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Lynda.com: Flash Animation Projects
Lynda.com: Flash Animation Projects

My latest Flash title is available on Lynda.com! Flash Professional CS5: Animation Projects, The title was created in response to people asking how I created the Flash animations for the various Dreamweaver courses. In this course I demonstrate how to create and import assets, and then take those assets and bring them to life using [...]

Accessing the Accelerometer Using Flash CS5
Accessing the Accelerometer Using Flash CS5

In this video you will see how easy it is to check to see if the device has Accelerometer capabilities and then manipulate an object based on the accelerometer data. Download Source Files

Creating Flash Content for Multiple Screens
Creating Flash Content for Multiple Screens

In this tutorial I show you how to reposition and resize graphics to always fit the size of the screen it is playing on. So whether the content is playing in a browser on a laptop or on a mobile phone (with the Flash Player), the content will always fit appropriately. I also show how [...]

Adding Animation, Audio and Video to Flash Catalyst
Adding Animation, Audio and Video to Flash Catalyst

Adding Animation, Audio and Video to Flash Catalyst from Paul Trani on Vimeo. In this video you’ll see how easy it is to add audio (MP3), video (FLV) and animation (SWF) to your Flash Catalyst Project. Download Source Files

Creating Components in Flash Catalyst
Creating Components in Flash Catalyst

Creating a Scroll Panel in Flash Catalyst from Paul Trani on Vimeo. In this video you’ll see how easy it is to convert your custom deigned scrollbar into a fully functional component that scrolls the content of your choice — all without writiing code! Download Source Files

Adding Page Transitions in Flash Catalyst
Adding Page Transitions in Flash Catalyst

Adding Page Transitions in Flash Catalyst from Paul Trani on Vimeo. In this video you’ll see how easy it is to add some simple cross fade and animation moves from page to page in Flash Catalyst. Download Source Files

Roundtrip Editing with Flash Catalyst
Roundtrip Editing with Flash Catalyst

Roundtrip Graphic Editing with Flash Catalyst from Paul Trani on Vimeo. In this video you’ll learn how to update Flash Catalyst graphics using Illustrator and Photoshop. Download Source Files

From Illustrator to Interactive Using Flash Catalyst
From Illustrator to Interactive Using Flash Catalyst

From Illustrator to Interactive Using Flash Catalyst from Paul Trani on Vimeo. In this video you’ll learn how easy it is to take an Illustrator design, bring it into Flash Catalyst and add interactvity to it (using buttons and pages) all under 10 minutes. Download Source Files