Category Archives: Tutorials

An alternative to bitmap transparency in Flash

When it comes to using transparent bitmap images in Flash often you will find using a PNG is your best option. However, a major caveat with using PNG images is the significant increase in file size compared to non-transparent image … Continue reading

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Sending data with LocalConnection in Flash

As a follow up to my previous post titled “How to communicate between multiple Flash files with LocalConnection” I’m going to demonstrate a slightly more advanced way of using the LocalConnection object in Flash.

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Trigonometry for Flash: A Visual Reference

Trigonometry is something any aspiring Flash developer should learn. It is the cornerstone of becoming better at manipulating graphics purely with code. I am certainly not a math guru by any means. I often find myself having to flip through … Continue reading

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How to communicate between multiple Flash files with LocalConnection

Have you ever come across a website containing banner ads of the same creative which appear to be in sync? Here I’m going to demonstrate how this is done by giving an example of how to use the LocalConnection class … Continue reading

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