flex: can i do nice button animation using only flex or do i need adobe flash too ?

Question

i would like to add nice animations and other graphics to my application. do i need to use flash to create partial swf files and to load them or is there another way?

Answer 1

Yes, you can do a lot of animations in Flex (although I haven't done anything very complex yet). You should check out Tour de Flex for examples.

Answer 2

Even though Flex offers some TweenEffects (check the list of subclasses), I'd say that animations are better done in Flash CS3/4 as it offers more control on drawing and frames.