Friday, July 31, 2009

10 Sleek and Professional Flash Image Gallery Tutorials

There probably is quite a lot of debate which is the better for creating an image slideshow or gallery, CSS or Flash? Each has its own advantages and everyone has their preference, but I am sure most would agree that Flash has a special feel of sleekness, style and professionalism. Flash does have an air of being technically difficult to develop, but with these ten easy to follow Flash Gallery and Slideshow Tutorials, you will be able to put your fears to rest, and create a beautiful and dynamic gallery. Download or Buy Adobe Flash CS4 Professional »

Build a Dynamic Flash Gallery with Slider Control

Flash Image Gallery Tutorial

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Description : In this tutorial, you'll create a sleek gallery, with a slider to browse the images, which displays all image files in a given directory. This tut will help you understand the concept of using classes to separate and structure your code, it will help in development .
Source Files Available : Yes.
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Mac Style PhotoFlip Gallery

Flash Image Gallery Tutorial

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Description : In this easy to follow tutorial from Web Designer Wall, using Photoshop and Flash you will be shown how to design a cool photo gallery as seen on the AppleTV website and in many Mac applications (ie. iTune, iPhone). To complete this tutorial, you need Photoshop CS2+, Flash 8+, and a photoFlow component from Flashloaded.
Source Files Available : Yes.
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Create a Dynamic Slideshow with ActionScript 3.0 and XML

Flash Image Gallery Tutorial

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Description : In this tutorial you will learn how to create a dynamic slideshow using ActionScript 3.0 and how to take the images from a seperate xml file. The FLA file will be empty except for the path to your Document Class and also create a custom class that will act as the engine for the slideshow.
Source Files Available : Yes.
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Flash Components using Actionscript 3.0, XML and the Flickr API

Flash Image Gallery Tutorial

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Description : In this tutorial you will learn how to create custom Flash Components using Actionscript 3.0, by creating an image gallery component were the thumbnails of various images will be shown, and the user will be able to click and enlarge that image, you will also learn how to use the Flickr api image search to pull selective images.
Source Files Available : Yes.
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Create a Flash AS3 Slideshow with XML – The Tech Labs

Flash Image Gallery Tutorial

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Description : This tutorial shows you how to create a simple slideshow using as3/flash and xml , with the xml file you will store the path to the slides and a description for each of it. This is an easy to follow tutorial that would be good for any novice.
Source Files Available : Yes.
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Creating an XML Slideshow in Flash

Flash Image Gallery Tutorial

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Description : In this advanced Flash tutorial you will make use of the MovieClipLoader Class, the Tween Class, the XML Class, and other ActionScript features such as the setInterval method, functions, loops, arrays, and conditionals. From this you will learn how to create an XML slideshow in Flash using ActionScript 2.0. All the contents of our slideshow will be controlled through an XML file so that you can update your images and their description without going back to your FLA, the XML file will also control the speed of the slideshow.
Source Files Available : Yes.
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Papervision 3D Flash Gallery Tutorial

Flash Image Gallery Tutorial

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Description : In this tutorial you’ll build a Flash Gallery using Papervison 3D. This tutorial will consist of several parts., together with the Papervision 3D library you’ll use Tweener for a better smooth animation and BulkLoader for a better image preloading.
Source Files Available : Yes.
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Flash Gallery Tutorial

Flash Image Gallery Tutorial

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Description : In this advanced tutorial you will be shown how to create an image gallery, with a shrinking square transition.
Source Files Available : Yes.
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TV transition image slideshow

Flash Image Gallery Tutorial

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Description : In this tutorial you will learn how to create a slideshow, which has a flicker / fuzz / broken TV transition between the images. You will need to download the TV Fuzz Effect Plugin, get it here.
Source Files Available : Yes.
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Image slideshow from text file content

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Description : In this Flash actionscript 3.0 tutorial you will be making an image slideshow using an external text file, meaning you will have have a couple of images in jpg format, an external text file with information about location, filenames and how many image files you are handling.
Source Files Available : Yes.

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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

16 Free Ajax Contact Forms - For A Better User Experience

Contact forms are the most common bridges between readers & site owners whether it is a blog or an e-commerce site.

Creating a better user experience in this bridge definitely helps improving the effect created in the eyes of the site visitors.

Depending on the features (or JS frameworks to be used) you may need, you can choose from these 16 very nice free Ajaxed contact forms & implement them easily to any website.

