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This movie requires Flash Player 9 Here we are going to talk about a tweening technique that will open up a whole new way of controlling sequenced animations. With GreenSock’s Tweenlite we can tween and ease the playback rate of a timeline or tween. Press the butons in the swf above to see how tweening...Read More

I’ve had a lot of fun experimenting with Adobe’s new Wallaby prerelease which allows you to convert Flash CS5 Fla files to iOS-friendly HTML5/JS/CSS animations. There are a few do’s and don’ts to watch out for, but this tool is going to have a large impact on a lot of developers from all backgrounds.Read More

This movie requires Flash Player 9 I was “walking by” a tv that was showing American Idol the other night and was mesmerized by this mega screen of pulsing tiles that was behind the performers. I was instantly compelled to try to build the effect with Flash. With a little timer, loop, conditional logic and...Read More

This movie requires Flash Player 9 Here is a continuation of our easy infinite scroller. The focus in part 2 is making the code more flexible and dynamic. Notice in the swf above that 4 items are moving at a time as opposed to just one. We are going to dig deeper into the “lob...Read More

Here is a little overview of what all this Molehill business is about. This is going to be a causal walk through of some of the awesome demos that are available minus the technical hooey. I’ll give you some resources to help you explore on your own as well. The deathblow has been launched;)Read More

This movie requires Flash Player 9 Here is a fun little technique to get your brains spinning. This simple scroll technique can be used to scroll any number of items in a continuous loop. Use the “toggle mask” button in the swf above to see how the end clips are being lobbed off and sent...Read More

This movie requires Flash Player 9 Back on topic. Got a real doozy for you today. This simple lesson can have some huge impact on the integrity of your Flash or javascript apps. I recently found out that I’ve been using a faulty random number function for ages. Take a look and see how one...Read More

So you may be wondering why a guy that has a Flash blog is talking about an HTML5 game. Well, its important for people in the Flash community to know what is happening with all the latest gizmos. This game by Grant Skinner is amazingly playable and fun. It is the first HTML5 game I’ve...Read More

I’ve crammed what I could easily have stretched into a month’s worth of posts into 1 handy list. I know for certain there is something in here that you had no idea about and will find extremely useful. This claim is backed by a 90 day money-back guarantee.Read More