Archive for the ‘Flash’ Category
got a minute? try this amazing game made in Flash
this puzzle game is made by a Swedish study group.
it’s very simple, but has a great gameplay and very nice use of music.
enjoy :O)
ActionScript 3.0: using the search method of the String class, part 1
if using the search method of the String class, this would trace; do stuff to you:
if(teststr.search(/bl/i) > -1) {
trace("do stuff");
}
and this wouldn’t:
if(teststr.search(/br/i) > -1) {
trace("do stuff");
}
doing the same kind of search in a String with HTML-text, this would trace out; do stuff to you:
if(teststr.search(/\<br\>/i) > -1) {
trace("do stuff");
}
and this wouldn’t:
if(teststr.search(/\<br\>/i) > -1) {
trace("do stuff");
}
ActionScript 3.0: the Fransa Collection Flash with photos by Flemming Scully
in a long line of different galleries, this recent one I made for Fransa is surely one of the best.
it combines detailed teaser views of each picture in 2 different sizes and a moveable large size picture, again in 2 different kind of views.
I like the way it’s build, the way each picture is used in different ways and sizes to create the true gallery experience and the overall smoothness of the gallery.
check out the Fransa gallery here – with concert and handball photos by photographer Flemming Scully
how it works:
the gallery needs an XML with links to each of the 3 sizes of each picture.
in this example the gallery expects a 88 x 123 px thumb, a 190 x 266 px big thumb, and finally for the big version, a picture with at least these measures; 915 x 600 px.
finally along with each picture is a headline text and a descriptive text, both to be delivered in the XML as HTML-texts.
if the gallery is embedded in HTML with a certain parameter, a download button appears in the gallery making each of the big pictures downloadable to the viewer.
how it is set up:
the gallery is set up in ActionScript 3.0 and uses Zeh Fernandos amazing tweening library Tweener.
the gallery is a 500+ lines of ActionScript bastard.
the gallery is set up as a single module and works alone like in the example above (HTML and Flash only).
on the first version made for Fransa the gallery was made to work in the danish CMS Dynamic Web.
the structure of the Flash can be seen here:
FLOW
arrange XML
load alle thumbs
tilføj preloader
opsæt/tilføj thumbs
opsæt forward/backward
load/opsæt/tilføj stort billede
load/opsæt/tilføj medium billede
*/
package {
import ArrayStuff;
import caurina.transitions.properties.ColorShortcuts;
import caurina.transitions.Tweener;
import flash.display.Loader;
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.events.IOErrorEvent;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import flash.external.ExternalInterface;
import flash.net.navigateToURL;
import flash.net.URLLoader;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.text.TextField;
import flash.text.StyleSheet;
import MonsterDebugger;
public class FransaCollectionContent extends Sprite {
private var _theXML:String;
private var _md:MonsterDebugger;
private var _xml:XML;
private var _thumbArray:Array = [];
private var _mediumArray:Array = [];
private var _largeArray:Array = [];
private var _headerArray:Array = [];
private var _downloadArray:Array = [];
private var _textArray:Array = [];
private var _arrayStuff:ArrayStuff;
private var _preloader:MyPreloader;
private var _thumbHolder:Sprite;
private var _thumbMoveTime:Number = 1.5; //customizable
private var _thumbTransition:String = "easeOutSine"; //customizable
private var _navAlphaOver:Number = 0.4; //customizable
private var _navAlphaOff:Number = 0.2; //customizable
private var _navAlphaTime:Number = 0.6; //customizable
private var _thumbDodgeTime:Number = 0.8; //customizable
private var _mediumFadeIn:Number = 1.8; //customizable
private var _largeFadeIn:Number = 1.2; //customizable
private var _mediumHolder:Sprite;
