how do they do that?

[Drum2jc]

hello everyone. i have been working with flash mx 2004 and illustrator cs for quite some time, and cannot seem to get how these professional flash website templates are made. I can make good looking sites but can never create animations like the templates on templatemonster. Does anyone know what programs these designers use? Or, if anyone knows of a website with all of their tips and tricks, that would be great. Also, what 3d program should I use with flash to achieve the spinning, flipping effects, etc...?

Thanks and sorry if I dont make sense

[MishY]

A lot of what you're probably missing out on is the 3D stuff. This is created using 3dStudioMax (http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=5659302&siteID=123112) and Swift3D (http://www.erain.com/) and then imported into flash.

[The Dude]

Is that like SWISHMAX?? I've been interested in trying to edit some flash games to see if i could do it....