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How To: Reverse Any Given String Using AS3
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 ...
FlashEff 2: Still The Most Innovative Flash Animation Tool
Recently, the second version of FlashEff was released and once again my mouth drops in awwh! Personally, there is no other tool available that can provide an instant boost in your Flash project workflow than FlashEff when it comes to custom animatio...
Understanding Adobe Strobe A Little Bit Better
With the release of new documentation on Adobe "Strobe", I can now say that the confusion I once had is now gone and I can't wait for the official release of Adobe "Strobe". While these two projects are similar, they both serve two different purposes...
ActionScript 1:1 - Getting Intimate With ActionScript 3.0
Struggling to get our foot off the ground with getting more intimate with ActionScript 3.0? Doug Winnie has kicked off a series, ActionScript 1:1, which are designed for animators and designers using Flash CS4 who want to take their work to the nex...
Becoming An Experienced Flash Developer
With the Adobe Flash Platform expanding into more markets like than ever indicates the need of ActionScript/Flash Developers to expand their knowledge to the match the growth of the industry. So what might one be benefited in knowing to becoming a ...
Smart SWF Optimization with Custom Framerates
Over the years, the Flash Player has received such a bad rep for hogging computer system resources even while displaying static content. There were many times in which I would wonder "What the heck is Flash processing?". As for Flash Developers/Desig...
Debugging Your Flash Applications With De MonsterDebugger
Debugging your Flash applications can take some getting used to. Especially, if you've never used a debugger before. Having the right tool to aid in debugging your Flash Applications can save a boat load of time. Also when debugging, the debuggin...
TxEff2: An Improved Update To An Already Impresive Tool
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. Related posts:FlashEff: T...
CopperCube: A New 3D Engine That Doesn’t Require AS Knowledge
3D engines that take advantage of the Flash Player seem to sprouting about very frequently. Whether or not these new 3D engines effective target a specific market can be left for debate. One new 3D engine that has caught my eye is CopperCube as i...
BulkLoader: Removing the Pain of Complex Loading In Flash
Loading content into mid to large scale Flash projects can be somewhat of painful process. From managing complex loading scenarios to behind the scenes preloading, if not done correctly, performance can really take a hit at the expense of preloading....
Why ActionScript 3.0?
With all the recent developments with 3rd party libraries being supported in AS3, I am still shocked to see people still asking the question "Why ActionScript 3.0?". I simply do not get it as AS3 presents so many more cons than pros. It is almost ...
Adobe Releases the New AS3 Facebook API
Yesterday, Adobe released the ActionScript 3.0 Client Library for Facebook Platform API. The new ActionScript 3.0 Client Library for Facebook Platform API, fully supported by Facebook and Adobe, makes it easy to build applications that combine the s...
Moving From AS2 to AS3: Creating Dynamic Masks
Dynamic mask objects have been key to many Flash project's success. When it comes to migrating over from AS2 to AS3, you'll find that things have changed as the method "setMask()" in AS2 is now a property called "mask". In this next edition of the...
Create a Custom Cursor Using AS3
The simplicity of creating a custom cursor within Flash is a task that will surely be used time after time again. Well, as for creating a custom cursor using AS3, the syntax used is identical as written in AS2. Related posts:ActionScript 2.0 to 3...
JC Panorama Viewer: Panorama Viewing At Its Best
The guys over at Jumpeye, creators of the FlashEff Animation Tool, has created another incredible Flash component called the JC Panorama Viewer. This new Flash component is filling a void in the market for a robust Panoramic viewer. Related posts...
New Exciting Features Added to GTween
Grant Skinner is continually finding innovative ways to revamp his highly talked about GTween AS3 Tween Library. Not only has it proven to be lightweight and feature-rich, it is crossing into territories unheard of when compared to other popular tw...
A Glimpse at the New Timeline Controls in AS3
With all the changes that came with ActionScript 3.0, a few new Timeline properties were introduced with the hope that any Flash animator, designer or developer would come to appreciate. The lack of exact control or knowledge of where you area on the...
AS3 Reference Meets The iPhone!
While Flash might not yet be available on the iPhone, news of new iPhone apps have been making its way into the Flash community. Mike Chamber has just released a handy way to reference the AS3 library with his new iPhone app calledActionScript 3 AP...
AS3 TextEditor Lite: An Open-Source AS3 Text Editor
Have you ever wanted to integrate a rich text editor into your Flash projects? AS3 TextEditor Lite is a SWC based component for rich text editor which can be used in Flash applications to be developed using ActionScript 3.0 and Adobe Flash CS3 IDE. ...
Flash and Math Applets Released!
The site we all know and love, Flash and Math, has just released a new book called Flash and Math Applets: Learn by Example. The book is filled with rich examples and offer the credibility to back them up. Related posts:Download a Full, Free Phot...
Tweensy: There’s A New AS3 Tweening Engine In Town
As of late, the creation of AS3 tween engines have been very popular and active with the latest on being gTween. Now it's time to turn the spotlight to a new speedy tween engine called Tweensy. Related posts:GTween: There’s a New AS3 Tweenin...
25 Line ActionScript Contest Ends and Source Code Revealed
Earlier last month Keith Peters revealed the final 12 contestants from the November/December 25 line contest. If you haven't heard the results are in and the winner is a fellow named Marius. Marius created a platform game rendered in ASCII in a Fl...
Compile Your AS3 Code Online Using Wonderfl
Wonderfl is a tool that let’s you write and compile AS3 code right in your browser. Not only will it compile your AS3 code, this tool will also provide warnings/errors. Related posts:Air App of the Week: RegExrIntroducing SlideRocket: Create Pres...
Grab the Flasher Magazine Video Player
At the beginning of the month, Lee Brimelow released a new video series he calls Flasher Magazine. He is now sharing the video player he uses on the site to the community. Related posts:Flasher Magazine Is Now Live!Sothink’s Free FLV Player...
3D Tunnel: Display Your Images On An Interactive 3D Tunnel
The 3D Tunnel Flash component allows you to display images within an interactive 3D tunnel. End users can zoom in and out of the tunnel and rotate it....
Creating Custom Chrome For AIR Apps
When developing Adobe AIR apps, having the capability of controling the look and feel of an application's window chrome is huge. Not only does it allow for designers to create a much more appealing interface window chrome, it also allows for persona...
25 Lines Contest: Time To Vote
Earlier last month Keith Peters announced a newly revived ActionScripting contest called "What can you do in 25 lines of code?". This new contest is meant to see what people could come up with using these new tools that have been introduced over ...
PhotoFlip 3D CS: Build Real Time 3D Cover Flow Effects
The guys over at Digicrafts provided a new twist to the "CoverFlow effect" in their new component, PhotoFlip 3D CS. PhotoFlip 3D CS allows you to build a real time 3D coverflow effect without the need of much ActionScripting knowledge....
Mac OS X Mousewheel Support in AS3
Gabriel created an AS3 solution to the mousewheel functionality on Mac OS X. SWFMacMouseWheel integrates well with deconcept's SWFObject and integrating this within your existing and future projects is rather painless....
AdvancED Flex 3 Now Available!
This book makes advanced Flex 3 concepts and techniques easy. Ajax, RIA, Web 2.0, mashups, mobile, the most sophisticated Web tools and the coolest interactive Web applications are all covered with practical, visually-oriented recipes....
