Below you can check out the subject for my next tutorial. It shows you how to create a simple 3D flip effect using the new 3D features in Flash Player 10. After the video starts playing you can click the rotate button to flip it 180 degrees. On the back is a description of the video including some links which are fully clickable. You can even see the video still playing in reverse. The video controls remain regardless of position. Click on the image below to check it out.

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I just finished uploading a new tutorial that shows you the basics of using the new ZendAMF framework. As you’ll see, the workflow is almost identical to the workflow for AMFPHP so it shouldn’t take long to make the switch. In this example I show how to retrieve database content and read it into Flash using the NetConnection class. Check it out at http://www.gotoandlearn.com.

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One of the cool things that I just noticed is the new icons that show up in the library for different symbol types. You can see what I mean in the screenshot at the left. If you convert a MovieClip into a Flex component using the component kit you will see the Flex icon in the library. If you create a MovieClip and then change the base class to Sprite, you will see a green version of the MovieClip icon. This is a great for when you’re scanning for specific symbol types.

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Today I headed up to the Adobe SF office to interview Justin Everett-Church about the recent controversial changes to the FileReference class. Justin is the Senior Product Manager for Flash Player and in the interview he talks about the reasons for the change as well as ways that we could have possibly handled things better.

I found out a few things today that make things much clearer to me. First, this wasn’t based on a theoretical security threat but instead on actual security reports that we received. Unfortunately we cannot divulge the specifics of the attacks, but they are real. As for communication, the main issue was that we didn’t spend enough time communicating to the AJAX community who are primarily the ones affected by this change. Anyway, listen to the interview for more details.

Please also read this article for more details on the changes. Feel free to leave your opinions in the comments but I’m moving on. The reasoning makes sense to me and the workarounds are actually quite easy. Now on to those other complaints .

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As promised, I just finished uploading a new tutorial that shows you how to export ActionScript-based animations from Flash as QuickTime video as well as how to composite them in After Effects. This work flow allows you to create some really cool motion graphics that would be extremely hard to do without using Flash. Below is the finished product from the tutorial. The music is by HECQ, who works a lot with the Ronin. Check out the tutorial at gotoAndLearn().

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I remember sitting at my first Flash Forward years ago watching Erik Natzke’s Black and White video and being blown away. Well thanks to how far Flash has come since then, it is much easier to do those kinds of effects. The video below is something I did in about half an hour using the animation from this post. How did I do it? Well that is the topic for my next tutorial at gotoAndLearn().

PS – Does anyone have a link to Erik’s Black and White video?

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As many of you already know there were some significant changes to the FileReference class in Flash Player 10. This has been met with a lot of criticism from the community. While I’m still working on getting an official response from the Flash Player team, I’m happy to report that SWFUpload has released a new version which is compatible with Flash Player 10. They have simply made the upload button a small SWF so that the click happens in Flash. For those who want to give feedback on the changes in Flash Player 10, please continue to do so on the other post so I can consolidate it all there.

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