So everyone needs an XML Banner in Actionscript 2 and honestly I am kind of tired of making them over and over again. I would rather work on something big and beautiful (like Flex). You can use this for whatever you want. It reads off of an XML where you can set it to show them in random order, set the time the banners have to show and other such features.
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Here is a sample of the xml and an explaination of each node.
<rotator isRandom=”false”> - Set to true for random order of banners
<bannerTime>2</bannerTime> - Number of seconds to show each banner
<numberOfBanners>5</numberOfBanners> - Number of banners
<banners showHeader=”true”> - Shows the title
<banner>
<name>Banner 1</name> - Caption that shows on the bottom
<body>Lorem Ipsum</body> - For extra functionality if necessary
<imagePath>01.jpg</imagePath> - Path of the image
<link>http://www.weberdesignlabs.com</link> - Link the banner goes to
</banner>
</banners>
</rotator>
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Enjoy!
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So I made this awhile ago as an experiment. It seemed to me that Flex was perfect for an interactive RSS Reader. A lot of people have problems with getting remote RSS feeds (and my solution I am sure is not perfect). If anyone finds a better solution please pass it on in the comments. This piece of code is AIR, but I also have a web-based Flex version available (see demo link below). This RSS Reader uses PHP to get the RSS feed from the remote site. I have included all the code and assets for the AIR version and the Flex version. Please use it and learn from it and then make it better.
Please post links to anywhere you use it and tell me if you like it. I love to hear that some of these Flex projects are appreciated!
Features:
- Retrieves multiple RSS Feeds
- Searches for multiple keywords in each post’s title and description then ranks them by how many keywords matched
- Re-arrangeable Search Keywords with Drag and Drop Easy of Use
- Run from Web or Desktop
- Uses purely Open Source Software and Open Source Code
- Free (Just Like All Weber Design Labs Products)
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(Just Add A Feed In The Demo)
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Install FlexibleRSS Now
(Installs App And AIR If You Dont Have It)
FlexibleRSS AIR Application (827)
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So anyone who knows me knows I LOVE Flex. I also found I love AIR. If you don’t know about these two technologies then you must check them out and give them a fair chance. I know new things are scary, but some you just see are going to change how quickly we can make an application. For example I made this simple application in about 45 minutes (and I know I am slow compared to the good programmers).
AIR Web Installer and FLV Player Installer
If the AIR Installer Badge doesn’t work, then you can directly download the air file here
Download the Code
Posted in AIR, Actionscript 3, Adobe, Flash, Open Source, Uncategorized, as3, code, flex, player, useful, video | 2 Comments »
It’s coming. In fact the beta is already here. Although who knows how to actually program it yet, so its just for show now.
Here are some videos that show off what it can do. Check it out and your welcome to drool a bit.
Flash Player 10 Demo Video - 3D Effects
Flash Player 10 Demo Video - Filters Gone Wild
For more videos check them out here
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So everyone loves the coverflow and people love HD and I love video. Put them all together and you got a HD Video Player with a Coverflow that reads from an XML. I know its soo pretty.
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You just want to find a use for it somewhere. You will need MC Tween for this piece of code to work.
You can make it autoplay the videos from the playlist by simply setting the variable “autoPlayVideo” to true.
If you have any questions just leave a comment in this post and someone will probably help you.
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(ZIP Contains FLA,JPG, XML - Does not include Videos)
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So I have fallen in love again. This time its with Papervision, the naughty child of Flash. Papervision allows for people to create fairly realistic 3D scenes through an impressive code library. You can get the code library here.
I have made a very basic room that you can navigate in that I would just like to share for people to take and run with and make it even better. There are sooo many things you can do with Papervision. However I believe that since a computer has only a mouse and a keyboard (VERY 2D) interfaces then it forces the user to learn how to use the website, this begs the question then does 3D belong on the web? Well I don’t think it belongs on the web for a normal informational experience (like going and getting an email address from a company website), but maybe for a different way to display data in a VERY easy to use and non-intrusive interactive way then I think its okay. Anyways please post your opinion and post links to your Papervision work. I love to see what people are doing!
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Hey Everyone,
Just wanted to pass on another useful little thing that I use all the time.
It’s a preloader that makes it about as easy to use as possible. I use it all the time because who wants to spend time on a preloader. Its got the normal bar that adjusts its width based on the amount loaded and then when its done loading everything it goes to the _root and plays the second frame (which of course you can change). Its great for just about everything and anything.
Download Now
(zip - contains Flash CS3 and Flash 8 versions)
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Hey Guys,
Sorry its been so long since my last post. It’s been very busy for a while and so I haven’t been able to respond to all your comments and there are so many people contacting me to do work for them. Anyways I thought I would share this example I made for my work with you guys (don’t worry I have their permission). This is a HD Flash Video Player Example using Flash’s newest video support H.264. This is a big step in the Flash world and will change the quality and push the requirements we have on our bandwidth providers. So have fun with this example and do whatever you want with it. It is open source with no attribution (I know I need to get a MIT license for these projects).
Here is the source (CS3 Only): Download Here
Here is a rough demo of the player
Posted in Actionscript, Flash, Flash Video Player, H.264, Open Source, Uncategorized, example, high definition | 13 Comments »
Recently I have found been working on a project that I need to track. The problem is, its a Flex project. Since its a new technology and its gaining speed I thought this post might be helpful to you.
There seems to be two ways to track Flex/Flash (AS3) actions in Google Analytics:
1. URLRequest
2. ExternalInterface
Here is some of my code that does my tracking for videos:
//Strip Out Spaces and Replace with Underscores
var pattern:RegExp = / /gi;
var formattedVideoTitle:String = _videoTitle.replace(pattern, “_”); //Formulate Tracking String
var trackingStr:String = “/” + _trackingPath + “/” + formattedVideoTitle;
//Two Methods Of Tracking
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//URL Request Send Method
sendToURL(new URLRequest(”javascript:urchinTracker(’”+trackingStr+”‘);”);
//ExternalInterface Send Method
ExternalInterface.call(”urchinTracker”,trackingStr);
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