Need to learn Flash

Hello,
I just installed Flash CS3 and I need help! I am completely
new to Flash - NEVER USED IT BEFORE! Also, I do not have any
scripting experience or knowledge. I need to learn the basics as
soon as possible. Other than online tutorials and the tutorial that
came with the software can anyone suggest any good books I can
purchase? Is Flash CS3 for Dummies any good?
I am on a Mac G5 running OSX 10.4.10
Thanks!

Hey, im a new , i dont know about any books but these website
have helped me understand the basics and from there I use forums
and tutorials online for help.
http://www.entheosweb.com/Flash/default.asp
http://www.smartwebby.com/Flash/flash_animations.asp
sorry i cant help you anymore then this.

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Need to learn how to create a slideshow in Flash

Hello All,
I'm new to Flash and I need to learn how to do a slideshow with exactly the same features as can be found in this link:
http://www.esppromo.com/index.asp
Just like at the link above, it needs to play through the slides automatically once the page is loaded, each slide needs to link to a specific URL, and I need controls similar to the boxes at the bottom so the viewer can click on any specific slide they wish to view (I'd like to have numbers in the boxes though). The transitions don't have to slide across like this. If a fade is easier, that would be fine.
Since I've looked online, but can't find any tutorials for doing this in Flash Professional, I think I'll pick up a book on Flash. There are some online tutorials that are close but nothing that is exactly what I'm looking for.
I'm just wondering if anyone can recommend a particular book that covers creating this type of slide show with the links and controls exactly as I need it to be. I see these types of slide shows on a lot of sites now, so I'm hoping that maybe someone else on this forum has had to learn how to do this and can recommend a book they used?
I was looking at Adobe Flash Professional CS5 Classroom in a Book and it looked like it may be what I'm after, but I am rather cautious, as I don't want to end up with instructions that are close to what I am looking for, but not quite right.
Actually, I thought I'd be able to do this fairly easily with Flash Catalyst, so I updated to Adobe CS5 Design Premium. I found that Flash Catalyst can be used to create a slide show like this, but unfortunately it won't play automatically when the page loads and the viewer has to manually click through the slides, which is not what I need. I could be wrong, but from what I've read, I need Flash Builder to add code so the slide show will play automatically if I create it in Flash Catalyst. Since it's not an option for me to buy more software at this time, I've decided to learn how to do this in Flash Professional.
I really want to learn how to do this. I expect to go on and create more using Flash, but for now I just REALLY need to figure this slide show out.
If anyone can help out, I'd really appreciate it!
Thanks,
William

Edit:
i'm sorry. it is a huge work to type this and will be confusing as hell. i'm already up to 1 full word page of explanation. Though i am able to do it, explaning it in full lengh is ... well.. very hard. Way harder than it is to make your flash itself.
I can however point you to some element you should read about how to make them:
- How to use timeline in flash cs4
- how to create a button in flash cs4
- How to make "CLASSIC TWEEN" in flash cs4
- How to use ActionScript 2 ( AS2) basic command like : GetUrl, Gotoandplay, Stop and how to put those script in the right location. ( AS2 allow you to put script directly on the button itself. however it is best to put it in the Action Layer that you will have to build in the timeline.
- How to import thing in library.
keep in mind that what you want to make is mostly a Logic probleme...
- Image 1 click = GetURL X,
- After Y time, Switch image 1 to image 2 with animation. Do the same for the button.
- If you click on button 1 while being on image 3, you have to set all the reverse animation in the timeline, and use a lot of Gotoandplay.
Hope this help you a little.
I'm sorry. i really wanted to help you do it, but it is just a monstruous job to write all this.

Newbie wants to learn Flash

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?

How did you learn flash?

I have never created a website before and I want to know if
Flash will help me accomplish my goal.
I am having a devil of a time locating tutorials and books
that can help me learn what I need to know in Flash CS3.
Most of what I find is for Flash 8. I have yet to find any
tutorial to make a map like map quest that I can grab move and zoom
using a mouse. I am starting to wonder if Flash is even
capable of doing this. Can anyone point me to a book on Amazon or
a Flash CS3 tutorial. The books I have researched on Amazon
don't specifically show in the table of contents moving and zooming
things with a mouse.
Any suggestions are much appreciated.

