I'm wanting to learn Flash

Where can I get good beginner tutorials for using flash?
Thanks

Flash has built in tutorials that will help you. Press F1,
and then Flash Tutorials.
There are also sites that can help you in more specific
things. For example:
http://flashkit.com/tutorials/
Hope this helps =D

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i want to learn flash. I have a very simple idea, but i need
to start somewhere. I didn't get anything with my software. Where
can I go to see a tutorial on Flash. I found some, but they go into
all the cool things, and I need to learn the very basics, like
size, fading, etc.
thank you!

Flash comes with numerous excellent tutorials for beginners.
Check the Help menu. If they didn't come with your software, it
seems that perhaps you don't have a legal version of Flash?

I want to learn to design using Flash

I have visited many Flash template sites and want to learn
how to create sites like I see there. I have purchased many books
and even some tutorial CDs and DVDs. However, they don't teach how
to do really creative sites. They teach simple boring basics. How
do I learn to make really cool sites that look beyond complex? Are
there books or visual tutorials that are available?

There's a general rule in art and design: You have to learn
the rules before you can break them.
In other words, you need to learn the
boring basics or else you will never be able to design cool,
creative sites. Simple as that. It's like saying you want to learn
how to compose a symphony but don't want to be bothered learning
how to read music or learn music theory.
With Flash, the great thing is, the more of the boring basics
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Hey where can I learn Flash CS5.5 basics along with game development with the Adobe Gaming SDK?

By the way i own the site 02geek.com its an online school for programing and we do focus a lot of our time in flash. if you want a step by step from 0 to geek type of training give my site a try

I want to learn how to use ActionScript

Where Am I With Flash?
I have adobe Flash CS3 Professional.
I have looked at the tutorials from the 'getting started'
section of the Video Workshop DVD and understood them.
I can do simple things like shape tweening, adding butons
ect...
I would like to be able to start adding script to my projects
(ActionScript 3)
I have almoast never programed before and certanly never
programed with ActionScript
I have an ambition to become a good ActionScript Programer so
I can add interactive flash into websitess
What Do I Want?
To start with, I need to know how everything is set up within
ActionScript 3 (what are variables and constants? How do you
constuct an If statment? What imported events do what? ect...)
I want to learn the above from a book (so I do not have to be
at my computer to learn). It would be nice if the book came with a
tutorial disk but this is not essential.
I have looked at the book from the following URL -
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Flash-ActionScript-Dummies-Doug-Sahlin/dp/0764508318/ref=pd_bbs_6? ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204548401&sr=8-6
However, I'm not sure if this book is for programing in
ActionScipt version 3 or another version (or for that matter
weather the fact that it is for version 1,2 or 3 matters at all).
One More Thing
Also I would like to know some usefull websites that could
help me besides the video workshop (which I have looked at).
Thank You
Ziggy

Hi Ziggy,
I suggest you take a look at "Learning ActionScript 3.0: A
Beginner's
Guide", by Rich Shupe and Zevan Rosser.
It will give you great foundation and can help you build your
skills
from ground up.
I have just barely read a few pages, so I'm basing myself on
reviews
from friends who are beginning into AS3.
Furthermore, once you've got a good grasp on the basics, I
think one of
the most important part will be improving your skills on
object oriented
programming. There's no better way for that than learning it
with your
favorite language (and AS3 is perfect for that).
I strongly suggest at that point, that you acquire Colin
Moock's
"Essential Actionscript 3" from O'Reilly's. It's a difficult
book but
don't get discouraged, and keep on reading and re-reading the
chapters
and studying the examples until you finally get it.
It will help get your feet into OOP, necessary if you are
serious in
AS3, and I can guarantee you although you might feel
disturbed for not
understanding everything right away, it is only because it
covers the
topics very thoroughly, and you'll end up understanding many
important
concepts by re-reading it over the months/years of your
practice.
That book is a bible (like all previous from the author)...
once you get
to an intermediate level, you'll most likely rarely read any
other
(except for very specific topics it doesn't cover), and you
will often
refer to the AS help to know all of the classes and functions
you'll
come to need, since you'll be fully able to understand them.
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How to Learn Flash CS3

Hi All,
I want to learn the Flash CS3 framework and technology with
ActionScript2.0. Please send me some links for that or guide etc.
Thanks,
Kamalahasan.K

Have you done a search on adobe.com ? also
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/categories.cfm?forumid=15&catid=194

Should I learn flash?

I'm in the first year of my degree and don't really have to spend much time studying because I've done most of it before. We learn the basics of HTML, CSS, Javascript, Flash, Photoshop etc but it's not specific enough to get a decent job with.
I want to focus my attention (and money) on learning one main thing and mastering it but aren't sure which to go for. I like using flash and love all of it's capabilites but also realise how important it could be to maybe master photoshop and look at digital art type stuff.
Or maybe learn CSS or something like that.
I want to maybe go in to website design, but am also interested in many other things. I mean, even if I do go in to web design, should I learn flash or should I focus my attention on photoshop and HTML?
I'm not really an arty type, I don't want to just be a programmer I want to at least do some design.
I want to look at how easy things are to learn, how fun it would be, if it would be useful in a few years and also the demand for it.
Thoughts?
Cheers!!

