The first in my new series of Flash tutorials is now live on YouTube. Just click the video or the link below the video to watch it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S9BXYiP9Tc

In this tutorial, I demonstrate how to create a bouncing ball.

Concepts learned:

• Using the Oval Tool and Line Tool
• Using the Color Palette
• Creating Symbols
• Inserting Frames and Keyframes
• Using Guide Layers
• Creating Classic Tweens

I filmed a short tutorial earlier today about some of the basics of Flash. It’s the first in a planned series of Flash basics video tutorials. The videos will be all about really simple things that can be done in Flash, basically tailored to the absolute beginner. The first one is less than ten minutes long and goes over how to make a bouncing ball in Flash. It should be edited in the next few days, and then I will post it on here and on YouTube.

LearnKey recently posted a short “Behind the Scenes” clip on YouTube of an interview with Mandi Bergenfeld, owner of Twin Computer Training, Inc. and the subject matter expert in LearnKey’s Word 2010 training. The clip is an excerpt of an interview with Mandi and includes a production photo. I can be seen pretending to eat a bagel at around 15 seconds in. Just me being my goofy self…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKy3mwmDAMw&playnext=1&videos=KxhQBsCs9ko