Ok im wondering what the main function of AS was…For example Tweening is to make things move and make htem come alive but what does AS mainly do?
with AS, u can do ,what u want to do…limit is your imagination!
ok, thx, but AS is super hard
*Originally posted by NewbiEFlasheR *
**ok, thx, but AS is super hard **
this is the thing that u can enjoy… 
it gets easier with time People can use Flash for years and never need to use AS more than just for stop() play() and goto commands. It depends on how you use Flash. AS just makes everything much more interactive and dynamic. You can make things move based on mouse positions or saved variables or whatever instead a preset path you defined on the timeline. It can be a lot of fun =)
flash is much beyond an app for drawing tweened vectors. it’s a handy tool that allows you to do almost anything, great for making games, portofolios, chatrooms, tutorials…
AS is the only way to fully take the potential of what flash has. Combine that with good design and server-side scripting and you’ll be the best webmaster around =)
seriously though, AS looks really complicated when you look at it but as sen said time helps. I recommend looking at tutorial fla’s and code description, especially on kirupa.com, it’s well explained =)
mlk
Just like Senocular said, it’s all in the way you use Flash.
If you make real “movies” , that are being watched, but with (nearly) no interactivity,you don’t really need AS. But for some effects, and games, ActionScript is very useful.It is indeed not very simple, but that’s (partly) due to the tons of possibilities you have. If you only had stop , play and gotoandplay, AS would be very simple, but limited.
Like a html page with just “font color” and “font size”…
If you don’t want to learn AS, use Freehand which does export to swf… Flash and no scripting is no use. Except for cartoons maybe…
AS rocks!! =)
But seriously, as makes everything more dynamic. I can’t imagine a flash site without actionscript that is dynamic…
The most thing that is hard for me in AS is that i dont know what As to use for what im doing and and i dont know what half the AS means…The As im best with is the properties part (where yaxis is and stuff) and thank u for the help but i will hopefully learn it in time.
-break down what you want to do into small tasks
-formulate each as precisely as you can (in normal english),
like: if this happens, i want that clip to go there and the text to change to this…
-then, try to find the corresponding AS, the Help in Flash is quite good, it explains what each command does and gives examples…
*Originally posted by eyezberg *
**-formulate each as precisely as you can (in normal english),
like: if this happens, i want that clip to go there and the text to change to this…
**
Otherwise known as Psuedo code.
But anyway, just do lots of tutorials involving actionscript. Then after you’ve taken it and UNDERSTAND what is going on start to change things, change anything and everything to see its effects. You will learn so much more by doing as well as reading, rather then just reading.
Like esxs said, your only limit is your imagination, or like bruce lee once said your only limit is no limit.
Regards,
Viru.
