Video tutorial: Create Flex container components with Flash CS4

by Serge Jespers on 11. Feb, 2009 in Flash, Flex, How-to, Popular, Video, Video Tutorial

In this video I show you how to make a Flex container component with Flash CS4 and the Flex Component Kit for Flash.

The Flex Component Kit for Flash is incredibly powerful and allows you to combine your Flash design/development skills with the power of the Flex framework.

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13 Responses to “Video tutorial: Create Flex container components with Flash CS4”

  1. David Havrda 11. Feb, 2009 at 4:28 pm #

    That is really cool. I really like the videos you put out that show how to integrate all of the tools together to produce something that is useful in flex. I am a Flex developer who is fairly proficient in photoshop but seriously lacking in flash. Keep up the good work!

  2. Edward 13. Feb, 2009 at 1:44 pm #

    Awesome. Thanks Serge. The stuff you do is very cool.

    Edward

    PS – I just ran into this a few minutes ago. I thought you might like it.
    http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs13/f/2007/077/2/e/Animator_vs__Animation_by_alanbecker.swf

  3. kenneth 13. Feb, 2009 at 3:37 pm #

    good post, but the components done in flash are not scalable( you must keep them at the same size). I.E if I place a button inside my new container then specify a height or width which is bigger or smaller than the container created in flash the contents will change there size.
    Can we give the FlexContentHolder properties similar to a Canvas or Box?

  4. ian 26. Feb, 2009 at 8:13 am #

    Link to the kit seems to be broken.

  5. Serge Jespers 26. Feb, 2009 at 11:18 pm #

    Thanks for pointing that out. This is an error and it should be back shortly. Apologies for the inconvenience.

  6. Erik 03. Aug, 2009 at 4:10 am #

    Love the quick and to-the-point videos, Serge. Like Kenneth points out, the containers distort when scaled in Flex Builder. Is it possible to add scale nine grids on these?

  7. iless47 25. Feb, 2010 at 7:49 pm #

    hi, thanks for this tutorial Serge , very intuitive
    but i have a problem ,
    I’m using Flash CS4 (fr) and I installed the flex component kit but I see Only “Make Flex Component” in the command menu
    I can’t make Containers !
    any ideas ?

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  1. david deraedt - 11. Feb, 2009

    RT @sjespers: New video tutorial: Create Flex containers with Flash CS4: http://is.gd/j9mY
  2. pigiuz - 11. Feb, 2009

    RT @sjespers: New video tutorial: Create Flex containers with Flash CS4: http://is.gd/j9mY
  3. Sébastien Letélié - 14. Feb, 2009

    Create Flex Components with Flash : http://tinyurl.com/c7uvyr
  4. Arjay Aquino - 19. Feb, 2009

    Cool tutorial by @sjespers Create Flex container components with Flash CS4 http://tinyurl.com/c7uvyr
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  6. Kévin GUILLOTEAUX - 16. Jun, 2009

    essaye tant bien que mal de faire du Flex ! avec l’aide d’un monsieur étrange … http://digg.com/u15qit

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