Author Archives: Craig
Password Protecting content on i5
There are many ways in which you can password protect content on a website. The most secure methods involve sending information over a secure socket layer (SSL) and handling the login via a server side script, but that’s beyond the … Continue reading
Finals week office hour schedule
Hi everyone, Hope you are having a nice weekend. I will be holding office hours during the following times this week: Monday 5/7 – 2pm to 3pm Wednesday 5/9 – 10am – 11:45am In addition, we will also spend our … Continue reading
Final Exam Review Sheet
Our final exam, which will be held on Monday May 14, 2012 from 10:00am – 11:50am in WWH 1302 and will cover a variety of topics, including those listed below. To prepare for the exam you should review assigned course readings, assignments … Continue reading
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Flash Generic Menu Template
I’ve created a sample template that you can use to get started – here’s how it works: Begin by downloading the Generic Menu template FLA file (Flash CS4 version) Open up this file and test it (Control -> Test Movie). … Continue reading
Flash Interactivity Resources
Click here to access a ZIP file that contains a number of interactive Flash demos, including: 01-simple_menu.fla – A simple 2 button menu that toggles the visibility of two different movie clips 02-simple_menu_audio.fla – An extension of the simple menu … Continue reading
Flash Animation Techniques
Here’s a quick redux on the animation topics we have covered so far. Shape Tweens A shape tween is used to move simple shapes around the stage Shape tweens can “morph” a shape from one form to another Shape … Continue reading
Introduction to Flash
Basic 2D digital animation can be likened to “flip-book” animation. In order to simulate the illusion of motion it is necessary to draw an individual “frame” of animation that depicts each discrete state of the movement you are attempting to … Continue reading
Animation on the Web
The table below outlines the basic differences between the three types of animation methods we have discussed in class so far this semester. Animated GIF Video File Flash SWF Motion Graphics Yes Yes Yes Bitmap animation Yes Yes Yes Vector … Continue reading
Dynamic Web Development – PHP
PHP is a programming language that lets you construct web sites that can be dynamically generated. This means that you can have a site that can contain elements that change based on user feedback (just like Facebook and other sites … Continue reading