Any Flash guys here?

[Kaido]

I'm interested in learning Flash; I will be picking up CS3 with Flash for Mac when it comes out later this year, along with a Mac Pro. I want to get into some serious development; i.e. websites, database interaction, kiosks, that sort of thing. Really flashy movie and special effects kind of stuff. Where would you recommend learning? Any particular forums that are good for discussion?

 

[weiv0004]

Check the 'Albino Black Sheep' website and forums for flash info. Some of those guys seem to know there stuff. There are some good tutorials and examples to check out. Be warned though, it's a lot of work. I tried to pick up flash about a year ago and just didn't have the time to get beyond anything pretty basic.

 

[BigJ]

Get a book on ActionScript.

 

[ThePresence]

Do you have any kind of programming background?
It's not essential, but it will be helpful.
Actionscript is programming, although the script assist built into flash can help you out, it is better to know some basic programming.
Moving beyond basic timeline-based animations will require you to learn actionscript, so you should get some books on it or take a class.
Be warned though, Flash is tremendously time-consuming work.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
Do you have any kind of programming background?
It's not essential, but it will be helpful.
Actionscript is programming, although the script assist built into flash can help you out, it is better to know some basic programming.
Moving beyond basic timeline-based animations will require you to learn actionscript, so you should get some books on it or take a class.
Be warned though, Flash is tremendously time-consuming work.

Yeah, I do have some scripting and programming background. Actionscript looks similar to Javascript, shouldn't be too hard to pick up. I've also done timeline scripting in 3D animation packages before. Wish me luck 🙂