Flash Kit Newsletter Vol. 214, Tuesday May 16, 2006

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In this issue:

1. From the Webmaster
2. Announcements
3. Battle(s) of the Week
4. What's New


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1.From the Webmaster
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I think we had a record number of Tutorials submitted this week
so let's have a quick shout out to Vivian Dong and all the other
folks for stepping up and creating some really nice tutes
including such topics as Create Flash Video , Design a button,
Advanced arrays and more. All free for the community share.
Thanks Vivian! Check them out here:
http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/New/index.php

Another great contributor this week was Andrew David. Andrew
contributed over a dozen wonderfully done "caricatures" to the
Gallery including such "caricature" as Albert Einstein, Michael
Moore, Frank Sinatra, Richard Nixon and many more. See all the
work featured by Andrew right here:
http://www.flashkit.com/gallery/New/

With over 3 million posts and nearly 6 hundred thousand threads,
you're sure to find the answers to your Flash projects right
here.

Have a great week!

Mike Houghton
Flash Kit webmaster

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2. Announcements
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2.1 Announcements

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Adobe announces first Macromedia Flash Professional 8 Roadshow
Designed to provide creative professionals an overview of the
benefits of Flash 8. This free, four-city tour kicks off in Los
Angeles then off to San Francisco, Chicago and New York. See
leading professionals reveal the latest Flash 8 techniques
http://adobe.regsvc.com/reg/site2/ov...p?site=1643&mc

SWiSHzone.com releases SWiSH Jukebox!
SWiSH Jukebox coverts your MP3s to Flash sound players at the
click of a button. Simply import your MP3s, select your player
style and you're done! SWiSH Jukebox comes complete with a large
selection of player styles and generates spectrum data.
http://www.swishzone.com/index.php?product=jukebox

Wildform Releases WildPresenter 2.1
Wild Presenter, available for Windows, enables anyone to easily
create outstanding Flash presentations, product demos, training
videos, and sales & marketing materials AND it’s being offered at
a special introductory price. Details here!
http://www.wildform.com/products/wildpresenter/

goowy releases major new enhancements
goowy releases major new enhancements to its already robust and
all Flash email service. Now goowy has Instant Messaging, on-line
file storage, fully manageable calendar, a personalized start
page and lots more. Get more details and sign up right here!
http://www1.goowy.com/

FlashRelief announces QuickPoll -- A customizable poll component
QuickPoll quickly create an online Flash poll. Customize fonts,
colors, sizes, number of choices and more. Includes three pre-
built templates. Uses PHP for poll data storage and quick setup.
Create an unlimited number of polls. Read more here.
http://www.flashrelief.com/quickpoll/index.html

IncreditTools announces Flash Demo Builder 1.0
Flash Demo Builder is an easy tool for creating tutorials,
presentations, interactive quizzes and product demonstrations.
Publish to Flash, DVD, CD, EXE, AVI, MS Word, Email and Web site.
Get your copy here.
http://www.flashdemobuilder.com/

PJ and Supreme4 components Version2, ultimate text effect for MM Flash
Version 2 has matured to become an all-in text-effect solution
for anyone working with Flash. PJ and S4 Version 2 can be used by
users of any skill-level. For experienced users custom
modifications can be done quickly. Details here!
http://www.patrickjansen.net/components/

Marmalade Multimedia is pleased to announce the release of FlashAmp 3
FlashAmp 3, the sound-visualization utility for Macromedia Flash
8 and MX2004. Designed for Windows and Macintosh, FlashAmp 3 will
synchronize sound in Flash, audio animations and visualizations,
lip sync character animations and more!
http://www.marmalademedia.com.au/flashamp/

Check out the all new iconflash for your next Flash project
The all new iconflash.com gives you over 200 professionally
designed Flash icons complete with FLA, SWF and PNG files Flash
icons perfect for use in any Flash web site or movie. Get the full
details and pricing here!
http://www.iconflash.com/



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4. What's New
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4.1 New Movies
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OPEN SOURCE MOVIES!

3D vector animated running woman
Created by the Original Flash: This animation is a realistic
vector three-dimensional model of a woman running. The character
runs in the direction of the cursor and can move in 8 directions
and has 8 fixed poses (Including the reflected movie clips and
poses). The "running woman" can be used in games, logos,
websites, collages, banners, and animations.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=11339

Smooth-Finger
Woman’s hand opening and closing. Great for a preloader or just for animation.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=942

Calendar 2 (birthday picker) Author: Damir Secki. It's new
version of my calendar birth date picker. Simply ad it to your
site and define which variable will affect. Feel free to use it
in your entire project. I'd like to see your final work.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=4584

Fluid Letters
Posted by ACW. Nice Nav maybe to be used with frames below.
Really fun and provides a lot of scripts that could be used for
other things also.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=6447

Arnold Scott
Author: Trevor Jordet: This guy sings on the streets of Mannyunk.
I illustrated and animated a clip of him singing.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=11285