private var _largeHolder:Sprite;
private var _thumbPart:Number = 0;
private var _thumbChosen:Number = 0;
private var _movePic:Boolean = false;
private var _tooltip:Tooltip;
private var _bigMask:BigMask;
private var _downloadAlpha:Number = 0.6; //customizable
private var _retail:String;
private var _cssLoaded:Boolean = false;
private var _cssLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
private var _css:StyleSheet = new StyleSheet();
private var _zoomMode:Boolean = false;
public function FransaCollectionContent() {
//
}
public function init(someXML:String, retail:String):void {
_theXML = someXML;
_retail = retail;
_md = new MonsterDebugger(this);
ColorShortcuts.init();
trace("_theXML passed to the loaded flash = "+_theXML);
loadTheXML();
//xmlLoaded(null); //DW
}
///*
private function loadTheXML():void {
var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(_theXML);
loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, xmlLoaded, false, 0, true);
loader.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, xmlError, false, 0, true);
loader.load(request);
}
private function xmlError(e:Event):void {
var someParam:String = "xml not loaded";
ExternalInterface.call("alert", someParam);
}
//*/
private function xmlLoaded(e:Event):void {
_xml = new XML(e.target.data);
//_xml = new XML(_theXML); //DW
var i:Number = 0;
while(i < _xml.item.length()) {
/*
_thumbArray.push("/files/files/"+_xml.item[i].thumb); //NOTICE
_mediumArray.push("/files/files/"+_xml.item[i].small); //NOTICE
_largeArray.push("/files/files/"+_xml.item[i].large); //NOTICE
_downloadArray.push(_xml.item[i].download); //NOTICE
*/
///*
_thumbArray.push(_xml.item[i].thumb); //NOTICE
_mediumArray.push(_xml.item[i].small); //NOTICE
_largeArray.push(_xml.item[i].large); //NOTICE
_downloadArray.push(_xml.item[i].download); //NOTICE
//*/
_headerArray.push(_xml.item[i].heading);
_textArray.push(_xml.item[i].text);
i++;
}
_arrayStuff = new ArrayStuff();
_arrayStuff.convertToLoaders(_thumbArray);
_arrayStuff.addEventListener("loaderArrayReady", loaderArrayReady);
addPreloader();
}
private function loaderArrayReady(e:Event):void {
_thumbArray = e.currentTarget._loaderArray;
trace(_thumbArray);
setupThumbHolder();
}
//PRELOADER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
private function addPreloader():void {
_preloader = new MyPreloader();
_preloader.x = 789;
_preloader.y = 245
addChild(_preloader);
}
private function hidePreloader():void {
Tweener.addTween(_preloader, {alpha:0, time:1.6});
}
private function showPreloader():void {
Tweener.addTween(_preloader, {alpha:1, time:1.6});
}
//THE THUMBS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
private function setupThumbHolder():void {
_thumbHolder = new Sprite();
var i:Number = 0;
var thumbX:Number = 0;
while(i < _thumbArray.length){
var thumb:Sprite = new Sprite();
thumb.name = String("nr"+i);
thumb.x = thumbX + i * 89;
thumb.buttonMode = true;
thumb.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, thumbClicked, false, 0, true);
thumb.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, thumbOver, false, 0, true);
thumb.addChild(_thumbArray[i]);
_thumbHolder.addChild(thumb);
i++;
}
addChild(_thumbHolder);
_thumbHolder.x = 13;
_thumbHolder.y = 267;
//MASK IT
var thumbMask:ThumbMask = new ThumbMask();
addChild(thumbMask);
thumbMask.x = 13;
thumbMask.y = 267;
_thumbHolder.mask = thumbMask;
setupForwardBackward();
setupLarge();
setupTooltip();
setupDownload();
}
private function thumbClicked(e:MouseEvent):void {
_thumbChosen = Number(e.currentTarget.name.replace(/nr/ig,""));
showPreloader();
newMedium();
}
private function thumbOver(e:MouseEvent):void {
Tweener.addTween(e.currentTarget, {_brightness:2.55, time:0});
Tweener.addTween(e.currentTarget, {_brightness:0, time:_thumbDodgeTime, transition:"EaseOutSine"});
}
//FORWARD BACKWARD NAVIGATION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
