Flash Tutorial Videos
Unfortunately,
applying a gradient fill to text in Flash isn't as easy as selecting
the text field and then choosing a linear gradient from the Color
Mixer panel. So in this video, you will learn two different methods
to achieve this effect.
Creating
an animation of an object rotating is very easy to do, whether you
do it with tweens or in Actionscript. Unfortunately, sometimes the
rotations don't occur exactly how you would want them to, because by
default, the anchor for the rotation is the center point of the
object being rotated. In this tutorial, you will learn how to change
that anchor point for both tweened animations and Actionscript
animations.
Many
artists prefer using hand-drawn illustration techniques for their
Flash graphics, but there's often a big hit on your file size when
using these types of illustrations. In this tutorial, you'll learn
why this is the case, and you'll also learn a couple of techniques
for optimizing those illustrations in order to reduce file size.
One
of the most popular features of Flash Professional 8 is the new
"Filters" feature, which lets you add blurs, drop shadows, glows,
and other filters to your objects. In today's tip, you'll learn how
to use the "blur" filter to create some very realistic clouds, and
then you'll learn how to animate those clouds in Flash.
Unfortunately, if you don't have Flash Professional 8, you'll just
have to sit back and watch.
Unfortunately,
there's no way to create a customizable popup window using only
Flash. But the good news is that with a little help from JavaScript,
you can create popup windows with no scrollbars, no toolbars, no
menubars, and you can even specify the size of the popup window. In
this tutorial, you'll learn how to do just that.
A
conditional is a way of executing a piece of code only if the
circumstances are right. In this tutorial, you will learn how to use
the if() statement to control a toggle switch in Flash.
There
are two ways to add actions to a button in Flash. You can add the
actions to the button itself or you can refer to the button when
adding actions to a frame. Unfortunately, the actions you add will
be a little different depending on which method you choose. Because
of this difference, the ActionScript involved can be a little
confusing to beginners. In this video, we'll clear up all the
confusion and fix some common mistakes that are made in the
process.
In
Flash, the ComboBox component is basically nothing more than your
basic dropdown list that you see in forms on the Internet. In this
video, you'll learn how to use this component to communicate with
another movie clip on the stage.
Animation
can be a tricky process if you've never done it before, but Flash
makes it possible to reuse pieces of your animation so you don't
have to continually redraw everything. In this tutorial, you'll
learn some basics for drawing and preparing your drawings for
animation in Flash.
This
tutorial is an excerpt for an upcoming training series, to be
released by LearnFlash.com on March 31. In this excerpt, you'll
learn how to create a simple preloader for your Flash website.
This
tutorial is an excerpt for an upcoming training series, to be
released by LearnFlash.com on March 31. In this excerpt, you'll
learn how to create simple animated transitions for your Flash
website.
The
loader component in Flash is a very handy tool for loading external
images into your Flash file. In this video, you'll learn the
fundamentals behind creating a photo gallery, using the loader
component to load pictures one at a time.
It's always helpful to know what time it is, and in today's video
tip, you'll learn how to pass this information on to the users of
your website. In this tutorial, you'll discover how to use dynamic
text fields and Actionscript to create your own digital clock for
your Flash website.
If
you're on the homepage of your website, obviously it won't do the
user much good to click on the "home" button of your menu. In this
video, you'll learn how to disable a button when you're on the page
that the button is designed to take you to.
Predictability
is way overrated. Web users all over the world expect a button to
stand still when they click on it. So why not take a little of that
predictability away from them? In this video, you'll learn how to
generate random numbers in Flash and then use those numbers to
create an elusive button or graphic that jumps to a random position
on the stage every time your user hovers his mouse cursor over
it.
If
you want to learn to make your Flash websites truly interactive,
then it's very important that you understand how to alter the
properties of your objects dynamically. In this video,
LearnFlash.com trainer Craig Campbell will show you how to alter the
"alpha" property, or the transparency, of an object in Actionscript
so that the object fades in and out as you move your mouse cursor
left and right across the stage.
Creating
buttons in Flash may seem fairly straightforward--and it is--but
there are a few things that many Flash novices don't realize about
making their buttons interactive. For instance, did you know that
there are two places where you can add your actionscript for your
button? Watch this video to find out more.
In
this tutorial, you'll learn how to create animated buttons by
storing your button as a movie clip symbol instead of a button
symbol. Movie clip symbols will give you much more flexibility.
In
this tutorial, you'll learn how to create a simple animation using
ActionScript instead of motion tweens.
In
this video, you'll learn how to create a really sharp animation
effect by animating the letters of a block of text onto the stage
separately.
Learn
how to create a really cool smoke effect using Flash Professional
8's new filters!
In
this tutorial, you'll learn how to highlight a picture on the stage
by causing it to flash a couple times.
Photoshop Tutorial Videos
Ever
wanted to resize a group of images or add a watermark to a group of
images, but you just didn't have the time to do it? Well, with
Photoshop's Batch processing capabilities, you can make changes to
multiple images all at once. In this video, you'll learn how to add
a watermark to a collection of images all at once.
