• Introduction: Provides a high-level introduction to ActionScript 3
• Top misperceptions: Dispels some of the top misperceptions around ActionScript 3
• Top benefits: Lists some of the top benefits of ActionScript 3
• Migration cookbook: Shows how to do common tasks in ActionScript 3 (see Figure 1)

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// Import Filters
import flash.filters.*;
// Import Tweener
import caurina.transitions.Tweener;
// Import Tweener propertie shortcuts
import caurina.transitions.properties.FilterShortcuts;
// *** Very Importaint *** : Initialize shortcuts
FilterShortcuts.init();

var glowIn:GlowFilter = new GlowFilter(0x9A1A06,0.8,10,10,2,2);
var glowOut:GlowFilter = new GlowFilter(0x9A1A06,0,10,10,2,2);

box.addEventListener (MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, onOver);
box.addEventListener (MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, onOut);

function onOver (m:MouseEvent):void {
	Tweener.addTween (m.currentTarget, {_filter:glowIn, time:1});
}

function onOut (m:MouseEvent):void {
	Tweener.addTween (m.currentTarget, {_filter:glowOut, time:1});
}

var myMC:MovieClip = _root.createEmptyMovieClip("mc1", _root.getNextHighestDepth());

var myMC:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
myMC.x = 50;
myMC.y = 50;
myMC.name = "mc1";

addChild(myMC);

import flash.display.*;
stop();
this.loaderInfo.addEventListener (ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, preloaderFunc);
function preloaderFunc (event:ProgressEvent):void {
var pcent:Number=event.bytesLoaded/event.bytesTotal*100;
preloader_mc.txt.text=int(pcent)+"%";
}
this.loaderInfo.addEventListener (Event.COMPLETE, playFrame);
function playFrame (e:Event):void {
play ();
}

addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, preloader);
function preloader(event:Event) :void {
	var bytestotal = stage.loaderInfo.bytesTotal;
	var bytesloaded = stage.loaderInfo.bytesLoaded;
	var pctLoaded:int = bytesloaded * 100 / bytestotal;
	preloader_mc.txt.text = String(pctLoaded) + "%";
	if (bytesloaded >= bytestotal) {
		removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, preloader);
		play();
	}
}
}