private function setupForwardBackward():void {
if(_thumbPart > 0){
navLeft.buttonMode = true;
navLeft.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, navOver, false, 0, true);
navLeft.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, navOut, false, 0, true);
navLeft.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, navLeftClicked, false, 0, true);
Tweener.addTween(navLeft, {alpha:1, time:_navAlphaTime});
} else {
navLeft.buttonMode = false;
navLeft.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, navOver);
navLeft.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, navOut);
navLeft.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, navRightClicked);
Tweener.addTween(navLeft, {alpha:_navAlphaOff, time:_navAlphaTime});
}
if(_thumbPart < Math.floor((_thumbArray.length - 1) / 10)){
navRight.buttonMode = true;
navRight.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, navOver, false, 0, true);
navRight.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, navOut, false, 0, true);
navRight.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, navRightClicked, false, 0, true);
Tweener.addTween(navRight, {alpha:1, time:_navAlphaTime});
} else {
navRight.buttonMode = false;
navRight.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, navOver);
navRight.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, navOut);
navRight.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, navRightClicked);
Tweener.addTween(navRight, {alpha:_navAlphaOff, time:_navAlphaTime});
}
}
private function navLeftClicked(e:MouseEvent):void {
//if(_thumbPart > 0){
_thumbPart--;
Tweener.addTween(_thumbHolder, {x:-890*_thumbPart+13, time:_thumbMoveTime, transition:_thumbTransition});
//}
setupForwardBackward();
}
private function navRightClicked(e:MouseEvent):void {
//if(_thumbPart < Math.floor(_thumbArray.length -1 / 10)){
_thumbPart++;
Tweener.addTween(_thumbHolder, {x:-890*_thumbPart+13, time:_thumbMoveTime, transition:_thumbTransition});
//}
setupForwardBackward();
}
private function navOver(e:MouseEvent):void {
Tweener.addTween(e.target, {alpha:_navAlphaOver, time:_navAlphaTime});
}
private function navOut(e:MouseEvent):void {
Tweener.addTween(e.target, {alpha:1, time:_navAlphaTime});
}
//MEDIUM SIZE PICTURE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
private function setupMedium():void {
_mediumHolder = new Sprite();
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, mediumLoaded, false, 0, true);
loader.load(new URLRequest(_mediumArray[_thumbChosen]));
_mediumHolder.alpha = 0;
_mediumHolder.addChild(loader);
addChild(_mediumHolder);
setupText();
}
private function mediumLoaded(e:Event):void {
Tweener.addTween(_mediumHolder, {alpha:1, time:_mediumFadeIn});
}
private function newMedium():void {
_mediumHolder.removeChildAt(0);
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, newMediumLoaded, false, 0, true);
loader.load(new URLRequest(_mediumArray[_thumbChosen]));
_mediumHolder.alpha = 0;
_mediumHolder.addChild(loader);
}
private function newMediumLoaded(e:Event):void {
newLarge();
setupText();
_mediumHolder.x = 445;
Tweener.addTween(_mediumHolder, {alpha:1, x:0, time:_mediumFadeIn});
}
//LARGE SIZE PICTURE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
private function setupLarge():void {
_largeHolder = new Sprite();
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, largeLoaded, false, 0, true);
loader.load(new URLRequest(_largeArray[_thumbChosen]));
_largeHolder.alpha = 0;
_largeHolder.buttonMode = true;
_largeHolder.addChild(loader);
_largeHolder.x = 190;
addChild(_largeHolder);
_bigMask = new BigMask();
addChild(_bigMask);
_bigMask.x = 191;
_largeHolder.mask = _bigMask;
setupMedium();
}
private function largeLoaded(e:Event):void {
largePicInitX();
_largeHolder.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, movePic, false, 0, true);
