ActionScript 3.0: Building Particle Systems
with: Todd Perkins
Running Time: 1.25 hours

From understanding the basics to creating advanced effects like explosions and smoke, ActionScript 3.0: Building Particle Systems covers each step involved in creating particles and building particle systems. Instructor Todd Perkins explains how to make a versatile particle class that controls particle movement, gravity, friction, spin, rotation, fading, scaling, and other movement effects. He also demonstrates how each unique particle system can be added to a real world application. Exercise files accompany the course.

Table of contents

Introduction
Welcome 1:30 3.4 MB Prerequisites 0:58 0.9 MB Using the exercise files 0:50 0.7 MB 1. Understanding Particle Systems Understanding what particles are 0:50 2.2 MB Understanding how particle systems work 1:46 3.4 MB 2. Making Particles Move Building the particle class 1:34 1.6 MB Creating particle velocity 1:35 1.8 MB Connecting a movie clip to the particle class 1:35 1.8 MB Animating a particle 1:07 1.2 MB Creating a particle system 1:57 2.4 MB Regenerating particles 1:49 2.9 MB In practice pt. 1: Building rain in a weather application 5:17 7.7 MB 3. Adding Realistic Motion to Particles Creating particle gravity 2:18 3.6 MB Creating particle friction 2:47 3.8 MB Growing and shrinking particles 2:27 3.8 MB Fading particles 2:22 3.4 MB Creating particle rotation 5:29 8.2 MB In practice pt. 2: Creating boat spray 5:49 9.9 MB 4. Optimizing a Particle System Understanding garbage collection 3:23 4.5 MB Recycling particles 1:54 2.7 MB 5. Adding Collision Detection to Particles Using position-based collision detection 2:50 3 MB Using built-in collision detection methods 4:03 4.9 MB 6. Exploding Particles Adding particle spin 2:00 3.5 MB Making child objects explode 3:37 5.1 MB In practice pt. 3: Exploding superheroes 1:49 4.1 MB 7. Creating a Smoke Particle System Using timeline-animated particles 3:03 4.8 MB In practice pt. 4: Making a boat break down 0:57 1.8 MB 8. Integrating a Particle System with Video Accessing pixel color 9:15 10.3 MB Triggering particles based on pixel colors 4:55 7.1 MB In practice pt. 5: Adding particles to video 1:43 2.6 MB Conclusion Goodbye 0:26 0.5 MBmore info @http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=573

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