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One of our readers let me know about a new site they have created that’s dedicated to Flash and math. You can find a whole bunch of excellent tutorials on using ActionScript 3.0 with Flash CS3. One such tutorial focuses on using the display hierarchy, the Stage, and depth management in ActionScript 3.0/Flash:

The types of display objects, the display hierarchy, and the depth management are very different in ActionScript 3 from the earlier versions of the language. In this tutorial, we talk about display objects, parent-child relationship, the Display List, and the mysterious Stage in AS3. We will illustrate the concepts using a simple example of an animated “solar system”.

And you can find it here: http://www.flashandmath.com/intermediate/children/index.html

But seriously - check out this site for a whole bunch more really useful tutorials on ActionScript 3.0 and Flash. It’s a great place to go if you’re new to and/or nervous about using or updating to AS3. Lots of samples, source files, code snippets, and hands-on steps to make things work.

(9 votes, average: 4.78 out of 5)

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This great (7 page) tutorial from Kirupa.com shows you how to use XML in Flash CS3 - which involves using some ActionScript 3.0 code. If you’ve used XML in the earlier days of Flash, some of this will feel familiar to  you. However, Kirupa shows you some time-saving techniques that ActionScript 3.0 allows you to take advantage of. You learn a bit about XML structure, how to read the XML (using code), and finally how to filter some data.

This is a particularly excellent tutorial if you’ve used XML and ActionScript with Flash, and need to update your skills for Flash CS3 and ActionScript 3.0.

Find the tutorial here:

Using XML in Flash CS3/AS3 by Kirupa
Enjoy!

(8 votes, average: 4.75 out of 5)

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Tom Green has written a great tutorial on how to add captions to your videos in Flash CS3. He says:

This new component is dead simple to use and, best of all, requires zero knowledge of ActionScript 3.0. It also has tremendous possibilities for Flash designers.

The tutorial covers using Flash components to add captions, using Timed Text captions, and covers some troubleshooting steps for disappearing captions.

You can find Tom’s tutorial here: Captions for Video with Flash CS3

(8 votes, average: 4.38 out of 5)

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Getting Started with ActionScript 3.0 in Adobe Flash CS3: With Flash CS3 comes support for ActionScript 3.0 - the newest, standards-based programming language for Adobe Flash (SWF) movies and applications. More so than in the past, you may find it difficult to get started with ActionScript 3.0 when compared to older versions of ActionScript. The transition to ActionScript 2 from ActionScript 1, for example, can probably be seen as a cakewalk compared to the leap to ActionScript 3.0, especially for someone who is prone to working and coding in the Flash IDE (Integrated Development Environment).

Go see: http://www.senocular.com/flash/tutorials/as3withflashcs3/

This is a “in progress” tutorial on using ActionScript 3.0 with Flash CS3 that’s valuable and highly detailed.

(3 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5)

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