Hi, any flash authors here? If so nice to meet you, if not... well... check this awsome animation out:http://www.neostream.com/shockboy/ it's worth the wait

If this a thread about flash programming, maybe it should be in the programming section..

True... If it does belong there, won't the admins/moderators move it there? And sorry, I'm still new at this forum and learning the ropes..

No biggie, it wasn't ment as an offence.. :ok:

Ok. Thanks, it's a good thing people are nice here. LOL . I've went to forums where people harrass each other for asking a question..

hoop diddly.. *sends to programming*

Thanks... Now people can't do this to me :tomato:

Actually, this topic is more about flash animations period isn't it? Thats not exactly a programming subject. I don't think this should be in programming. BTW, that shockboy flash animation rocks.

He asked about authors, and flash is a language so any flash authors are programmers (and artists/musicians etc.. LOL)

I own flash but i cant seem to figure out how to use it.

I'm pretty good at flash.. I can make simple yet entertaining games..

I still cant figure it out

There is nothing to figure out. Use manual, tutorials!

There is nothing to figure out. Use manual, tutorials! [/b][/quote]
agreed. Programming boils down to reading and practicising.

and maybe the occasional explination from a friend.. a friend is the only reason I worked out what classes are, then I kicked myself..

Hey lookie! I gotta flash.

I don't like flash because you can make it do obnoxious things with java. At least, that is how I think some sites do that.

Flash sucks

Would you shut up chickenman for once flash is great for making web based games and movies how does it suck!

Chicken, please refrain from spamming.

If i had my powers here...
damn chickenfull spammer of doom.

i tried flash one time but i sucked
Das Ei that is awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :ph34r:

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DOSGamar @ Nov 15 2006, 03:35 AM) [snapback]267028[/snapback]</div>You do notice that the last post before yours was in 2005, no? Please avoid posting in very old topics in the future. Thanks.

Although chickenman neglected to post any arguments for his statement, he is correct:
Flash does suck.

Why?
flash breaks the browser's back button, many internet users heavily rely upon the back button for site navigation.

Users will be unable to adjust the font size, which may lead to problems on very large/small screens or for disabled users.

Disability features such as text-to-speech, braille ect, won't work anymore,

Already visited links won't change color, which will confuse your visitors.

Flash only works on Windows, Linux, and OSX, users of other OS's can;t view flash pages.

Flash is S.L.O.W. just like overuse of Javascript/AJAX flash can grind a computer down to a halt, don;t your visitors to have all the latest hardware, because many don't.

But still, I like Flash because of the games made in it I can play. There are some isolated gems out there.

There's nothing wrong about using flash for games, I was talking about using flash for creating the overall layout of a site.

For example:
http://www.thq.com/gamesites/punisher/home.php
http://www.paradiso.nl/ (this is one of the worst site's I've ever seen)

While i agree with you in that I dont like flash and Flash should not be used for the sake of having flash, i want to add my thoughts to your comments.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(carpetsmoker @ Jan 17 2007, 02:21 AM) [snapback]275189[/snapback]</div>Flash is best used in situations where navigation is not required or the flash object is standalone. While mixing flash and html can be annoying to the user, dedicated flash applications can work better than the html equivalents.

There are thousands of HTML websites that dont support this either. Flash can have font size change support but - like html - its up to the programmer to implement

Agreed! - but if you want these functions you wouldnt use flash. Image rich html and imagemaps can also render screen readers useless. Google has issues with indexing flash sites as well. The nike site i believe is a prime example of this.

need i point out the thousands (perhaps millions) of websites that use image links or image maps or even strict CSS classes? They dont change colour either

Adobe have a player for all of the major OS's and well as support in many mobile devices such as phones and some mp3 players. Again, if your target audience uses nothing but Mosaic 1.0 then you wouldnt write your site in flash...

Slow? Again down to the skill of the programmer. A bad workman blames his tools. Flash has its place on the web and yes, id rather not have sites that use flash.

what about action scprit from flash... there is anyone here who know how used it or a tutorial to help me?

Need to do some aplications with flash for teaching physics but Im still a newbee on the program skills

there is good, little program called Powerbullet Presenter which creates presentations. You might find it useful for your purposes. It's absolutely free. I've used it once to create some flash animations for my website since i cant afford Adobe products.

Edit:

Also there is another free (and OpenSource) program for editing video material called Jahshaka. It contains animation module in which you can insert and manipulate video files and pictures and save entire project as .swf file.

For those who are more advanced in flash and action scripiting there is a must visit site where you can read about open source flash development projects - www.osflash.org