Hello ...99% of flash 8 tutorials can be used in Flash CS3
Flash CS3 hasn't changed that much, except for it's Action
Script stuff
& its ability to import complete AI & Photoshop
files,
dont let ActionScript 3 scare you, because it scared me at
first , its more complex than AS2
but now that Flash has resolved most of it's Action Script
stuff
iam sure the Flash Team will have more time now
to finally put in the long awaited 3D tools ! ;o) ..then it
will be basically capable of anything
if you want to create a map quest as you say , that will have
interaction
then you will need to learn at least the basics of
actionscript & behaviors
other than that , if you are an artist & animator , then
Flash is the best api for that
check out cartoonsmart.com & mudbubble.com to get an idea
of the drawing power of Flash ..from there on its all up to your
imagination my friend
the best resource book for newbies is the Help & Live
Docs of Flash
but there are many out there that have dedicate alot of time
creating free tutorials
also another site you might want to check out , i think it
will give you some great idea's of what you are interested in
creating is ...www.hungrysuitcase.com ;o)
peace John

Need help integrating flash with asp

i am creating a dynamic site that pulls all of its content
from and access database. i would like to make the entire page in
flash. i have never used flash to pull any content from a datbase
before. does any one know how to do this ? or know of a good
tutorial? i can only seem to find tutorials for flash 8 or flash 5,
nothing for mx2004.
it seems like every thing i try doesnt work and no one knows
how to help me.
feeling very discouraged,
-furley

Flash has nothing to do with getting data from an Access
database.
You need to focus on either ASP or ASP.Net, a scripting
language for the
server script either JScript or VBScript, middleware usually
ADO or ADO.Net
and finally SQL. All of these items go together in a server
side script that
could work with non-Flash or Flash client interfaces. You
should find many
tutorials on the internet with these items as it has been
done for nearly a
decade.
You also can use ColdFusion.
For Flash, you need to learn LoadVars Actionscript class if
you plan to
communicate data in the URL Variables format or XML
Actionscript class if
you want to use XML data format. It will not really matter to
Flash what is
on the server side as it will only be sending and receiving
data in either
of those two data formats (URL Variables or XML).
If you want to look at some Using VBScript, ASP, ADO and an
OLEDB Connection
examples I use for seminars in Web database you can take a
look here:
http://www.hosfordusa.com/ClickSystems/courses/webdb/.
However they lack
Flash example but would work "as is" with a Flash example.
Once you look at some of those options, you can then form
more specific
questions for this forum and especially with using the
LoadVars and XML
Actionscript classes or the XML connector Flash component.
Lon Hosford
www.lonhosford.com
Flash, Actionscript and Flash Media Server examples:
http://flashexamples.hosfordusa.com
May many happy bits flow your way!
"professorfurley" <[email protected]> wrote
in message
news:[email protected]...
i am creating a dynamic site that pulls all of its content
from and access
database. i would like to make the entire page in flash. i
have never used
flash to pull any content from a datbase before. does any one
know how to do
this ? or know of a good tutorial? i can only seem to find
tutorials for
flash
8 or flash 5, nothing for mx2004.
it seems like every thing i try doesnt work and no one knows
how to help
me.
feeling very discouraged,
-furley

Newborn Newbie Needs To Edit Flash Template Text

First, I AM learning Flash 8 at Lynda.com. However I have the immediate need to know how to edit the text in a .fla file in F8. I am fairly proficient in Dreamweaver 8 and Photoshop CS, although that may not matter in the case of Flash.
I do not know how to get at nor edit the text in an .fla file. I've opened an .fla in Flash but it looks like everything's on one layer and I assumed Flash was like PS in that there are many layers of content. I tried but I mangled it badly. I don't really know how the text tools work in Flash.
I purchased the following template from Flashden:
http://flashden.net/item/md-portfoliosite-v2/full_screen_preview/3109
Xml files are included but unfortunately they only drive the galleries and not the rest of the site. Can someone please school me in very very (to the 100th power) basic steps on how I get at this text, edit it, and how I convert the .fla to a .swf and export it to Dreamweaver?
I have attached the .swf file.
THANK YOU!!!!!!

