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.
Comments entry will be closed next Friday, September 18th. Users will be notified the following Monday. Good luck!
Update:
Two winners, Nicolas and Paulo Figueiredo, were selected with the ‘true random’ number generator at random.org and have been notified via email. Thanks to those that commented.
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:
Take a quick online tour of FlashEff 2 Panel. Browse patterns and over 3000 effects to see exactly how the user experience got improved.
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!
A quick overview of what FlashEff 2 has to offer. Learn how to create show/hide animations, add filters and make flash interactive buttons in just a few clicks.
A complete step by step tutorial that will take you through all the most important features of the product, showing you how to obtain successful results using FlashEff 2.
Yesterday, I had mentioned of FlashEff, a new and innovative Flash animation tool. FlashEff is offered in a free and premium version in which differ in the amount of features and amount of available patterns that come equipped upon installation.
What is the Flash Effects Gallery?
The great thing about the effects that FlashEff creates is how you can mix and match them to create your own personalized effects. An entire community of over 12,000(and counting) is based around this concept called the FlashEff Effects Gallery. This effects gallery allows you to create and submit your personalized effects and also allows you to pick and choose one of your liking for use.
FlashEff is a Flash CS3 AS3 component (by JumpeyeComponents) created for easing the animation process. It is also a collection of over 100 patterns that enable cool animations and interactive actions on visual objects and texts. FlashEff can be used/customized from both, the visual interface and API.
How does FlashEff Effect 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 Free?
FlashEff 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.
