BitmapData class - Flash 8 [Maelstrom] Written: 14/08/05 Using the new BitmapData class

Flash 8 [Maelstrom] Written: 05/08/05 A look at the new features of Flash 8, example code, and how to publish Flash 8 files from the Flash 7 IDE.

[Extended] ContextMenu Class Written: 11/02/04 How to create (right-click) context menus with options that change dynamically according to conditions set within the movie.

Nested Loops Written: circa 2003 Demonstrating the power of nested loops. A powerful method for sorting through data that can applied to any number of situations, and a useful precursor to the XML-related tutorials below.

Cascading Style Sheets in MX2004 - Part 1 of Series Written: 18/09/03 The first part of a series of tutorials looking at how to use CSS, XML and HTML within Flash MX 2004.

Loading External XML Formatted Content - Part 2 of Series Written: 22/09/03 The second part of a series of tutorials looking at how to use CSS, XML and HTML within Flash MX 2004.

Loading Images Via XML - Part 3 of Series Written: 13/11/03 The third part of a series of tutorials looking at how to use CSS, XML and HTML within Flash MX 2004.

MovieClipLoader - Part 1 [Introducing the MovieClipLoader API] Written: 21/09/03 (rewritten 11/02/04) A brief introduction to the new MovieClipLoader class, which, by way of callbacks provides status information about external SWF and JPEG files being downloaded into movie clips.

MovieClipLoader - Part 2 [Listeners & Loops] Written: 11/02/04 How to use a single MovieClipLoader instance with a listener object to load content into multiple (duplicated) movie clips.

Progressive Video Using NetStream and NetConnection Written: 08/04/04 Using NetConnection, NetStream and a Video object to download video content.

Video in Flash and Creating FLV Files Written: 12/09/03 An example use for progressive video in Flash with a very brief explanation of how I approached it. Note: This file remains unoptimised.

Introduction to PHP and Flash Written: 12/06/04 An introduction to using Flash with PHP.