3D cube
Simple 3D cube using ActionScript and Quaternions using Flash 8.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=11369

3D DNA Molecule
»Author: Hugo Campos. This is a 3D DNA molecule that I programmed
for one of my biology works. Hope you like it!!!
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=11377

Cascading Menu
»Author: scoult01. »Description: A fully dynamic menu (based off the number of items you add into the arrays) very easy to customize.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=11370



4.2 New Tutorials
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Advanced arrays
How to make good use of arrays
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Games/Advanced-Cornyani-1338/index.php

Design a button
Take a tour of this tutorial and you will get the easiest and
fastest way to design a button yourself.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Animation/Design_a-Vivian_D-1339/index.php

Video Delivery Options When we talk about delivering Flash Video,
two options step into our mind: Embedded video and use
ActionScript to playback external FLV file. Here I tell you the
difference between them and help you choose one to match your
needs.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Getting_Started/Video_De-Vivian_D-1340/index.php

Create Flash Video
Take the detailed tutorial tour to learn how to import a video as
an embedded file in a few minutes with Flash Maker -- ******* SWF
Quicker.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Animation/Create_F-Vivian_D-1341/index.php

Frame-by-frame Animation
Here I will let you know what fame-by-frame animation is with a
simple sample. Take your earphones, you can feel more about the
couple's quicksteps.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Animation/Frame-by-Vivian_D-1342/index.php

Basic Tweening using AS A very basic (but sometimes useful) AS
library for animating movie clips. Use it and adjust it so that
you avoid timeline tweening and equalize your motion animation.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Actionscripting/Basic_Tw-Petar_Sv-1344/index.php

Actionscript Tweening An alternative to timeline tweening. Very
simple, but a good basis for customization depending on
developer's needs.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Actionscripting/Basic/Actionsc-Petar_Sv-1345/index.php

Making fire Making Fire in Flash 8 pro.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Special_Effects/makeing_-negative-1347/index.php

Static text and Dynamic text In this course, I focus on showing
the difference between static text and dynamic text. You can
write your favorite sentence right after the one I offered. OK,
have a try.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Animation/Static_t-Vivian_D-1348/index.php



4.3 Featured Sites for this Week
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Check out the latest Featured Sites for this Week:

Chernobyl Legacy
While this Flash site may not break any boundaries in design or
style, it definitely deserves our attention. Take a look as Paul
Fusco faces the dark legacy of Chernobyl, focusing on the
horrifying human consequences of the event that is now 20 years
in the past.
http://www.magnuminmotion.com/essay_chernobyl/

Silent Hill Official Site
We could feature Big Spaceship sites all week long! So here’s
another masterpiece. Prepare yourself to be totally creeped out
while you explore this little town in West Virginia that is
Silent Hill. This site features bone chilling navigation and hair
raising sounds.
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/silenthill/

Philips Bodygroom
If you’re ready for a good laugh and a detailed lesson in
shaving…. everything, then you’ll definitely want to check out
this site by Koninklijke Philips Electronics.
http://www.shaveeverywhere.com/



4.5 Featured Loops
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Technorythm
Techno Rythm!
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=loops&ID=9828

Urban Jam
This loop was created using the drum machine HotStepper.com.de/ The drum loop is short but a weird science type urban loop. Check it!
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=loops&ID=9827

DESERT
FOR ANY DESERT THEME ALL ORGINAL SEPERATE TRACKS AVIL. ANY FORMAT
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=loops&ID=9825

Funkaboba
Soul/Funk loop made by 6Vision.com ... If you would like tu use this loop in your projects, please contact us by email: a.matviychuk@enemyx.net
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=loops&ID=9826

DANK ADVENTURE
CHECK THIS ONE OUT ABSTRACT/CUTTING EDGE ALL ORGINAL B-BOY FEEL A SOUND FOR ANYTHING LIGHT YEARS AWAY SEPERATE TRACKS AVIL. ANY FORMAT
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=loops&ID=9823

DARK
AMBIENT DARK 80'S FEEL ALL ORGINAL A SOUND FOR TRANSITIONS AND ENDS SEPERATE TRACKS AVIL. ANY FORMAT
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=loops&ID=9824



4.5 Featured Articles
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Internet joke compounds death crash crime
A DRIVER WHO killed a 19 year-old who crossed in front of him
joked about it on a site he knew would be seen by the dead boy's
father, Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court was told.
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=31722

Sony set to unveil UMPC?
Is Sony about to announce its entry into the UMPC arena? If
pictures and specification posted on the web yesterday are
anything to go by it will, but the presence of an HD TV-oriented
HDMI port on the handheld and does almost everything a dream UMPC
might be hoped to do.
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/05/15/sony_vaio_umpc/

Palm launches Palm OS Treo 700 in US
Palm has announced the eagerly awaited Palm OS version of the
Treo 700 it launched earlier this year with Windows Mobile on
board. The US version of the 700p builds on the existing Treo 650
by adding support for the US 3G system, EVDO.
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/05...ils_treo_700p/