In the past month I’ve had 6 people ask me this question, so I decided to post a short tutorial for flash developers in the future. There are many reasons you may want to use a transparent background for your FLV file…Maybe you’re using a gradient background in your html file that you really like, or maybe you’re stacking divs using Z-Index, and have a flash file somewhere in there that needs to have a transparent background. Whatever the case, if you are a flash developer there will most likely be a time when you need to implement this.
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Introduction To Arrays In PHP
17 August, 2009 | Roy Zeagler | No Comment
Hey everybody! This evening I wanted to give you a brief introduction into arrays. In this lesson we’re going to find out who was listening in 7th grade Algebra. *wink* No, honestly if you didn’t do so well in Algebra you will still be able to grasp the idea of arrays in PHP. So here goes:
PHP & MySQL Query Tutorial
16 August, 2009 | Roy Zeagler | 2 Comments
In this tutorial I’m going to show you the proper way to connect to a MySQL database, and how to input and retrieve data from it using PHP. Knowing how to properly query a database is a basic function of any programming language, and so it is important that you know how to do it with PHP and MySQL. Here’s the video I created for you guys:
As I promised in the video, I told you I’d provide you with step by step instructions including the source code, so here goes:
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Extract an Image Using Photoshop
10 August, 2009 | Roy Zeagler | 2 Comments
Knowing how to extract an image correctly is a vital graphic design skill, and this tutorial will show you exactly how to do it. I wish someone had showed me this when I first got started as a web developer. There are so many tutorials out there that try to teach you how to do this with the “magic wand” tool, or the “polygonal lasso” tool, but these tutorials are WRONG! lol. The extraction tool is the only way to go when it comes to image extraction in photoshop.
Step By Step Instructions:
Slicing Images in Photoshop
10 August, 2009 | Roy Zeagler | No Comment
I created this tutorial to show you how to use the slice tool, and the slice select tool to create slices and hotspots in Photoshop.
Here’s the step by step instructions
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How to Stack Divs using Z-Index
9 August, 2009 | Roy Zeagler | No Comment
The z-index property is vital when trying to be competitive in today’s design market. It allows you to create layers which you can use to make pretty awesome designs.
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