Flash Speaks Actionscript

Due to the popularity of one of my earlier posts, I’ve decided to extend the topic with a helpful Countdown Timer class. This handy utility provides a flexible and easy way to tie in countdown timer functionality into just about any design. It is designed to handle the grunt work of developing a Countdown Timer.

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Reversing a string is not something you might implement on a daily basis, however, having a handy way of doing so is always a great go to option. Here is a function that allows you to input a string of any length and it will then be outputted being reversed. This is definitely one function to add to your Flash utilities.

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At last year’s Max conference, a new Adobe technology called Adobe Wave was revealed that demonstrated how web content publishers could easily publish notification to their user’s desktops. The Adobe Wave client is built on Adobe AIR allowing users to receive near real time notifications of new content, a new social interaction, or another notification that the publisher would like to let you know about.

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The day that many Flash Developers/Designers have been waiting for is finally approaching. Well…not quite exactly. Earlier this week at Adobe Max 2009, Adobe provided a sneek-peek to some of the new features that Flash CS5 will be shipping with. The one feature that is getting many excited(and for good reason) is the ability to export your Flash applications into Apple iPhone applications.

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Adobe TV gets a long awaited redesign that I am sure all users will come to love and appreciate. While the original Adobe TV got the job done, it simply was not up to par in comparison to other popular video sharing sites. I personally feel these new features add so much more value to Adobe TV. It now feels more natural of an experience.

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With Adobe Max 2009 slowly approaching, there is nothing like a little promotional humor. With all the personalities in the industry, it is always nice to catch them in a moment of humor. Check out this promotional Adobe Max video starring Lee Brimelow, Phillip Kerman and the PR guy. Funny!

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FluidHtml is a text-based markup language (like HTML) that lets you dynamically generate Flash content. This is an extraordinarily powerful idea. It means that anyone can build highly animated websites, ads, media players and 3D animations quickly and easily.

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Flash and Flex Developer’s Magazine is one of few magazines that target Flash and Flex development. They recently decided to digital and completely free, so download your copy now!

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Thanks to the guys over at Jumpeye, I have two premium unlimited licenses(valued at $99) that I will be distributing to two lucky users. To win a license, be sure to provide a comment stating how FlashEff can be useful to you. There must be an unlimited amount of ways to integrate FlashEff into your project workflow, let’s hear yours.

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In a previous post, I introduced the release of FlashEff 2 as an innovative Flash animation tool. In an attempt to prove my point, I am going to demonstrate how you can use FlashEff2 to create a button using a MovieClip object. While FlashEff can handle so much more, see how streamlined this process becomes with the use of FlashEff.

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