LightForm - Ajax / PHP Contact Form - Demo

PHP Ajax Contact Form

It uses FormCheck2 for validation of fields and NiceForms to style form objects.

There is a simple captcha-like validation which ask the user a sum of 2 numbers. E-mails are sent via PHP & displays user IP, user agent and referrer in the message.

Proto Form - Contact Form With Protoype

Prototype Contact Form

A lightweight (only 4KB) & unobtrusive contact form that is built with Prototype.

The fields are validated & highlighted accordingly. The e-mail message is sent via Ajax and a success result is displayed.

It is a very handy form which can be installed easily.

jQuery - Ajax Contact Form (Tutorial & Files) - Demo

Ajax jQuery Contact Form

A very nice tutorial from Nettuts on creating an Ajaxed contact form with jQuery & PHP.

The form has an input validation. After the message is sent in th ebackgroung a "success" message is displayed to the user.

Very Chic Contact Form (English version) - Demo

Script.aculo.us Contact Form

This contact form uses Script.aculo.us & WForms.

An unique feature of it is, it tries to connect to the server of the sender to verify that it accepts mail to the address mentioned.

Message size can be limited and remaining characters are displayed in a box.

jQuery Sliding Contact Form - Demo

jQuery Contact Form

A sliding contact form built with jQuery. Form is normally hidden at the top & slides down with the first click & up at the 2nd click.

There is no form validation & mail sending code included.

Brett’s Beta Contact Form

Free Ajax Contact Form

A contact form that checks the validity of the fields & sends the e-mail accordingly. It is not updated for a while but the form works ok.

roScripts Form - MooTools Ajax Contact Form - Demo

Ajax Contact Form

This contact form is built with MooTools. Fields are validated via JavaScript & if there are no errors e-mails are sent with an Ajaxed interface (PHP backend).

Ajax Contact Form With Xajax & PHPMailer - Demo

Free Ajax Form

A simple and safe Ajax form. A JavaScript validation mechanism controls the fields & displays a common warning for all fields.

Ajax function used is Xajax & the famous PHPMailer is used for sending the e-mail.

jQuery - Ajax Contact Form - Demo

jQuery Ajax Contact Form

This Ajaxed contact form uses jQuery & the jQuery Form plugin for input validation.

Inputs are sanitized for the form being safe. A success or an error message is displayed after the form is submitted without leaving the page.

Contact Form With Script.aculo.us & WForms - Demo

Free Ajax Contact Form

A nice & free contact form script that can do required input validation by adding a class info to the form elements like: class="required".

Script.aculo.us is used for the "info box & text appearing effect" & WForms is used for controlling the inputs.

Ajax Contact Form With PHP & jQuery (Tutorial) - Demo

PHP Ajax Contact Form

An unobstrusive contact form that has a PHP backend & uses jQuery.

It controls the required fields, displays warnings accordingly & sends the email with no page refresh.

A nice thing about this ajax contact form is, inputs are validated at the PHP side which means they will be controlled even if JavaScript is disabled.

Fancy Ajax Contact Form (French - Click For English)

Ajaxed Contact Form

This form is built with MooTools with a PHP backend.

It has a very nice look & there is no validation implemented.

MooTools Contact Form

MooTools Contact Form

A contact form built with MooTools.

Input is checked via JavaScript & PHP. Message field does not accept any http addresses considering most spams reach this way.

jQuery Contact Form - Demo

jQuery Form

This form checks the fields to see if they are valid, displays an error if there is a problem & sends the message as an e-mail when everything is ok. E-mail is sent via a PHP file with no refresh.

The script is normally an e-mail sending form which can easily be modified to turn it into a contact form.

Tableless Ajax Contact Form With jQuery (Tutorial & Files) - Demo

Ajax Contact Form

A nice contact form that uses jQuery & PHP.

It validates all the inputs, displays warnings when needed & sends the e-mail.

Easy Ajax Contact Form (jQuery) - Demo

Easy Ajax Contact Form

Using jQuery & the jQuery Form plugin, this ajax contact form script validates inputs & sends the e-mail.

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

Wallpapers can serve as a nice source of inspiration, The more beautiful and elegant they are, the better they can provide some fresh perspective and creativity in a rather tedious work flow, I bet most of the designers are a wallpaper changing addicts. one can never have enough wallpapers, However changing wallpapers frequently will give you a fresh feeling and thought, here we have collected 45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers, hope you like this collection

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

45 Really Fantastic Desktop Wallpapers

if you have like this type of wallpapers, please add in comments.

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