New Flash 8 Tutorials

Hi all,

I've written a couple of tutorials to help get people started with Flash 8.
The first one deals with how to get up and running, publishing Flash 8 [Maelstrom] content from Flash MX 2004, and the second one goes in to more depth about the BitmapData class (this has just been uploaded, and therefore typos may still exist).

You can find them both here:
http://www.nwebb.co.uk/nw_htmlsite/?page=tutorials

Please note I was not part of the beta testing program, and therefore haven't had access to docs or feedback from MM. The info up there is certainly enough to get you started, and I believe it's all 100% accurate, but please feel free to get in contact via my site if you feel you have spotted anything erroneous. It is not my intention to spread incorrect information :)

Cheers,
Neil

This one should be sticky too

yes, sticky please..

Its really only necessary to make a thread sticky if it contains lots of useful information or links. However this particular thread contains one link which you can easily bookmark. Why would you want to come to flashkit, open this thread and then click the link when you can simply bookmark it?

:)

Nice tut btw, Neil.

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Note: At this point in time I'm not sure whether the alpha value only relates to the BMD's background alpha, or whether it also has something to do with allowing transparent pixels in an image.

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Yes, the alphaChannel parameter does actually determine whether any pixels in the image can have transparency or not. You can set the color of a pixel using setPixel32 when the alphaChannel is turned on. You can also use the fourth parameter fillColor to initialize the bitmapdata object with transparent pixels:

b=new BitmapData(100,100,true,0x00FFFFFF)

Thanks for the info Guy.

Feel free to add the link to the existing sticky if you want. I expect to have more F8 tutorials up soon ...girlfriend permitting ... (this weekend she mentioned something about me loving my computer more than her. Imagine! ) ;)