During this tutorial I will demonstrate how to make a custom timer which supports counting up or down to a specified amount of time. Final Result Preview In the demo below you will see the time counting down from 1:00,… Read More

Twice a month, we revisit some of our readers’ favorite posts from throughout the history of Activetuts+. This tutorial was first published in August, 2009.… In this tutorial, we’ll create a Drawing Application with basic functions and an easy to Read More

Unity is a multi-platform game development tool, designed from the start to ease creation, which just happens to contain the most powerful 3D engine this side of a million dollars. In this tutorial, we’ll see how to get started with… Read More

Welcome to this introduction to working at pixel level with ActionScript 3′s BitmapData object. We’ll take some 2D images, break them into their component pixels, then re-assemble them as 3D images which we can move and rotate. Final Result Preview… Read More

In this tutorial you will see how easy it is to bring video and graphics together for a seamless, custom experience using Flash Professional CS5. You’ll learn how to import video, apply a custom skin, and create your own video… Read More

// This tutorial covers the creation of a shiny text effect, which can then be easily edited for rapid prototyping. The animation can be published to Flash Player 8 and up, and can be created in Flash 8 and up.… Read More

//Flash CS4 came with some big changes and features that still amaze us even after the more recent release of Flash CS5. Flash now has the ability to work with objects in 3D space directly within the working environment. Although… Read More

Twice a month, we revisit some of our readers’ favorite posts from throughout the history of Activetuts+. This tutorial was first published in July, 2009.… A fluid web layout uses 100% width (and height) of the browser, floating all the Read More

During this tutorial you’ll learn how to create a dynamic scrollbar using ActionScript 3 and XML. Our scrollbar will include some cool effects such as blurring and easing. Let’s begin! Brief Overview In order to easily update our project, we… Read More

During this screencast we’re going to look at using Flash’s JSFL scripting language, taking a complex set of tweens and turning them into a reusable motion preset. What’s Covered? Brief Intro to JSFL Access the Help Documents… Downloading a PDF Read More

This is part one of two tutorials detailing how to use Fixel to build Frogger for the web and AIR on Android. Introduction Welcome to my two part series on how to build Frogger for the Web and AIR on… Read More

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to create draggable windows using Flash and AS3. I’ll cover the basics of drag&drop, window bounds, adding content, and how to minimize the window. Final Result Preview Let’s take a look at the final… Read More

Since the early release of the Adobe Creative Suite, integration between its products has been one of the key features. After Adobe’s merger with Macromedia, Creative Suite integration extended to cover products such as Flash, Dreamweaver and Fireworks. This tutorial… Read More

In this simple tut, let’s create a colorful horizontal menu with mouse over animation by using Actionscript 3 and the Tweenlite engine. 1. Create a new flash file (Actionscript 3.0) and save it as menu.fla. 2.… First let’s create the Read More

Ever thought screen architecture was a needlessly painful and tedious task? Then this tutorial is your friend. We found this awesome author thanks to FlashGameLicense.com, the place to buy and sell Flash games!… Final Result Preview Let’s take a look Read More

This is the second part in a three part tutorial series about QuickBox2D. It’s recommended that you read each part of this series in order. So if you haven’t read part one, you should do so now. You can check… Read More

In this tutorial, we’ll delve into Flash game character customization. The result can be used to provide players with the ability to create a unique character, beyond the basic dress-up options of most games. We found this awesome author thanks … Read More