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Color Effects with a Custom InterpolateColorTransform AS3 Class

We present a custom InterpolateColorTransform class and interesting color and image effects accomplished using the methods of the class. The...

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Rich Symmetry Patterns with Three Mirror Kaleidoscope in AS3 Flash

Three mirror kaleidoscope generates much richer symmetry patterns than the most common, centrally symmetric two mirror kaleidoscope. With the...

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New Video Tutorial on ByteArray Image Decoding

New Video Tutorial on ByteArray Image Decoding

I just finished uploading a new tutorial that shows you how to use the ByteArray class to parse and display images in formats that Flash doesn’t natively...

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Distortion Effect Using the Displacement Map Filter

Distortion Effect Using the Displacement Map Filter

Cadin Batrack posted a new tutorial at FlashTuts+ about the AS3 DisplacementMapFilter class. He created a cool effect using this class so that you can use as a...

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Realistic 3D Snowfall Effect in ActionScript 3 and Flash

We present a custom AS3 SnowDisplay class which can be used to create a variety of realistic 3D snow animations that include turbulence and wind effects. ...

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Find The Right JavaScript Solution With A 7-Step Test

Find The Right JavaScript Solution With A 7-Step Test

  As Web developers and designers, we are spoilt for choice right now. To build a complex Web application or even just spice up a website with some highly...

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A Game Spinner Using the Tween Class and Math.random() in AS3 and Flash

A simple AS3 how-to in which we show basic methods and properties of the Tween class. We also show how to generate random integers in a given...

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Intro to After Effects Scripting course at fxphd

Intro to After Effects Scripting course at fxphd

I am very happy to announce that I will be teaching an introduction to After Effects scripting class at fxphd.com this term.  I have gotten many requests to teach...

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Create an In-Place Editing System: One Step Further

Create an In-Place Editing System: One Step Further

A few months ago, you learned how to create an in-place editing system. Today, we’ll take things a step further as we create a simple backend, which will allow...

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