It really depends on what you want to do mainly when you start your career.
Personally, I wanted to learn everything to be as valuable as possible in not only a corporate setting, but also personal projects.
I attended Art Institute for Web Development and took classes on all the most popular platforms and applications. The list includes...
XHTML/CSS
Photoshop
Flash
Dreamweaver
AS 3.0
PHP/MySQL
On top of that, we learned about things like Color Theory, Design Theory and other Web Dev concepts.
In the grand scheme of things though, what I learned in school is only a fraction of what I've learned once I graduated and started working. I continue to learn things everyday, it is pretty much endless.
So getting to your question about Flash...
I think it is a valuable skill set to have. I wouldn't stop at Flash though. You still need basic knowledge, if not, advanced knowledge of XHTML/CSS and PHP/MySQL because your Flash projects will most likely require those technologies to implement in real world applications.
It's a crazy journey to say the least and every day, things get crazier with technology evolving so quickly.
The topics I outlined above are things you want to have a strong foundation in.
From there you can really focus on what type of work you want to do. I pretty much do a little bit of everything but like you are wondering, it does limit how far you can master one particular thing. But with time, I believe you can master most if not all of the topics.
Hope that helps.
Dey

Learning Flash AND swing

hi.....do u think Flash > Applet AND VB.NET> Swing ?
I have little knowledge on Applet AND Swing......but I think Flash and VB.Net has exceeded and captured the market of Applet and Swing . Now a days most sites are using Flash for interactivity and VB for interface. do u think learning Flash and VB.NET would be worthy ? or should i update my knowledge on Applet and Swing ? One more bad thing regarding swing is , the code becomes bulky to get a simple interface .
i have one more doubt,......suppose i made a interface in VB.NET ( front end ) , can i run java code in back end ?
plz let me know what should i emphasis ?
thanks

It all depends on your current situation. Are you employed in IT? If so, what technologies is your employer using now. What technologies do they see themselves using next year? In 5 years?
What skills do you have now? Are you proficient in any technologies? Think about whether you want to be a jack-of-all-trades or very proficient in a smaller number of technologies. Are your current skills saleable to an employer? Should you improve your current skills or start learning new skills?
Hey, for a forum answer, I've certainly typed a lot of question marks!

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I used to do a lot of stuff in Director about 5 years ago.
Then, I stopped and did nothing but print. My new company wants me
to do some multimedia stuff and I am not sure if I should stick
with Director. I can still get around (mostly) but I have forgotten
a LOT (getting older does not help!) and it's gonna take a while to
get back up to speed.
It looks like there is very little going on Director-wise
these days. Even on Adobe's website, you have to click into a
secondary product area to even find it! So I am wondering if maybe
I should forget about using Director and just try to learn Flash?
Am I mistaken? I sure would LIKE to be, as I have always prefered
Director to Flash. Thanks much!
Oh, I am mostly displaying video on CD and intranet, creating
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"cutting-edge" by any stretch.

I've been using Flash for about 7 years, Director for over
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impression is that the average task can be approached in 50
different ways in Director, all of which will work -- and 50
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to go through all 49 others before you find it.
Flash also, though purportedly a designer's tool, ironically
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Examples:
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window is active -- and there's not always a visual indication of
which window that is.
- Some windows are always in front, some are not.
- How many times does "timeline" appear in different
cascading menus? Six? Seven?
- The hotkeys for many (but not all) of the most commonly
used functions have vanished from the menus, even though they still
work.
- There are different and easily confused mouse interaction
events available for movie clips vs. buttons (e.g., press vs.
mouseDown). It would appear that rollover is not available for
movie clips, as it does not appear in Script Assist, yet it is.
- And which of these two lines would you rather have to
debug?
Director: repeat with i = 1 to 100
or
Flash: for (i=1; i<=100; i++) {
I really didn't want to turn this into an anti-Flash screed.
All in all, I love some of what Flash can do, I really do -- but I
find it a brittle, fragile, counterintuitive environment. In my
experience, Director just works. Flash fights me every step of the
way.
Please take with a kilo of salt, YMMV, all that...

Learning Flash

Hello everyone. I am new to Flash. Can anyone give me some recommendations on the best way to go about learning Flash. My boss asked if I could start using it on our company website, I also want to start using it in my website. Thanks in advance. By the way, I already did the Flash video tutorials on Adobe.com, I want to learn on more of a skilled level.
This is my website with a little flash in it now: www.englishtrail.com

Keep checking out more tutorials and learn actionscript. Make sure you know HTML and Javascript well first.
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Want to use Flash on company site - need numbers!

