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May 1, 2007

Smooth rotation spinning circle Flash animation

Tutorial for spinning or rotating a circle in Adobe Flash This Adobe Flash tutorial demostrates how to make an animation that smoothly spins a circle. Firstly it shows you how to do it with a motion tween and one object. This works fine, however there is a short hickup or pause after each rotation. This is due to the animation being in a loop and starting again from the 20th frame back to the first. To improve on this, the tutorial continues on and demonstrates the results of adding a second layer with a bit of action script (goto play...

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Posted on May 1, 2007 5:50 AM | | Comments (1)

How to make bouncing ball in Adobe Flash

Bouncing Ball Flash Tutorial with ActionScript Here is a flash tutorial on how to create a bouncing ball with ActionScript. It is recommended for intermediate animation designers. Listed further down the page, below the visual tutorial are other Flash tutorials that demonstrate how to bounce a ball using ActionScript. As you can imagine, there are numerous ways to bounce a ball. For example, straight up and down or off walls to the left and right. Hence the reason for listing a few different tutorials. The software used to make a bouncing ball in this tutorial is Adobe Flash. More bouncing...

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Posted on May 1, 2007 8:36 AM | | Comments (0)

May 6, 2007

Composition tips for better photography

How to compose your photograph for maximum impact! Looking through past family photographs, I've realised that I often place the main subject smack dead in the middle of the photo. However, I've since learned that this is usually the failings of amature photography and that images are much more interesting if taken from a different perspective. Take this photo for instance, where the chair has been placed dead centre in the middle of the shot: Pretty uninteresting huh? Now compare it to this one where the chair is positioned to the right with the ocean, islands and boat in the...

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Posted on May 6, 2007 12:19 PM | | Comments (1)

Free Photoshop actions ATN downloads

Hundreds of useful Adobe Photoshop actions Most designers will agree that Photoshop actions are extremely useful for creating images and photograph effects quickly and efficiently. Listed below are those I've had in my favorites and thought would be great to share. For those new to Photoshop, a quick run down on what actions are and how to use them can be found on an earlier post: How to make a photo cube with actions. Of course to use these actions, you also need the graphic software they have been created for: Adobe Photoshop. 1. Polaroid 600 Instant Film This free...

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Posted on May 6, 2007 12:37 PM | | Comments (1)

Free Flash .FLA file downloads

Free .FLA files to use in Adobe Flash - websites, games, preloaders, intros and hundreds more! Learning from others is often the most effective way to teach yourself a new design method. For example, if your unsure how to make an Adobe Flash preloader, then download a couple of preloader .FLA files that others have created and play with them to see how its done. You will need Adobe Flash software to use these FLA files. Listed below are many useful .FLA files you can download for free to learn from: 1. DeviantART offers hundreds of free FLA files for...

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Posted on May 6, 2007 11:41 PM | | Comments (3)

May 7, 2007

Canon 400D EOS Rebel XTI digital SLR camera review

Review for Canon 400D EOS digital camera - also known as Canon Digital Rebel XTi I am by no means a professional or long time user of SLR cameras. Therefore this review is from the viewpoint of an absolute beginner. I will be explaining what I like and what I don't like about the Canon 400D EOS digital camera so hopefully you can make an informed decision when it comes time for you to purchase your first SLR. With a few short sentences, I would explain the Canon 400D EOS digital camera as being: Great value for money. Easy to...

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Posted on May 7, 2007 2:48 AM | | Comments (6)

animate text in Adobe Flash shake stretch slide disappear

Text animation in Flash This tutorial demonstrates how to create animated text in Adobe / Macromedia Flash. Animating text is one of the most popular movements that is often used for creating banners or intros. The lesson is pretty involved so its recommended you watch it a few times to familiarize yourself with text animation. The software used in this tutorial is Adobe Flash. Other useful resources for Flash text animation: 1. Kirupa has a very basic text animation tutorial for Adobe Flash users. This step by step tutorial is recommended for beginners who want to learn how to scroll...

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Posted on May 7, 2007 11:03 PM | | Comments (0)

Adobe Illustrator masking tutorial clipping opacity masks

Basics on how to use masking in Illustrator This tutorial shown below is useful for beginners needing to know how to use a few of the basic tools found in Adobe Illustrator. It guides you step by step through masking techniques. Here are a few other Illustrator tutorials you can find online to help you better understand masks: 1. If your looking at this post and wondering what Illustrator masks are, then this is the tutorial for you. Adobe Design Center offers an indepth look at masks, explaining what they are, along with excellent examples. 2. This tutorial is useful...

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Posted on May 7, 2007 11:36 PM | | Comments (0)

May 20, 2007

digital photo slide show free software download

How to make a digital photo slide show There are many free software downloads available to photographers who want to create slide shows from their digital camera photos. Listed below are a few of the most popular with a short review of what makes them useful. All software mentioned below will also let you edit your photographs before creating a slide show. For example, you can crop, resize, rotate, reduce red eye etc. 1. Photo Story 3 Photo Story 3 is a digital editing program made by Microsoft for Windows. This free photography software is only 5 mb in size,...

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Posted on May 20, 2007 12:19 PM | | Comments (0)

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