The great thing about them," said Ray Moore as he whipped up another one of his famed "it spins around and fades into a pro's face" Flash graphics, "Is that you can do them so quickly. And yet they're so professional!"

Over the past four months, Brainburst has been graced with a wealth of eye-popping Flash tricks, including:

• Italicized Copperplate Gothic Light font fading in to a picture of Zvi
• Italicized Copperplate Gothic Light font fading out from a picture of Zvi
• Italicized Copperplate Gothic Light font fading in to a picture of Jeff Cunningham
• Italicized Copperplate Gothic Light font fading out from a picture of Jeff Cunningham
• Italicized Copperplate Gothic Light font fading in to a picture of Astral Slide
• Italicized Copperplate Gothic Light font fading out from a picture of Astral Slide, then fading into a picture of Zvi
• Italicized Copperplate Gothic Light font that says "Regionals" fading into a picture of the Regionals logo
• Italicized Copperplate Gothic Light font that says "Brainburst Brainbusters" fading into a picture of some cards
• Italicized Copperplate Gothic Light font that says "Brainburst Brainbusters" fading into a picture of the Brainburst logo

"Ray? Why he's my favorite student!" said Zem Peckerman, a computer trainer at Madison Community College. "When I pitched this new 'Flash Web Graphics' course to the department heads, they didn't think anyone would use it. But Ray emails me every day to tell me he's still at it!"

Zem's course sheet promises that by the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Use text in Flash Animations
• Import graphics files
• Utilize basic Tweening, including fading, movement, and morphing

"When I showed Ray Copperplate Gothic Light, his eyes lit up," Zem recalls. "He said, 'Mister Peckerman, that's the prettiest durned font I've ever seen!' And I said, 'Ya know, it is. I can't imagine ever using anything else.'"

Chedy Hampton, Ray's superior, complained: "God knows I've tried to get him to fix those damn things up - but it's all he knows! I said, 'Why not change the frame rate? Why not use some blurring?' But I don't think that came up in the class."

When asked whether he planned to offer a "Flash 102" course, Zem shuffled through his papers nervously and said, "Well, y'know, I'd have to read the manual all the way through..."

"I just had to burn Madison Community College's last pamphlet," said Chedy, shuddering as he scraped a pile of ashes into the garbage. "The newest class was 'MIDI Files 101.' I just know that if Ray took it, suddenly every Brainburst page would beep 'Turkey in the Straw' at you."

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The great thing about them," said Ray Moore as he whipped up another one of his famed "it spins around and fades into a pro's face" Flash graphics, "Is that you can do them so quickly. And yet they're so professional!"

Over the past four months, Brainburst has been graced with a wealth of eye-popping Flash tricks, including:

• Italicized Copperplate Gothic Light font fading in to a picture of Zvi
• Italicized Copperplate Gothic Light font fading out from a picture of Zvi
• Italicized Copperplate Gothic Light font fading in to a picture of Jeff Cunningham
• Italicized Copperplate Gothic Light font fading out from a picture of Jeff Cunningham
• Italicized Copperplate Gothic Light font fading in to a picture of Astral Slide
• Italicized Copperplate Gothic Light font fading out from a picture of Astral Slide, then fading into a picture of Zvi
• Italicized Copperplate Gothic Light font that says "Regionals" fading into a picture of the Regionals logo
• Italicized Copperplate Gothic Light font that says "Brainburst Brainbusters" fading into a picture of some cards
• Italicized Copperplate Gothic Light font that says "Brainburst Brainbusters" fading into a picture of the Brainburst logo

"Ray? Why he's my favorite student!" said Zem Peckerman, a computer trainer at Madison Community College. "When I pitched this new 'Flash Web Graphics' course to the department heads, they didn't think anyone would use it. But Ray emails me every day to tell me he's still at it!"

Zem's course sheet promises that by the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Use text in Flash Animations
• Import graphics files
• Utilize basic Tweening, including fading, movement, and morphing

"When I showed Ray Copperplate Gothic Light, his eyes lit up," Zem recalls. "He said, 'Mister Peckerman, that's the prettiest durned font I've ever seen!' And I said, 'Ya know, it is. I can't imagine ever using anything else.'"

Chedy Hampton, Ray's superior, complained: "God knows I've tried to get him to fix those damn things up - but it's all he knows! I said, 'Why not change the frame rate? Why not use some blurring?' But I don't think that came up in the class."

When asked whether he planned to offer a "Flash 102" course, Zem shuffled through his papers nervously and said, "Well, y'know, I'd have to read the manual all the way through..."

"I just had to burn Madison Community College's last pamphlet," said Chedy, shuddering as he scraped a pile of ashes into the garbage. "The newest class was 'MIDI Files 101.' I just know that if Ray took it, suddenly every Brainburst page would beep 'Turkey in the Straw' at you."

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