Flash - random motion and rotation - Actionscript 2

Date: 9th April 2008 at 11:32 am | Filed under: actionscript, development, flash | Author: Sam Burdge

Back again, my pet tadpoles (they still haven't grown into frogs yet!). This time I am going to explain the actionscript that makes them move, turn and run from the mouse. Firstly, heres an example of what they do (move your mouse over them and watch 'em swim away): Read on…

4 Responses to “Flash - random motion and rotation - Actionscript 2”

  • Comment by Sherry
    Date: April 9th, 2008 at 5:14 pm

    This is very cool, thank you for sharing. I can't wait to try it :-)

  • Comment by sherry
    Date: April 10th, 2008 at 8:55 pm

    Hi, I tried this out and am having trouble getting it to work. Am I supposed to have 2 different layers, one for tadpole and one for mouse_mc? Also, my transparent pixels don't seem to be attached to my mouse…

  • Comment by Sam Burdge
    Date: April 12th, 2008 at 11:04 pm

    Hi Sherry

    They can be on separate layers, or both the same layer, it shouldn’t matter. Did you give the movie clips instance names in the ‘properties’ panel?

    Sam

  • Comment by bex
    Date: August 12th, 2008 at 2:10 pm

    Hi there, just wondering if you’d have an tips on converting this to AS3. I’m very new to Flash and have been trying to do it all day!

    Thanks in advance,

    bex.

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Encoding Flash Video (flv) - Part 1 - The Basics

Date: 16th February 2008 at 12:53 am | Filed under: development, flash | Author: Sam Burdge

This is the first part in a series of articles I will be writing on encoding Flash Video (flv files) using the Adobe CS3 Video Encoder. I intend to cover all aspects of flv encoding to help you to attain the best results possible. If you are using another software to encode your flv files, such as Adobe After Effects or Final Cut Pro, many of the principles will be the same.

Read on…

3 Responses to “Encoding Flash Video (flv) - Part 1 - The Basics”

  • Comment by Grant Forrest
    Date: February 29th, 2008 at 10:29 am

    Hi Sam Been hunting the internet for some advice on optimum source files for flash - with no joy. But came across your encoding flash video article and have been enlightened. Many thanks Grant

  • Comment by John Smith
    Date: July 8th, 2008 at 2:50 pm

    Very helpful information. Much appreciated. Thank you.

  • Comment by samir
    Date: July 15th, 2008 at 6:03 pm

    Thank you for this useful article.
    Very informative.
    It solved my issue with horizontal lines in flash video files.

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Al Fingers Website

Date: 20th November 2007 at 3:28 pm | Filed under: portfolio | Author: Sam Burdge

Al Fingers Site 1Al Fingers Site 2

This site, built for DJ / Remix artist Al Fingers, is 100% ninja! It's powered by wordpress, believe it or not, but the theme is like no other wordpress theme I have ever seen. It uses iframes to load all the different categories into seperate lozenges on the home page. It is also backed up by the more conventional wordpress search and display single posts on a page. For this site I also created a unique 'View Tracklist' function for the Mixtapes category, which opens the tracklist for each mixtape in a pop-up window. The site utilises my monthly and reverse nav scripts which can be found here:

Wordpress Monthly Navigation | Wordpress Post Navigation Hacks

This is truly the Millenium Falcon of wordpress themes, and a must for all music lovers.
Check it out: www.alfingers.com

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Old Artwork Made New

Date: 1st November 2007 at 12:35 am | Filed under: gallery | Author: Sam Burdge

I recently took a photograph of this old picture of mine, sketched over 12 years ago when I was studying art. The reflection in the glass picture frame (un-intentional) seemed to add an extra dimension to the image once photographed. Here's the result:

Sam Burdge - Untitled Sketch

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