As the amount of tool sets to create Flash content on mobile devices increases, so will the realization within the Flash community that these applications can not be created with the mindset of desktop development.

The guys over at JumpeyeComponents have listened to the community’s interest and feedback to provide a lighter, faster and more affordable version of FlashEff called FlashEff Nano.

FlashEff Nano

FlashEff Nano was designed to run on devices capable enough to run Adobe Flash Player 10.1 and extremely well on mobile phones and tablets.  While this version of FlashEff might be lighter, it is still packed with over 750 effect presets and support for custom presets.

FlashEff Nano in Action

Check out this sweet example of FlashEff Nano. If you’ve got a Flash enabled device I would urge you to test it on it as wells just so you can experience it for yourself.

Personally, I have always been a fan as to what FlashEff offers to the Flash community. With the addition of FlashEff Nano, a tremendous need within the Flash community is being filled.

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 FlashEff 2 to create a button using a MovieClip object.

OK, I know some of you might be thinking, a button? Well, creating a button in AS3 can be somewhat of a pain. After you get through creating your buttons, adding its functionality along with creating its appropriate event listeners; this process can get very old and tiring. Since FlashEff is here to simplify your workflow, why not let FlashEff handle your button’s functionality, animation and event listener creation.

Using Button Mode

In FlashEff 2, you can edit a button using its Button mode. This mode will allow you to assign your button some actions like following an URL, calling a function, or even going to a different frame whenever it gets clicked. All this without one single line of ActionScript. Here’s how!

Creating a Button Object

I am going to take a button graphic/design and create a MovieClip out of it. Once created, I will go into my Component Panel and drag a copy of the FlashEff2Button component onto my newly created MovieClip. One other great thing about FlashEff is that upon dragging a copy of its component onto the target object it will snap to the target’s 0,0 position.

Now it is time to toy around with the FlashEff Panel.

Using the FlashEff Panel

The FlashEff Panel is where all of the magic happens. Here you can select any of the preset effects/animations that an object can have. Once you’ve added a preset, you can then preview an example of it via the live preview feature of the panel.  Take it for a test drive.

Adding my Button Effect/Animation

In this example, I will select the “HappyTurn” preset. Now, if I wanted to I can modify the presets; allowing me to then save my own “custom” preset.  (Feature available only if you have the Premium Plus license) You can also adjust the tween type and speed for the up, over, and down button states. Just to keep things simple, I won’t be doing any of that.

Adding Commands to the Button

FlashEff’s Button mode comes equipped with its assortment of commands that you can trigger upon press. They include adding a sound, calling a function, going to a keyframe, navigating to a URL, playing back a sound, and switching objects. Also, you can even stack these commands which will allow you to trigger a sound, call a function, and navigate to a URL on one press.

In this example, I will be adding a sound playback on press along with an event to navigate to a URL upon double clicking the button object. When attaching a sound you can identify that sound through a linkage ID or path.

Overview

Below, you can find the final result of this mini demo.  Basically, the button, upon rollover, triggers the HappyTurn animation, then on press a click sound will trigger.  Now, if you double-click it will take you to the designated destination, Google’s homepage.  The custom possibilities are endless.  The more you use FlashEff the more situations you can picture yourself using the tool to simplify your project’s workflow.  To learn more on what FlashEff can accomplish, visit FlashEff.com.

FlashEff 2 Giveaway Opportunity

In the upcoming days, you are going to have the opportunity of winning 1 of 2 FlashEff 2 unlimited premium licenses.  Stay tuned…

With the high demand for quality Flash content in the market, finding a way to reuse ActionScript and animation styles is key to the success of quicker turnarounds. In my opinion, FlashEff is probably the most mature Flash tool to provide that heavy lifting in Flash projects.

Personally, there is no other tool available that can provide an instant boost in your Flash project work flow than FlashEff when it comes to custom animation/effects. Initially, when FlashEff was first released, I was extremely impressed with the tool. There was a little bit of a performance issue, but FlashEff was still worth every cent and nothing came close to it.

Out goes FlashEff 1, in comes FlashEff 2

Recently, the second version of FlashEff was released and once again my mouth drops in awwh! FlashEff 2 simply improves upon its previous features like speed, usability, effects, and customizability. New features that you can expect with the release of FlashEff 2 include:

• Live Preview
• Improved filter effects
• Flash Player 10 features
• Advanced Copy/Paste
• Advanced Commands
• FlashEff 2 Code Component
• Better TweenLite performance
• New Button mode
• Save custom effects

Take it for a test drive

Overall Impression

When it comes to rapid application of custom,quality Flash animations and effects, FlashEff sets the bar really high. If you haven’t yet given FlashEff a try or are skeptical, download the free version and take it for a test run. You will be amazed on how easy it is to create custom quality Flash animations and effects.  Below are links to videos demoing FlashEff and more of its features in depth.  Enjoy!