Hi guys,
I work as a graphic designer for a pretty major e-commerce
site. We're working on a redesign of our homepage. Myself, I want
to incorporate flash. Nothing major but possibly using it in a
ticker across the top of the page and maybe one day doing flash
based splash pages to other areas of the site.
I like flash and have used it on other sites before. However,
I'm running into a roadblock. My superiors are very hesitant to
(finally) take the leap into flash design, as they believe not
enough internet shoppers have flash installed on their machines.
I sent an e-mail with links to the census page on adobe.com
that states that flash is installed on 97% of internet enabled
computers. They don't believe it. In fact, one of my superiors
believes that number to be only 9%. I've tried to do some of my own
research but I'm having a hard time building a case. I desperately
need independent research that illustrates what I'm sure we all
know already: not only is the flash plug-in installed on the
overwhelming majority of internet enabled computers, but that users
who are savvy enough to shop online are exactly the type that would
have flash installed in the first place.
This is a shot in the dark but I'm hoping that someone out
there may have come across an article that may help my case.
Thanks much; I'm desperate!

post54,
> I sent an e-mail with links to the census page on
adobe.com
> that states that flash is installed on 97% of internet
enabled
> computers. They don't believe it.
The numbers on Adobe's stats page don't always refer to the
*latest*
version of Flash Player -- that's an important note -- but
certainly, the
numbers are good:
http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/flashplayer/version_penetration.html
Here's the methodology used to derive those numbers:
http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/methodology/
Are the naysayers on your end willing to cite a reference or
two? ;)
> In fact, one of my superiors believes that number to be
only 9%.
Ummm. Where is that number coming from? Has this person not
visited
Amazon.com? They use Flash content. That's a pretty major
e-commerice
site. His this person not heard of MySpace (et. al.), YouTube
(et. al.),
and the like, all of which support (and sport) Flash content?
How about
cnn.com? Check out any of the major TV outlets, abc.com,
fox.com, cbs.com,
etc. I'm preaching to the choir, though ... I realize that.
> I've tried to do some of my own research but I'm having
a hard
> time building a case. I desperately need independent
research that
> illustrates what I'm sure we all know already:
This might prove difficult, because it sounds (to me) like
you're up
against an emotional reaction more than anything else. If no
one jumps in
with the article(s) you're looking for, how about turning the
argument on
its ear? You mentioned that the Flash content you're after is
"nothing
major" -- more eye candy than anything else -- and if that's
so, why not use
something like Geoff Stearns' SWFObject to detect Flash
Player and serve up
an alternative if necessary?
David Stiller
Adobe Community Expert
Dev blog,
http://www.quip.net/blog/
"Luck is the residue of good design."

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AndiWhitts wrote:
Yes that's what I'm after, so writing program's for my mac is similar to iPhone app development only with a different UI ect.? and they definitely both use Objective-C? And the current Xcode I got with my leopard install will have everything I need won't it.
There are definitely some similarities. The lower-level libraries are very similar. At the application level, and the UI architecture level, they are significantly different.
I just wanted to make a start before I get an intel mac but I didn't want to learn it all then have to start from scratch when I get an intel mac because it is completely different.
You wouldn't start from "scatch" because it wouldn't be "completely" different. You would be starting near the beginning because it is 70% different.
If you want to start with the machine you have, focus on writing Mac apps. In a year, maybe you might have something that you could port to Xcode4 and release in the App Store.
Any machine made since 2007 will run Lion.

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http://chortle.ccsu.edu/java5/cs151java.html
This site is a brilliant site specially the exercise problems and the quizes really attracted me to Java alot and now i came to realize how easy it is to program in Java rather than C++. Java forums have helped me alot in solving those exercise problems (not with the code but with a good explanation) which was very helpful for me. out of my 210 post i guess i have helped 30 people out and the rest of the questions are regarding those exercises. i came to know encapsulation, inheritance and all that stuff. though i am still not very perfect like i am still having trouble with ComparTo thing but it takes more practice. the more you practice the more you learn. so all the newbies if you really want to learn java even if you dont have any experience in OOp this is the site where you need to start. Hope this will definitely help you alot. thanks to all the Senior members navycoder, captain, paulcw, duffy, turingpest and others also who have helped me in the past. without you i would have not achieved the goal of learning java. now my next step is going to be learn GUI programming Swing. looks fun to me. but at the same time i have my final project for this semester to make on ONline Testing program which will have a database, php scripting and html and xml.
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I was a newbie like 4 months ago. i have some skills
of OOP in C++ like 2 years back but since then i
did'nt took any of programming language courses. I
have experience in MSaccess and MYsql. i did my
internship Last summer with Tennessee Education
Lottery as a Database Analyst. At that time i
realized what a Corporate Enviorment looks like.
Trust me it was a formal interview and i passed it
and they placed me in the IT department to write some
scripts for the GUI terminal and at the same time
create a Company Security Database.Wow they really must like to gamble if they put you in charge of a security database - no offense meant, but that isn't the sort of thing you would want a brand new person working on, unless of course they were giving really high odds ;-)

I want to learn web dynpro in UK

i want to learn web dynpro in UK through remote servers by self learning.WHO provides remote servers.what r the pre requisites for webdynpro for ABAP

You can install your own Server from [this link|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/80fd9a0a-e306-2a10-c896-b84c77c13ed2].

I want to learn web dynpro for ABAP in UK

i want to learn wen dynpro for ABAP in uk through remote servers.who provodes the best remote servers.
whether abap and java is a
pre requisite for learning webdynpro?

Vijay,
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