http://animation.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Animation GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-05-02T11:43:04Z hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://animation.about.com/b/2008/05/04/film-preview-speed-racer-the-next-generation-the-beginning.htm Speed Racer was a staple of my childhood, notorious for its mixture of high-octane action, varying animation quality, and pure, unadulterated cheese. It's a classic, and it's now following... http://animation.about.com/b/2008/05/04/film-preview-speed-racer-the-next-generation-the-beginning.htm 2008-05-04T23:59:52Z http://animation.about.com/b/2008/05/02/film-preview-muhammad-the-last-prophet.htm One of the fun things about my job is that I get to preview advance copies of films before they're even released to the public. One such film is... http://animation.about.com/b/2008/05/02/film-preview-muhammad-the-last-prophet.htm 2008-05-02T11:43:04Z http://animation.about.com/b/2008/04/30/fixing-the-problems-in-flash-animated-dropdown-menus.htm Lately I've received multiple e-mails asking about the Flash Animated Dropdown Menu, and how to make the links work. The general complaint is that for every tutorial readers have... http://animation.about.com/b/2008/04/30/fixing-the-problems-in-flash-animated-dropdown-menus.htm 2008-04-30T11:34:53Z http://animation.about.com/b/2008/04/23/poll-are-tablet-pcs-are-a-viable-alternative-to-graphics-tablets-for-art-animation.htm Last week, in response to the poll on graphics tablets, Sumia asked about using a tablet PC instead. My recommendation was generally against it, because tablet PCs generally don't... http://animation.about.com/b/2008/04/23/poll-are-tablet-pcs-are-a-viable-alternative-to-graphics-tablets-for-art-animation.htm 2008-04-23T14:02:26Z http://animation.about.com/b/2008/04/20/actionscripting-basics-using-systemcapabilities-to-determine-a-users-screen-size.htm Recently, I've been working on a side project in Flash that creates a full-screen window with content that dynamically repositions itself to center based on the user's screen size relative... http://animation.about.com/b/2008/04/20/actionscripting-basics-using-systemcapabilities-to-determine-a-users-screen-size.htm 2008-04-20T23:59:36Z http://animation.about.com/b/2008/04/18/faq-whats-the-difference-between-the-flash-player-and-flash-projector.htm The other day a reader e-mailed me asking, "What's the difference between the Flash player and the Flash projector?" The main difference is that the Flash player is required... http://animation.about.com/b/2008/04/18/faq-whats-the-difference-between-the-flash-player-and-flash-projector.htm 2008-04-18T15:24:24Z http://animation.about.com/b/2008/04/16/poll-why-did-you-get-into-animation.htm It's silly story time...or at least time for a little nostalgia. I remember when I was in high school, Square-Enix (then SquareSoft) released Final Fantasy VII for the PSX.... http://animation.about.com/b/2008/04/16/poll-why-did-you-get-into-animation.htm 2008-04-16T14:15:28Z http://animation.about.com/b/2008/04/13/critical-security-upgrades-to-the-flash-player.htm Back in December we talked about major online security vulnerabilities caused by flaws in the Flash player, and the possibility of a patch in the future. Well, Adobe has... http://animation.about.com/b/2008/04/13/critical-security-upgrades-to-the-flash-player.htm 2008-04-13T17:28:40Z http://animation.about.com/b/2008/04/11/poll-do-you-use-a-graphics-tablet-to-animate.htm Well, this week I finally got the Wacom Cintiq 12WX I've been wanting for so long, to replace my old 12x9 Adesso CyberTablet. It's taking a bit of adjustment;... http://animation.about.com/b/2008/04/11/poll-do-you-use-a-graphics-tablet-to-animate.htm 2008-04-11T17:16:46Z http://animation.about.com/b/2008/04/09/flash-tip-paste-in-place-2.htm I'm a bit of a creature of habit, including in my computer shortcuts. Ctrl+C, New Layer, Ctrl+V, and I've got a Flash object copied right into the same spot... http://animation.about.com/b/2008/04/09/flash-tip-paste-in-place-2.htm 2008-04-09T16:53:51Z