Flashtuts+ Author - Tom Green

PG

Visit Tom Green's Website

Having been involved with Post Secondary education for over a decade and an active member of the international, national and local New Media Communities, I have jammed a lot of experience into a relatively short time frame. Nine books in seven years, a ton of speaking engagements , Adobe Community Expert, Community MX partner and other activities are a good example of that one. The biggest honor so far has been my being lumped in with a group of 10 influential Flash Designers that Adobe pulled together to celebrate the 10'th anniversary of Flash. I hope you enjoy my contributions to Activetuts+!


Posts by Tom Green

Treat Your Viewers to a Full Screen HD Video Experience

Nov 16th in Video by Tom Green
21

In this beginner to intermediate tutorial I’m going to show you how to play HD video without the inevitable blurring that occurs when the video is enlarged.

The reason for this is that I’m getting a bit tired of visiting YouTube or other sites that present HD video with a full screen option only to discover, when I click the Full Screen button, that I suddenly need the prescription for my glasses changed.

The issue is not the video but how the Flash Player handles the process of going full screen. Let’s find out how to do things properly..

Continue Reading

Introduction to the HYPE ActionScript 3.0 Framework

Nov 9th in Workflow by Tom Green
17

In this tutorial I’m going to introduce you to HYPE, an ActionScript 3 framework released by Joshua Davis and Branden Hall on October 31, 2009.

The purpose of this introduction is not to get into the intricacies of the framework, but to walk you through a rather simple exercise designed to demonstrate some of the possibilities this Open Source project offers you.

Continue Reading

Detect Intruders Using the Camera Object in Flash CS4

Detect Intruders Using the Camera Object in Flash CS4

Nov 2nd in Video by Tom Green
26

The rise of Flash Video and Web 2.0 over the past few years has also sparked an increase in the use of video as a communication tool. Along with this increased awareness there has also been a corresponding increase in the use of web cams that are either hard wired into the computer or sold as separate add ons.

In this tutorial I am going to show you, firstly, how to feed a web cam signal into Flash and, secondly, how to get in touch with your inner spy and use your web cam to detect intruders.

Continue Reading

Create a Flickering Neon Light Effect using Flash and Fireworks CS4

Oct 16th in Effects, Novice by Tom Green
15

There is an all too familiar compulsion among digital designers to identify with their tool of choice. This is unfortunate because, when it comes to Flash, one tool that is invariably overlooked is Fireworks CS4.

In this tutorial, you’ll discover how Fireworks CS4 can be used to speed up your workflow in Flash and, at the same time, help a neon sign located on the wall of a run down theatre in Los Angeles flicker forlornly on a rather busy street.

Continue Reading

Superimpose a Rain Storm Effect on Lake Obatanga

Jul 29th in Screencasts by Tom Green
19

In this, Tom’s first screencast for Flashtuts+, he takes you camping with him to Northern Ontario. To add an extra touch of atmosphere, he demonstrates applying a moody rain storm effect to lake Obatanga – all without a single line of ActionScript.

During this screencast you’ll be taken through working with a range of Adobe CS applications including Fireworks, After Effects, SoundBooth and (of course) Flash.

Continue Reading