Latest News from Chris Georgenes

Migrating Flash Projects to Video

Sun, 21 May 2006 09:30:00 EDT

Macromedia Flash is everywhere. No seriously, it is everywhere. Not only is Flash used for online and offline movies, websites, games, and applications but it's also used for DVDs and broadcast television.

Designing and Animating Characters in Flash 8

Mon, 03 Apr 2006 14:30:00 EDT

Many animators use Macromedia Flash for detailed vector-based animation. One of the strengths of Flash is its versatile workflow and production process. I have developed some custom techniques that can help you create and manage the various moving parts of a complex animated character. In this article I reveal some of my best-kept Flash secrets while taking a single character from pencil sketch to fully animated Flash cartoon.

Flash Animation Learning Guide (Part II)

Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:30:00 EST

By tweening shapes, you can create an effect similar to morphing, making one shape appear to change into another shape over time. Flash can also tween the location, size, color, and opacity of shapes.

Flash Animation Learning Guide (Part I)

Sun, 08 Jan 2006 15:30:00 EST

Flash Basic 8 and Flash Professional 8 offer several ways to include animation and special effects in your document. For example, you can create tweened animations using the Timeline and Flash workspace, automated Timeline effects (by making selections in a dialog box), or ActionScript code.