Flash Tutorials

About Adobe Flash

Adobe Flash is a resource that helps web develops add high quality animations and interactive tools to websites and software applications. Flash technology provides web developers, programmers, and graphic designers with the tools to create customized 3D animations, videos, games, and website interfaces.

Now, Flash technology even allows developers to create applications and media for mobile phones and portable electronics. In fact, Adobe has even launched its Open Screen Project Fund, which allocates US$10 million in grants that are available for developers who are creating projects in sectors related to entertainment, business, social networking, gaming, weather, sports, and more.

Web developers use Flash in order to create websites that are high quality, professional, and interactive. Flash technology gives webmasters the skills to present information and content in a variety of creative ways. Websites and applications that use Flash can distinguish themselves from competitors who use basic HTML layouts and tables.

Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Tutorials

Learn Flash by developing your own templates and interfaces. Before and after reading Internet Corkboard's introductory guide, be sure to check out these resources to help you develop and advance your skills.

• Using Flash for the First Time - Part 1: Building a Banner
• Free Adobe Flash Tutorials
• Cartoon Animation Tutorial
• Popular and Fun Flash Tutorials for Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced Programmer
• Free Flash Tutorials: Intermediate
• Adobe Flash Tutorials - Best of
• Advanced Flash Website

Before You Learn Flash

If you are looking to develop Flash animations, it is important that you understand HTML proficiently. You should know how images work on web pages and how the components of the web page come together. Understand what an "index" page is and how to embed animations and video within an HTML document. For a comprehensive guide to basic, intermediate, and advanced HTML, check out the HTML Code Tutorial. Make sure that you pay particular attention to the structure of an HTML document.

Basic Principles of Flash

• Flash does not require knowledge of a programming language.
• Flash is a platform specifically designed for a web browser.
• Flash is a tool that web developers can use to create a variety of interactive features including movies, navigation tools, and games.
• Flash animations are created using vector graphics. Raster graphics represent images as small rectangular units called pixels. Vector graphics formats store images as a mathematical formula of lines, shapes, and colors. Unlike raster graphics, vector graphics allow designers to scale images to any size without sacrificing image clarity and quality.

Flash & Java

Java is a programming language that allows web and software developers a similar ability to create dynamic web pages and applications. Unlike Flash, Java requires knowledge of the Java programming language. Flash applications load much more quickly than Java applets.