The text may be in an external .txt or .xml file. If you think that the text is written directly in the Flash movie, you can use the Find and Replace tool to find the text. Open the movie, select the stage window, go to the Edit menu and select find. When this window opens type in some of the text that you're trying to find, select Text and Actionscript in the options and and hit the find button. This should give you a list of the places where that text exists in your movie.

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

HT4910 i save my photos to camera roll. then back up but can't see it on icloud. why? we just lost 300 photos on my other iphone because we do not get proper help. that's why i need to learn now.

i save my photos to camera roll. then back up but can't see it on icloud. why? we just lost 300 photos on my other iphone because we do not get proper help. that's why i need to learn now.

You can't view your back up files at icloud.com.
You can't view your camera roll and you can't view your Photo Stream files at icloud.com.
The icloud back up plan allows you to "restore" your iOS device from the files you backed up at icloud.com.

I need the Adobe Flash Player version 11.1.102.64plug in on my MacAir to view Ustream videos. Adobe message says the version is for Intel-based Macs with Safari; also says that I "may have to temporarily disable antivirus software. is it safe to download?

I need the Adobe Flash Player version 11.1.102.64plug in on my MacAir to view Ustream videos. Adobe message says the version is for Intel-based Macs with Safari; also says that I "may have to temporarily disable antivirus software. is it safe to download?

Your MacBook Air is an Intel-based system. To download the current version (11.2.202.228), go to http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ and download it from there.
If there is still a Flash issue, you can try the Google Chrome browser, which has the current Flash built into it, to see if it works any differently with the videos. It's available from https://www.google.com/chrome

I have just enrolled to study and my course is online. in order to view any of the course content, i need macromedia adobe flash paper to be able to read anything. Please help....

I have just enrolled to study and my course is online. in order to view any of the course content, i need macromedia adobe flash paper to be able to read anything. Please help....

Use a different device.
Adobe did not develop Flash for iOS devices and has ended all Flash development for all mobile devices.
You could try a different browser from the App store such as Skyfire or iSwifter.

Hello, i am new to the mac and i need to learn how to re image using an external hard drive

Hello, i am new, like baby fresh new,...lol, to the mac and i need to learn how to re-image using an external hard drive.

How to replace or upgrade a drive in a laptop
Step One: Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger, Leopard or Snow Leopard.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
Step Two: Remove the old drive and install the new drive. Place the old drive in an external USB enclosure. You can buy one at OWC who is also a good vendor for drives.
Step Three: Boot from the external drive. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager appears. Select the icon for the external drive then click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Step Four: New Hard Drive Preparation
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
2. After DU loads select your new hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
Step Five: Clone the old drive to the new drive
1. Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
2. Select the destination volume from the left side list.
3. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
4. Check the box labeled Erase destination.
5. Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
6. Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the Source entry field.
7. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Destination means the new internal drive. Source means the old external drive.
Step Six: Open the Startup Disk preferences and select the new internal volume. Click on the Restart button. You should boot from the new drive. Eject the external drive and disconnect it from the computer.

New To Mac's Need to learn how to use it!

I recently have become the owner of a Power Mac G4. I am a longtime pc user and now I need to learn as much about the Mac. Where can I get good clear complete manuals or books on just how the Mac works and how do you move around in one, such as looking at directories, creating the same, installing software programs, etc.
Thanks!

Welcome to Mac-dom!
Here's another great Apple page with lots of instructional videos if, like me, you are a visual learner:
http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/
When you start thinking about hardware questions, consider posting in the other G4 forum here. You model number indicates you have a G4 "Quicksliver," one generation older than the ones covered in this forum. The forum labeling is so cryptic that is hard to figure out exactly where to post G4 questions. Either place will work, frankly.
Updating your equipment line in your profile will make it faster to get help. A lot of people don't know an M8493 is a Quicksilver, so use the name instead. Also do "About this Mac" from the Apple menu to find your processor speed and amount of RAM installed. Adding that to the equipment line helps everyone.
I hope you enjoy the Apple forums as much as I do. I've learned a lot here!
A

Hello guys..does anybody know how to install and use adobe master collection with the new lion? I need to use Flash and illustratore, but apparently those programmes are incompatible with the new operative sistem... I am a new mac users and I'd like t

Hello guys..does anybody know how to install and use adobe master collection with the new lion?
I need to use Flash and illustratore, but apparently those programmes are incompatible with the new operative sistem...
I am a new mac users and I'd like to know if there are other similar programmes I can use with lion!