New videos demoing FlashEff 2

The guys over at Jumpeye have recently released an update to their exiting flash text effects component, TxEff.   This is an update which targets improved performance, quality, and Flash integration.  The great thing about TxEff is that it allows you to create quality effects and transitions with little effort and time and saving time is huge when dealing with multiple Flash projects.  Learn more about TxEff2 below.

What is TxEff2?

TxEff2 is a Flash CS3/CS4 AS3 component created for easing the text animation process. TxEff2 is also a framework based on patterns, a large collection of classes, which enable cool show/hide and swap transitions on texts.

TxEff2 comes with cool new features

• Better architecture (based on the FlashEff engine)
• Improved performance (thanks to TweenLite)
• Lower file-size
• Seamless pattern import
• More patterns (100+)
• Filters (like reflection, glows, stripes)
• Compatible with FlashEff effects and patterns
• Cool new visual User Interface
• Swap through different texts (not only show & hide)

TxEff2 vs FlashEff

If you’ve ever heard of or used FlashEff before you might be asking yourself what is the difference.  Well TxEff is based off of the FlashEff engine which takes advantage of the FlashEff Panel and FlashEff patterns, however, there are some limitations.  While FlashEff allows you to apply the effects to MovieClips along with TextFields, TxEff2 is limited to just effects on TextFields.  Here is a chart that compares the both TxEff2 and FlashEff.

Note: Be sure to subscribe to the RSS feed as there will be a contest giveaway of TxEff2 very soon.  Stay tuned!

With the high demand for quality Flash content in the market, finding a way to reuse ActionScript and animation styles is key to the success of quicker turnarounds. In my opinion, FlashEff is probably the most mature Flash tool to provide that heavy lifting in Flash projects.

Personally, there is no other tool available that can provide an instant boost in your Flash project work flow than FlashEff when it comes to custom animation/effects. Initially, when FlashEff was first released, I was extremely impressed with the tool.

What is FlashEff?

FlashEff is an easy to use flash component and interactive tool ,created by JumpeyeComponents, that enables high quality transition effects in Adobe Flash. It’s virtually an infinite library of image and text effects that can be used and customized to create professional Flash animations.

Flash art without coding

FlashEff 2.0 has been improved! Now you have over 3000 effects made by our best flash designers, dozens of high-quality symbol and text animation patterns, a new flash button mode and brand new professional filter effects. Once you’ll start using FlashEff, you’ll step into a totally new experience!

Over 70+ flash text effects

One of the most impressive things that FlashEff can do is spectacular flash text effects. With 70 flash effect patterns especially developed for TextFields, FlashEff will surely help you create some outstanding flash text animations for your projects!

How does FlashEff affect Flash designers?

FlashEff is a great tool for designers who want to get complex and nice looking animations without the hassle of using the Flash timeline or ActionScript. You can build animations using TextFields, MovieClips, and images that can be very easily updated and modified.

Is FlashEff 2.0 free?

FlashEff 2.0 comes in a free version and a premium version. FlashEff Free Version includes 30 FlashEff Patterns (from a total of over 100 already available). FlashEff Peremium Version removes most of the restrictions provided with the free version and provides access to . Check out what you get within the FlashEff Free and Premium licenses.

Download FlashEff Free Version.

What’s new in FlashEff 2.0

Recently, the second version of FlashEff was released and once again my mouth drops in awwh! FlashEff 2 simply improves upon its previous features like speed, usability, effects, and customizability.

New features that you can expect with the release of FlashEff 2 include:

• Live Preview
• Improved filter effects
• Flash Player 10 features
• Advanced Copy/Paste
• Advanced Commands
• FlashEff 2 Code Component
• Better TweenLite performance
• New Button mode
• Save custom effects

Pattern showcase demo

With over 3000 effects to choose from, how do you even begin.  The guys over at Jumpeye have put together a showcase of some of their most popular FlashEff 2.0. effects. Enjoy!

Further Readings

Creating a button using FlashEff 2
This tutorial demonstrates how you can use FlashEff 2 to create a button using a MovieClip object.

A Highly Rated Flash Particle System Just Got Better

This set of flash particles has an impressive variation of particle effects. Flash particle effects include snow,fireworks, sparklers, fire, smoke, and much more.  Flint is an open-source project to create a versatile particle system in Actionscript 3.0.  Flint is developed by Big Room ventures Ltd. and is released under the MIT open source licence.

The source and example script can be downloaded at flintparticles.org. Documentation is also available. Check it out and enjoy!

Here are a few examples of Flint 1.0 at work:

A logo as a firework

Sparkler

Mutual gravity

Playing with gravity wells

Fire and smoke

Setting a logo on fire