Papervision3D brought 2D Flash into a 3D world. It’s exciting and there are lots of cool websites and applications developed with PV3D. But nothing is perfect in the world. It also has some limitations:
Shang :: Mar.17.2008 :: advanced, good-to-know, papvervision :: 1 Comment »
I created this scrollbar some time back. I did not use it in a actual project yet but I think it should be useful for those who are doing websites in AS3. It is customizable with Tweener effects selection. It scrolls mainly movieclips, so as long as you convert your text or images to movieclips, you can scroll them. Here is the scrollbar source.
kinsung :: Mar.17.2008 :: actionscript 3, intermediate :: 5 Comments »
Flash CS4 will be able to export *and* import a new source format called XFL. An XFL file is a .zip file that contains the source material for a Flash document. Within the .zip file resides an XML file describing the structure of the document and a folder with the document’s assets (graphics, sounds, etc). - From Colin Moock
Shang :: Mar.13.2008 :: adobe, news :: 3 Comments »
On Lee Brimelow’s blog he has created a few handy flash extensions to make coding in AS3 easier. I suggest getting the code Snippets panel extension and the Event Generator extension.
With the Event Generator just select an item on stage and select what you want to do with it in the panel. Click copy to clipboard and then open the actions panel and paste the code there.
Ed :: Mar.12.2008 :: actionscript 3, extensions :: No Comments »
This may not be new news per say. But in my opinion should be quite useful. There is this new flash framework known as Gaia that seems to be useful in speeding up the flash production process. By using the framework, you can get a simple flash project up in a flash. If you find it troublesome to change your workflow, the least you can do with it is to create a prototype in a very short time to present to your client. In conlcusion, this framework is worth a try.
http://www.gaiaflashframework.com/
kinsung :: Mar.11.2008 :: good-to-know :: No Comments »
There’s no more “_global” in ActionScript 3. I wrote this class to bring it back. Here’s an example of exchanging values between two .swf files. example.swf assigns value into “_global” and external.swf watches it. The source file is here.
There are other solutions. AS3 Global Object is a powerful package that goes beyond “_global”. Jonathan Greene’s solution is very neat and easy, too. The basic of all solutions is to use static variables and functions. Using static variables and functions is the easiest method to communicate between classes and movie clips. I’ll explain that in future posts. Meanwhile, this entry in help manual helps to understand what “static” means.
Shang :: Mar.10.2008 :: actionscript 3, intermediate :: 9 Comments »
Regardless of whether you are a seasoned developer or a designer or a complete newbie, (re)familiarizing yourself with the software and basic terminology is a good place to start. Here is a list of tips all Flash users should know.
Shang :: Mar.09.2008 :: beginner, good-to-know :: No Comments »
And the screengrab speaks for itself.
All the best to us.
Shang :: Mar.09.2008 :: news :: 1 Comment »
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/mediaplayer/
Back in 2006 MAX conference, someone asked whether Adobe would release a FLV Player. They replied that they had some plan. 2 years later, their plan was finally revealed. More than just a FLV Player, it’s also a desktop YouTube and it is “professionally very very pretty”.
Coming out at the same time as AIR, it’s a perfect “one stone two birds” strategy. If you want to try AIR you definitely should start with Media Player because it’s by far the most useful AIR application for everyone (not only for developers or designers). If you want to try Media Player you have to install AIR.
Shang :: Mar.08.2008 :: adobe, news :: No Comments »
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Shang :: Mar.07.2008 :: list :: 14 Comments »