Astro: Almost Ready for Liftoff!
Published by Angel on Tagged Industry NewsFlash Player 10 Beta Released! Go Give it a Try!
The time has come to give Flash Player 10 a try. The list of features go very deep as Flash Player 10 delivers on the promises made up to this point. This version offers dazzling effects, faster performance, and Linux support right out of the box.
Flash 10 “Astro” Demo
Flash Player 10 includes new features, enhancements and bug fixes, including:
- Creative Expression
- Custom Filters and Effects
- 3D Effects
- New Text Engine
- Text Layout Components
- Drawing API Enhancements
- Color Management
- Visual Performance Improvements
- GPU Compositing
- GPU Blitting
- Anti-Aliasing Engine (Saffron 3.1)
- Vector Data Type
- Rich Media
- Dynamic Streaming
- RTMFP (Real Time Media Flow Protocol)
- Speex Audio Codec
- Other Community Requested Enhancements
- File Reference
- Dynamic Sound Generation
- Large Bitmap Support
- Context Menu
- GB18030 Compliance
- Ubuntu OS Support
Flash Stock of the Day: 15 Handy Flash Utilities
Published by Angel on Tagged Flash Stock of the DayAs a Flash user, there are many time in which having a set of drag and drop Flash utilities come in handy. I am sure most people don’t have the time to start from scratch on every project and that is why I’ve compiled this list of Flash stock utilities. Check out this list of quality Flash utilities that’ll allow you optimize your precious time and resources.
Fun With Adobe AIR
Published by Angel on Tagged Video
Lee Brimelow’s fun demo of sample desktop applications create with Adobe AIR. Some of the desktop applications created in this demo include:
- drag and drop video players
- interactive video screen shot grabber
- drag and drop media players
- Interactive screensaver
I know this may be an older video, but for those of you who haven’t seen it enjoy! Also, for those of you who have seen it, this video gets better the second time around.
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AFC Updates Free AS3 Component
Published by Angel on Tagged Industry NewsUMAP: Live Maps Meets Actionscript 3.0
Advanced Flash Components updates their Google Maps powered AS3 component. If you are not familiar with this UMAP, it is scalable component model that allows you to create rich maps with interactive data layers. Its features are impressive and it now even supports Microsoft’s Virtual Earth along with Google Maps.
Latest Features Include:
- InfoWindow has been completely rewritten for better extendability.
- KMLLayer generates OverlayEvent.READY once all markers and linked KMLLayers have been loaded.
- autoInfo parameter is added to the Layer to control the automatic Info Window appearance
- BaloonStyle property has been added to the Marker Manager.
Flash Stock of the Day: 21 Flash Preloaders
Published by Angel on Tagged Flash Stock of the DayLooking for that perfect Flash preloader. Well, today’s Flash stock is a list of Flash preloaders that vastly range in design and functionality.
What is Degrafa?
Published by Angel on Tagged Flex Tool, Industry News
This article introduces some of the theories behind Degrafa, the basics of composition, advanced implementations, and how the framework may fit into your Flex or AIR projects.
What is Degrafa?
Degrafa is an open-source, declarative graphics framework for Flex created by developers in the RIA community. Degrafa aims to offer the quality of static graphics and the flexibility of dynamic graphics via runtime while allowing designers and developers to create dynamic graphics in MXML markup language.
Features of Degrafa include:
- A library of pre-composed shapes for you to use as well as the ability to create your own.
- Use SVG path data to create complete reusable shapes. • Flexible options for fills and strokes.
- Binding of properties for Fills, Strokes and Geometry.
- Advanced CSS support for layered backgrounds, complex border control and background image positioning based on CSS 3.
- Productive features like derivatives, composition reuse, shape libraries, repeaters, and other utilities that allow you to do more with less code.
- Light weight model-based architecture.
- Compatibility with Flex 2 and Flex 3.
Kevin Lynch and the Adobe AIR Team
Published by Angel on Tagged Adobe AIR, VideoFollow Adobe’s Chief Technology Officer Kevin Lynch as he walks the halls of Adobe Headquarters and interviews several core members of the AIR engineering team.
Moving From Flash AS2 to Flash AS3: FlashVars
Published by Angel on Tagged Actionscript 3.0, Moving From AS2 to AS3What is FlashVars?
FlashVars is Flash answer to Query String. It’s a way to pass data or variables from html to a Flash movie. Variables passed via FlashVars will go into the _root level of the Flash movie.
Differences Between AS2 and AS3
The key difference between AS2 and AS3 is how to retrieve the FlashVars. The FlashVars are no longer available in the _root level of the movie. Instead, you must use the new LoaderInfo class object to access the FlashVars. The FlashVars is available in the parameters member of the LoaderInfo. This makes the AS3 solution much more dynamic and independent to each object that is created. See below for an example of both.
FlashVars in AS2
var myFlashVar:String;
_root.createTextField("myTextField", 1, Stage.width/2 - 50, Stage.height/2 , 150, 40);
myTextField.text = myFlashVar;
FlashVars in AS3
function loaderComplete(myEvent:Event)
{
this.flashVars=this.loaderInfo.parameters;
this.flashVarsLoaded=true; // set a flag to indicate that the FlashVars is loaded
this.useFlashVars();
}
I hope this post helped you understand the key difference between defining your FlashVars within AS2 and AS3. If your interested in learning more about FlashVars, check out the resources below as they will go deeper into the topic.
Resources on FlashVars:
- Understanding FlashVars within AS2
- Understanding FlashVars within AS3
- FlashVars in AS3
- What is LoaderInfo?
I would like to hear from you on how I can make the series of posts "Moving From Flash AS2 to Flash AS3" better. Looking forward to hearing from you!
Flash Stock of the Day: Flash Paper Transition Pack 1
Published by Angel on Tagged Flash Stock of the Day
Page-flipping animations have been very popular as of late. Today’s quality Flash stock has took that very same concept and composed a pack of Flash paper transitions. These animations are completely vector-based and can be transformed without loss of quality. With your creativity, the use of these paper transitions are endless. Check it out and you’ll see what I mean.
Features Include:
- light-weight
- vector-based
- easily transformable
Source: Flashden.net
Creator: gumball
Preview
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16 Ways to Use Aviary and Get Amazed
Published by Angel on Tagged Flash TipsThis post is simply an update to a previous post on Aviary, a suite of web-based AIR applications. Aviary is making great strides and is now offering free beta invites to be one of the first to test their new applications. I recently received an invite and I have got to sat that Aviary is so much cooler than I originally thought.
Earlier last month Aviary posted 16 awesome tutorials that completely shows off the mighty power of their suite. I’ve listed a few here along with a video displaying the process. If you’re interested in a beta invite, be sure head over to Aviary to get one.
One last thing be sure to check out the rest of the 16 awesome Aviary tutorials and make sure you spread the word. Have fun!
Genetic Cross-Breeding
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Video of the Cross - Breeding Process
How to Precision Select Custom Shapes
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Video of the Process
Alien Overlords
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