I recently ran into an issue with embedded fonts in Flash CS5 when opening a File created using Flash CS4 and Flash CS3. Apparently CS5 handles embedded fonts in a much different way than CS4 and CS3.

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In this tutorial we will create a dynamic XML Flash banner rotator using The Banner Rotator Complete. The Banner Rotator Complete is one of the most extensive banner rotators you’ll find. It comes packed with 37 customizable parameters. All parameters are controlled through a XML file.
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ActionScript programmers commonly use event listeners to allow objects to become active and listen for specific instructions, such as mouse click or the beginning of a new framer.

This tutorial will explore how you can create new events.

You can use if, then or, else statement to achieve the same results, but this tutorial will show the professional way to code with listeners. It also makes the code more readable and less complex.

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This tutorial explores one of many methods, which could be used to allow an ActionScript 3 swf file to communicate back and forth to an SQL database, storing and retrieving values in a table. This functionality is useful for simple Internet applications, which require on the fly access to external data sources. In this tutorial we will develop a dynamic application that allows users to create a nametag, which will be stored and retrieved from a database. Click here to view tutorial

Tutorial Lounge has put together a great list of Flash and Papervision3D Tutorials to create 3D effects. Great for beginners. Click here to view the tutorials

Papervision 3D Programming Tutorial – Quadtree Renderer
Papervision 3D Programming Tutorial – Mesh Splitting
Papervision 3D Programming Tutorial – Mouse Selection
Papervision 3D Programming Tutorial – Texture Smoothing
Papervision Programming Tutorial – Animations
Papervision Programming Tutorial – SkyBox
Papervision 3D Programming Tutorial – Environment Mapping
Papervision programming tutorial – 3D Text
Papervision 3D Programming Tutorial – BitmapViewport

In this tutorial we will create a unique circular image gallery. A user clicks on a thumbnail image, the thumbnail expands to full size while the current image sizes down to a thumbnail and the rest of the thumbnails dynamically reorganize. The rotaryGallery has many customizable parameters to get an infinite number of looks.
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In this tutorial we will create an Interactive 3D cover flow like image gallery. You can navigate through the images by clicking on an image, using the supplied skinnable scrollbar, or the keyboard arrow keys. An image or video can be flipped over to reveal its title and description.
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In this tutorial we will create an Interactive 3D environment. Images first appear in a 3D wall and then on click randomly expand out. The camera then zooms through space to the clicked image. An image can be flipped over to reveal image information.
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This tutorial covers how to create a Flash Menu using nothing but Actionscript. Each buttons background, border, text, and click through will all be created using only Actonscript. You can quickly modify the total number of buttons, size, color, spacing, click through, and position using a completely code based menu.
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This tutorial covers how to create a dynamic Flash XML navigation menu using Actionscript and XML. Each button has a roll over and roll out animation. Control the click throughs, button titles and the total number of buttons with the external XML file. Once the Flash file is created you can update the menu just by editing the XML file.
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