (A Flash Developer Resource Site)
- Find "Adobe Flash CS3" on YouTube.
- Flash Tutorial at webworksite (For Flash 5, but still useful).
- Flash Kit Index of Tutorials (lots of outdated ones too).
- Subsites of http://about.com, e.g. webdesign and [http:animation.about.com animation] have several flash related resources. You need to search ...
Recommended introductory CS3 tutorials
- Basics (graphics and animation)
??
- ActionScript 2.0
- Simple Design Patterns in Adobe Flash MX by Peter Parente. ActionScript 2.0
- ActionScript 3.0
Academic Flash courses
(should include lecture notes or Slides, plus examples)
- Introduction to Flash, Marie Taylor-Harper (Advanced Flash, under preparation ?)
General AS 3 Tutorials
- Adobe's Developer Center includes many "quickstart" articles but also more substantial tutorials and finally book excerpts. Examples:
- Filtering XML data in Flash applications using ECMAScript for XML
- Filtering and formatting data in the DataGrid component
- ActionScript and object-oriented programming (several good tutorials at Adobe's Flash Developer Center)
- ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook excerpts: From custom classes to the rendering model (Several free chapters of this book)
- Migrating your Flash applications to ActionScript 3.0
- Tutorials at ActionScript.org has several action script tutorials, e.g.
- Flepstudio has a series of tutorials.
- Flash-db.com has a series of tutorials.
Component programming
(to sort out)
- AS3 Mouse Events and Mouse Related User Actions by Drawk - Really useful.
- Quick Tips for Making ActionScript 3 Components by Ben Stucki.
- ActionScript 3.0 Forums at Kirupa.com. Also includes [ ActionScript 3 Tip of the Day]
- Animating Dynamic MovieClips in AS3 by Kirupa.
- Eric Cancil. A blog with AS3 code.
- $.console A console for debuggin, pops up over your application (looks good, not tested so far).
AS 3 Example-based tutorials
- Flash Tutorial - Copy Motion as ActionScript 3.0
- Metah.ch has a series of tutorials with source code.
AS 3 Examples
- Flex Treemap Component
- Updated: List of Best Animation Packages for AS3
- On user-triggered and user-controlled interface animation