Ever wanted to link two objects together in Photoshop so that they
seem to weave in and out of each other, kind of like the Olympic
rings? Well, it's easier than you might think! In this tutorial,
you'll learn how to create this linking effect in just a couple very
easy steps.
Today's tip is a two-for-one for those of you who want to know how
to extract a person from an image. After learning how to do this,
you'll also learn how to turn that person into a statue in just a
few simple steps.
Turning your images into illustrations isn't as difficult as you
might think. In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to make your
images look cartoonish in just one simple step.
Want
to make your motorcycle photo gallery a little more exciting by
adding a little smoke to your pictures? In this video tutorial,
you'll learn how to create smoke in Photoshop using filters and
blending modes.
Today's
video is a relatively simple tip on two different ways to create a
vignette for your photographs. A vignette is basically a soft-edged
border around a photograph. Enjoy!
When designing a web layout or some other type of design layout, you
will often need to use some of the same colors over and over again.
In this video, you'll learn how to add color swatches to your
Swatches palette, save your current set of color swatches, and load
a set that you've already saved.
Creating text that follows a path in Photoshop is an extremely
simple process. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create a
circle of text using selections, paths, and, of course, the text
tool.
I'll
give you three guesses as to what you'll be learning in this
tutorial! If you guessed that you're going to learn how to create
your own photorealistic tennis ball in Photoshop, then you're
absolutely right!
A
layer mask in Photoshop is basically a way of hiding and revealing
certain parts of a layer. In this video tutorial, you'll learn how
to create, edit, delete, and modify layer masks in Photoshop.
Ever
wanted to take a panorama but couldn't find your wide angle lens? In
this video tutorial, you'll learn how to make a panoramic image out
of a few separate images using a little recoloring, retouching and
blending.
How many of you just convert your images from RGB to grayscale
when you want to create a black and white image? How many
of you turn to your Hue/Saturation adjustments and completely
desaturate the image? Well, in this video, you'll learn
how to take control of your black and white images in
a much more effective way.
All across the internet, you'll find flashy logos and
text effects with a glossy white reflection across the
top of the graphic. There are many ways to achieve an
effect like this in Photoshop, and in this tutorial, LearnFlash.com
trainer Craig Campbell shows you his preferred method
of creating just such a reflection.
One
of the most underappreciated tools for beginners in Photoshop
is the brush tool. Most beginners think that this tool
is simply used to paint round or square strokes onto the
canvas. These same beginners would be shocked to learn
that you can very easily create an entire field of grass
using only the brush tool. In this tutorial, Craig Campbell
from LearnFlash.com will show you how to use brush shapes
and brush dynamics to create your own grassy meadow in
Photoshop.
Realistic lightning seems like it would be difficult and
time-consuming to create in Photoshop. But it is much
simpler than you might think. In this tutorial, LearnFlash.com
trainer Craig Campbell shows you how to use a few filters
and tonal adjustments in order to achieve a very realistic
lightning effect that will look a little bit different
every time you attempt it.
One of the most widely used text effects in Photoshop
design is the plastic text effect. There are hundreds
of different plastic effects you could come with, and
in this tutorial, Craig Campbell from LearnFlash.com will
show you just one of many ways to add some plasticky depth
to your text.
Sometimes it is necessary to make an image a little brighter.
Sometimes it is necessary to make it a little darker.
But what if you need to do both? Or what if you only need
to brighten up a small portion of an image, perhaps where
there are some dark shadows? In this tutorial, LearnFlash.com
trainer Craig Campbell will show you how to use Photoshop's
Shadow/Highlight tool to bring out the shadows and calm
down the highlights all in one simple step.
Photoshop is an amazing graphics program, and with it,
you can create some very photorealistic graphics. In this
tutorial, for example, you will learn how to create an
antique map with holes and burned edges. This tutorial
would also be great for creating antique hand-written
letters.
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to take an ordinary
piece of script text and transform it into a 3-dimensional,
semi-transparent ribbon in just two simple steps. This
tutorial would also work for a very simple shape that
you might want to turn into a logo or something like that.
Sometimes it takes a creative mixture of ideas to put
together a good effect in Photoshop. In this tutorial,
you'll learn how to tweak a photograph for use inside
your text in order to make a really cool grunge text effect.
Want to blot out your ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend's
face from an otherwise perfectly good picture? In today's
tutorial, you'll learn how to censor parts of an image
in just a couple of very simple steps in Photoshop.
In a previous tip, we talked about how to make a simple
reflection effect for a logo. But it gets a little more
complicated if you're trying to create a reflection for
a 3-dimenisional object, such as a box. In this tutorial,
you'll learn how to perform the transformations necessary
in order to make a very effective 3D reflection effect.
If you've ever tried to take a flash photograph of a framed
picture straight-on, you've probably noticed that it's
impossible to do so without planting a large reflection
of the flash right in the center of the picture. In this
tutorial, you'll learn how to avoid that unwanted reflection
by taking the picture from an angle and then adjusting
the picture using perspective cropping.
