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Flash Experiments - Unique downloadable experiments in Flash 4 and Flash 5. New experiments added fortnightly.
Meta Description: [ This is my flash experiments page. I've been working with flash for the last three years. I specialise in flash actionscripting and flash programming. This page contains some downloadable experiments in flash and a flash resume. ]

Beginners guide - Flash 5 tutorial - Macromedia flash 5 tutorial for beginners

Building a flash radio using an XML playlist - Build a flash based radio that uses an XML playlist to play the songs. An easy to understand tutorial with downloadable source files.
Meta Description: [ Build a flash based radio that uses an XML playlist to play the songs. An easy to understand tutorial with downloadable source files. Flash Authoring made easy. onclipevent.com. form follows function(); ]

CartoonSmart.com - Free Flash files and tutorials. Lesson covers animation, drawing cartoons, creating cool buttons, and text design. Free files posted weekly.
Meta Description: [ Flash Tutorials. Free Flash Files. Flash Lessons. Learn to Draw. Learn Animation. Create Flash Cartoons. ]

CBT Cafe - Flash Tutorials - Tutorial resource site featuring tutorials in both HTML and QuickTime Video format for Flash.
Meta Description: [ CBT Cafe :: Featuring free Flash tutorials in HTML QuickTime and Flash Video formats ]

Complete Idiot's Guide to Flash Tutorials - Collection of Macromedia Flash tutorials from author of Complete Idiot's Guide to Flash, David Karlins.
Meta Description: [ Complete Idiot's Guide to Flash Tutorials ]

Creating Realistic Orbits in Flash - Tutorial explaining the steps necessary to creating a realistic orbit in Macromedia Flash 5.
Meta Description: [ Creating Realistic Orbits in Flash ]

Debreuil Digital Works - Flash 5 OOP tutorial - In depth and entertaining tutorial on building Object-Oriented Applications in Flash 5.
Meta Description: [ A mid-level tutorial on how to use object-oritented programming techniques in Flash 5 Actionscript. Use these techniques to build scalable applications for the internet. ]

Flash 99% Good - This site aims to help flash developers create more usable content using examples and tips.

Flash Audio Spectrum Analyser - An advance tutorial covering theory and step by step guide to build a spectrum Analyser using Flash and Spectrum Lab.

Flash Bible - Lots of tutorials, like how to keep track of a counter for scoring purposes in a game, and flying text.

404 Flashcoders Mailing list - Flashcoders is a mailing list focused on providing an online community for programmers working with Macromedia Flash 5
Meta Description: [ Flash Training, Flash Courses, and ListServs from the experts at Fig Leaf Software ]

Flashgeek - Home of the unholy matrimony of Macromedia Flash and Microsoft Powerpoint. Tutorials, discussions, code, and pointers can be found here.
Meta Description: [ Home to Macromedia Flash tutorials and Microsoft Powerpoint tutorials about embedding Flash objects in Powerpoint via the ActiveX control. Also home to the board and discussion that figures out how to make Macromedia Flash do wacky things with code or with other applications, primarily Microsoft ... ]

High octane or do flash programmers dream of interactive sheep? - What is it that makes a Flash site really sing? What sets apart the masters from everyone else. This is an article about interactivity and concludes with a case study on Matt
Meta Description: [ Matt Owens, creator of Volume One has no Flash peer. Technically, he is flawless. For instance, most Flash designers leave you with a lame downloading now message until the entire piece is ready. The downloads at Volume One are often as inviting than the actual loaded pieces. Indeed, the download... ]

Joen's Flash Study - Joen's Flash Study is a new area of the StreamingMediaWorld (SMW), focused entirely on Macromedia Flash 4.

Macromedia Flash - Macromedia's own site on learning how to use their flash product.

Moock.org - Flash - Colin Moock, author of O'Reilly's 'ActionScript: The Definitive Guide' posts news, tutorials, experiments, and source files for Flash designers and developers. Highlights include articles on programming fundamentals, motion code, multiuser applications, server connectivity, interface widgets, and a Flash detection scheme. Moock also posts his games and cartoons here.
Meta Description: [ Colin Moock's tutorials and gallery for Flash developers and designers. Maintained by the author of O'Reilly's 'ActionScript: The Definitive Guide' and 'Essential ActionScript' series. ]

Polar Lights Studios Labs - Tutorials, .fla Flash source files and sounds for Flash. Examples of integrating Flash with Java, Perl, PHP, ASP databases and etc.

Praystation - Joshua Davis explores relations in Flash programming, featuring advanced tutorials and source fla's. Joshua claims that information architecture should emulate video game design and interaction.
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500 Productbeta - Ideas in Development - Productbeta is a Navneet Behal's playground for advanced Multimedia Experiments using Macromedia Flash, Director and PHP.
Meta Description: [ Productbeta is an advanced playground for Multimedia Experiments using Macromedia Flash and Director ]

Round World Media - Animated Tutorial on Flash 5 - Use Flash 5 to learn Flash 5. This self-paced tutorial uses animation and narration to guide you through the creation of a humorous interactive e-greeting card that you can publish or send. On one side of the screen you watch the tutorial, while other side, you work in flash.
Meta Description: [ Round World Media has developed four quality online courses, including a comprehensive course on HTML, a course on how to develop an online course, and an animated tutorial for Flash 5 ]

SmartWebby's Guide to Flash 'n' ASP Unleashed - Learn integrating Flash and ASP. This comprehensive guide teaches, challenges and initiates you into trying to build products by yourself.
Meta Description: [ This guide teaches you all you need to know about integrating Flash with ASP, create a Flash Guest-Book, make your own guestbook, basics of Flash and ASP ]

The Cortex Project - An experimental Flash site which explores the uses of multimedia on the web. Source (.fla) files are provided to help others as we have been helped.

Toon Doctor - Many interesting tutorials for the Flash animator. Animated screen shots ease the process.

Tutorial on How to use Flash with CGI Scripting - Brief example of how to use CGI with Flash 4. Note that you need to know Java, Action Scripting, and a Scripting Language.

WDVL : Flash 5 - Shawn Ryder's article on the latest features of Macromedia's Flash product, from the Web Developer's Virtual Library.
Meta Description: [ As you surf around the Internet today you will begin to notice that numerous sites have begun to implement many aspects of one of the latest Macromedia products - Flash 5. If you have experienced Flash 3 or 4 get ready for a whole new excitement with this latest version! ]

Webmonkey - Becoming a Flash 5 Master - In this Flash 5 tutorial, Mike at Webmonkey's teaches you how to animate in a jiffy by running down what tools you need and then showing you how to use them. He stops along the way to cover file optimization, pulldown menus, importing sounds, and the amazing tellTarget action. If you're a beginner, there's plenty here for you to absorb. If you're a seasoned pro, then let Mike take you back to school you for a few tricks to help make your final Flash projects cleaner and meaner.

404 Zinc Roe Design - Advanced Flash Techniques - Advanced Flash 4 and 5 tutorials.