Lab79 wrote:
Are you on Apple's payroll?
well dude I can only let you know that as I work with those programme I don't have to pay for it is my company that pays the programme I whant to use( that's why I was asking if there where other programmes ..that I could use with lion insted that Illustrator and Flash!)..I know Adobe since 2005 and I can say that Adobs products are very good...I think that if it's an Adobe probleme or fault ..they will solve it very soon...but unfortunally I have the impression that after Jobs passed away Appel decided to change politics..and everything started to go very bad! (see FCP X)..
good luck with apple dude..
Where is the Apple problem? I have CS4 and CS5 running perfectly fine on my Macbook Pro. Installed 5 after Lion upgrade. Worth every cent. Adobe did have some catching up to do with Lion but with the CS5.5 update all runs fine. But not yours. So it is a problem with the Lion OS? You say you have been with Adobe since 2005. So you would be aware of all the other issues that Adobe had catching up with past Oss in Mac and Windows then. They get it right, but it is up to them. It is not up to Apple, nor Microsoft for that matter, to run around and check that every software developer in the world is running their business properly.
And what has politics got to do with anything. Some people just have to blame Software for their poor Hardware maintainence of failure of the same.
<The only think I can really do is to go back on my old windows...give back this orrible lap top and ask for my money back!>
Great suggestion. You should go with that one, but good luck getting a refund.
Bye

Need help for flash builder

i need help for flash builder 4 and papervison 3d. I need to create a slider with it ranges of value from 10 to 50 to adjust the camera values for the camera.fov and also need to create it for the yaw of the object from 0 to 360. I try to look for any slider event and classes in this program but cant find any, btw, i need to use the AS only project file.
here is my codes:
can you please tell me how i should modify the codes?
package
    import flash.display.BitmapData;
    import flash.display.Sprite;
    import flash.events.Event;
    import org.papervision3d.materials.BitmapFileMaterial;
    import org.papervision3d.materials.BitmapMaterial;
    import org.papervision3d.objects.primitives.Sphere;
    import org.papervision3d.view.BasicView;
    [SWF (width="800", height="600", backgroundColor="0x000000",frameRate="30")]
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        private var sphere:Sphere;
        public function EarthBitmap()
            super(800 , 600);
            var earthmaterial:BitmapFileMaterial = new BitmapFileMaterial("../assets/Earth.jpg");
            sphere = new Sphere(earthmaterial,100,20,18);
            camera.fov = 25;
            scene.addChild(sphere);
            addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,rotateSphere);
        public function rotateSphere(evt:Event):void
            sphere.yaw(0.2);
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Turn the click handler into a full on separate function. Then store all the views in an array and use Math.rand() to randomly choose one.
Something like this:
<fx:Script>
     <![CDATA[
          var questionsArray:Array = {question2,question3,question5,questionRed,questionGeography};
          function buttonClickHandler(event:MouseEvent){
               var randomProblem:int = Math.floor(Math.random()*(questionsArray.length));     //generates a random integer between 0 and the total number of questions in the array (arrays are 0-based)
               navigator.pushView(questionsArray[randomProblem]);
     ]]>
</fx:Script>
<s:Button id="randomProblemButton" label="Next Problem" click="buttonClickHandler(event)" />
Haven't tested that, but something along that line should work

I am very new to mac products, I have a Mac Pro 13" I need to learn how to use it ? looking video courses any will helpI

I am very new to mac products, I have a Mac Pro 13" I need to learn how to use it ? looking video courses any will help .....

Go to www.apple.com for a start. See, also, Mac Basics.

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