FLASH TUTORIAL: All you need to know about Flash in Xara by Xhris!

This is a second and superior version of the Flash tutorial I originally wrote here, and includes new and re-written content, including how to use the levels command. I've started a new thread because there were suggestions that the previous one was hard to find.

This should help those who want material other than in the help file on this new feature of Xara Xtreme Pro. Associated with this tutorial are some YouTube videos which still haven't been finished, and may in fact still never see the light of day - depends if I can get the time and a suitably quiet recording environment.

Any possible updates to the tutorial will appear in this thread rather than the previous one (which should now be considered defunct). Only recently was the unofficially supported "levels" feature discovered and thus included here, and there could be more to come. It was written in MS Word and is intended to be viewed in HTML view - Open Office should work as well, but I've not tried it.

This supplements the other tutorials I've done:

Bump Mapping - a tutorial about shining lights in Xara.
Custom Fills - a tutorial about producing custom fill types other than the standard circular/elliptical etc ones.
Custom Transparency Types - a tutorial about producing transparency types other than the standard circular/elliptical etc ones.
Extruding - a tutorial about how to simulate the effect of 3D extrusions in Xara.
Bitmap Tracer - a tutorial covering everything you need to know about Xara's Bitmap Tracer and how to get the most out of it.
Brushes - a tutorial explaining everything about brushes in Xara. All my brushes available here, including the natural media ones.

This could also be considered a Christmas present. Enjoy.

PS. Isn't the Flash title above spectacular?! If it's any bigger in physical size, it crunches to a halt due to it's complexity. Reminds me of the intro to one of the super-people films.

I've added a printable version now.

Hey Xhris, thanks for the input, maybe you should collect your tutorials and present them in a better way so they stay somewhere.

You can make a tutorial and e-mail it to Gary to put it into xaraxone.

Cheers,

Availor.

Surely Availor this is up to the moderator of this forum to do. Xhris's tutorials have suffered this fate before when you had to do a search for them unless they were posted on the Xone. This seemed a pity to me as they were well produced and a lot of work asweat had gone into them and here's hopng this time they will go into a sticky thread as well as the Xone as they deserve to be there. Xchris's brush tut must be one of the best produced by anyone bar Gary and it should be acknowledged.

This Flash tutorial was the biggest effort of the ones I've done (3,500 words and two re-writes). But the biggest input of work was for the actual collection of brushes that went with the brush tutorial.

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Originally Posted by Availor

You can make a tutorial and e-mail it to Gary to put it into xaraxone.

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Some of the tutorials are already on the Xara Xone. All the ones listed above have their pictures exported at 550 pixels (stored locally with me) for easy inclusion on the Xara Xone if they are wanted there.

Albacore, this forum has much information and putting every tutorial as a sticky topic is not possible. Mine are too long gone by the consistent flood of new posts getting up ahead.

I would like to see the tips&tricks forum revived, but alas, that seems to require too much of a work or so, and that is up to the administrator.

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Thanks for the tut man, and that flash looks flashing.
I won`t look at the tutorial yet, I like to examine things
for myself first that way I create my own flow, but at a
certain time I will grind to a stop, and then I probably will need
the tut, so thanks in advance.

Thank you Chris!
These are much appreciated:)
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours:D

Chris...

This tutorial is truly thorough, clear and easy to understand. It is easy to recognize how much work and thought went into it.

Thanks so very much.
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Will

thanks chris..tj

Great Tutorial Xhris.:)
When I downloaded the file and printed it off,some of the images printed over the edge of the A4 paper.
I have reset the pages in the attatched file if anyone else has this problem.

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Originally Posted by Zenarcher

Great Tutorial Xhris.:)
When I downloaded the file and printed it off,some of the images printed over the edge of the A4 paper.
I have reset the pages in the attatched file if anyone else has this problem.

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Yes, I didn't really design it for printing - something I should consider in future. The images are only at 96 dpi and are larger than the A4 page as you say.

Here is a copy for people who like PDF files!:D
Hope you don't mind Xhris.

Cheers Xhris,

Very concise.

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3.3.2 _level
(See video “Object command – level”.) The _level command

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I can't find this video.

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Originally Posted by Egg Bramhill

Cheers Xhris,

Very concise.



I can't find this video.

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Hey Egg,

See my first post: the videos don't (yet) exist, and may possibly never exist. I'll try when it's suitable for me.

May I add my thanks for all your hard work new and old, Xhris. Much appreciated.
..Norman

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Originally Posted by Xhris

This is a second and superior version of the Flash tutorial I originally wrote here, and includes new and re-written content, including how to use the levels command. I've started a new thread because there were suggestions that the previous one was hard to find.

This should help those who want material other than in the help file on this new feature of Xara Xtreme Pro. Associated with this tutorial are some YouTube videos which still haven't been finished, and may in fact still never see the light of day - depends if I can get the time and a suitably quiet recording environment.

Any possible updates to the tutorial will appear in this thread rather than the previous one (which should now be considered defunct). Only recently was the unofficially supported "levels" feature discovered and thus included here, and there could be more to come. It was written in MS Word and is intended to be viewed in HTML view - Open Office should work as well, but I've not tried it.

This supplements the other tutorials I've done:

Bump Mapping - a tutorial about shining lights in Xara.
Custom Fills - a tutorial about producing custom fill types other than the standard circular/elliptical etc ones.
Custom Transparency Types - a tutorial about producing transparency types other than the standard circular/elliptical etc ones.
Extruding - a tutorial about how to simulate the effect of 3D extrusions in Xara.
Bitmap Tracer - a tutorial covering everything you need to know about Xara's Bitmap Tracer and how to get the most out of it.
Brushes - a tutorial explaining everything about brushes in Xara. All my brushes available here, including the natural media ones.

This could also be considered a Christmas present. Enjoy.

PS. Isn't the Flash title above spectacular?! If it's any bigger in physical size, it crunches to a halt due to it's complexity. Reminds me of the intro to one of the super-people films.

I've added a printable version now.

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THANKS XHRIS - I may have to Retire just to Read the Stuff Everyone has Done & Posted Here - Hmmmm, not a 'bad' Idea :eek: - Thanks! ;-^) Tom

I've done two flash videos on YouTube. Still lots more to do, but I might not get time to do them. I'll soon become invisible on this forum for a long time (new country).

Xhris, are you moving to the US (like your Location info states)? If so, WELCOME!!!! This will be the US's gain and England's loss!

How do we locate your YouTube videos?

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Originally Posted by -=Drifter=-

Xhris, are you moving to the US (like your Location info states)? If so, WELCOME!!!! This will be the US's gain and England's loss!

How do we locate your YouTube videos?

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I could post them here I suppose. Go to YouTube, search "xara flash" and find one of mine. Username XaraXhris.

Xhris

Believe it or not we do have computers in the US!:D
You can find them in a cafe, library even some pubs.

Cheers Mate!

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Originally Posted by aridzone

Here is a copy for people who like PDF files!:D
Hope you don't mind Xhris.

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Tks,I couldn't open it.

I've just released a completely re-written Flash tutorial in a presentable and printable format (like the others). It's on my web space. This was a long time coming; partially due to my reduced time, and also because it's the biggest of the tutorials I've done at almost 6000 words. I also updated all the others slightly too for corrections etc.

Looks nice Xhris!
Thanks Again:D

What can I say but Wow! I didn't think flash could look this nice in Xtreme.

Whenthe new flash features where released I dismissed it (mainly because I'm used to using a timeline) Your example looks great so I'm going to give it another look in Xara and follow your tutorial.

Thank you!

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Originally Posted by Xhris

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Chris, will this Tutorial be on the Xara Disk when it comes? :confused: Thanks :)

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Originally Posted by Availor

Hey Xhris, thanks for the input, maybe you should collect your tutorials and present them in a better way so they stay somewhere.

You can make a tutorial and e-mail it to Gary to put it into xaraxone.

Cheers,

Availor.

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Do you know Vimeo ...its great for tutorials...and I do agree

Maggi

hi I wanna say thanks for the tutorial to xhris

and ask is the _level command an undocumented feature?
As i could not finfd it in the help file.

ty

Ok, the first post in this thread. Am I blind? Where is the tutorial?

Files are attached (mind you, that was six years ago).
You can also find a DOC version later on in the thread and later a PDF version.
You may also visit the link provided (later again) to the OPs website where he has them archived.
► http://xhris.digitalred.net/

Ok, I must be an idiot. Where is this tutorial? I see the example files but a lengthy written document is mentioned. Where is it?

Might be on here - http://xhris.digitalred.net/