_largeHolder.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, movePicTrue, false, 0, true);
_largeHolder.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, movePicFalse, false, 0, true);
_largeHolder.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, largeClicked, false, 0, true);
Tweener.addTween(_largeHolder, {alpha:1, time:_largeFadeIn});
hidePreloader();
}
private function newLarge():void {
_largeHolder.removeChildAt(0);
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, newLargeLoaded, false, 0, true);
loader.load(new URLRequest(_largeArray[_thumbChosen]));
_largeHolder.alpha = 0;
_largeHolder.addChild(loader);
}
private function newLargeLoaded(e:Event):void {
Tweener.addTween(_largeHolder, {alpha:1, time:_largeFadeIn});
Tweener.addTween(_largeHolder.getChildAt(0), {x:0, time:2});
hidePreloader();
}
private function movePic(e:Event):void {
if(_movePic) {
var widthToUse:Number;
var heightToUse:Number;
if(_zoomMode){
widthToUse = 915;
heightToUse = 600;
} else {
widthToUse = 444;
heightToUse = 266;
}
var forskelX:Number;
var pctX:Number;
var pxX:Number;
var forskelY:Number;
var pctY:Number;
var pxY:Number;
forskelX = _largeHolder.getChildAt(0).width - widthToUse;
pctX = _largeHolder.mouseX / widthToUse * 100;
pxX = forskelX / 100 * pctX;
forskelY = _largeHolder.getChildAt(0).height - heightToUse;
pctY = _largeHolder.mouseY / heightToUse * 100;
pxY = forskelY / 100 * pctY;
if(_zoomMode){
Tweener.addTween(_largeHolder.getChildAt(0), {x:-pxX, y:-pxY, time:0.4});
} else {
Tweener.addTween(_largeHolder.getChildAt(0), {x:-pxX, y:-pxY, time:0.4});
}
moveTooltip();
}
}
private function movePicTrue(e:MouseEvent):void {
_movePic = true;
}
private function movePicFalse(e:MouseEvent):void {
_movePic = false;
largePicInitX();
tooltipInitPlacement();
}
private function largePicInitX():void {
var widthToUse:Number;
if(_zoomMode){
widthToUse = 915;
} else {
widthToUse = 444;
}
var theX:Number = -((_largeHolder.getChildAt(0).width - widthToUse) / 2);
Tweener.addTween(_largeHolder.getChildAt(0), {x:theX, y:0, time:0.8});
}
private function largeClicked(e:MouseEvent):void {
var someParam:String = _largeArray[_thumbChosen];
if(_zoomMode) {
_zoomMode = false;
Tweener.addTween(_bigMask, {width:444, height:266, x:191, y:0, time:0.8});
Tweener.addTween(_largeHolder, {width:_largeHolder.getChildAt(0).width, height:_largeHolder.getChildAt(0).height, x:190, y:0, time:0.8});
_largeHolder.mask = _bigMask;
addChildAt(_largeHolder, numChildren - 3);
_tooltip.gotoAndStop(1);
} else {
_zoomMode = true;
Tweener.addTween(_bigMask, {width:915, height:600, x:0, y:0, time:0.8});
Tweener.addTween(_largeHolder, {width:_largeHolder.getChildAt(0).width, height:_largeHolder.getChildAt(0).height, x:0, y:0, time:0.8});
_largeHolder.mask = _bigMask;
addChild(_largeHolder);
_tooltip.gotoAndStop(2);
addChild(_tooltip);
}
}
//SETTING UP THE TOOLTIP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
private function setupTooltip():void {
_tooltip = new Tooltip();
addChild(_tooltip);
tooltipInitPlacement();
}
private function tooltipInitPlacement():void {
Tweener.removeTweens(_tooltip);
_tooltip.alpha = 0;
}
private function moveTooltip():void {
Tweener.addTween(_tooltip, {x:mouseX+50, y:mouseY+50, time:0.05});
Tweener.addTween(_tooltip, {alpha:1, time:0.4});
}
//SETTING UP THE TEXT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
private function setupText():void {
if(!_cssLoaded){
//var cssreq:URLRequest = new URLRequest("/Files/Billeder/fransa/flash/fransaflash.css");
var cssreq:URLRequest = new URLRequest("fransaflash.css");
_cssLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, cssLoaded, false, 0, true);
_cssLoader.load(cssreq);
} else {
addText();
}
}
private function cssLoaded(e:Event):void {
_cssLoader.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, cssLoaded);
_css.parseCSS(_cssLoader.data);
myText.normalText.selectable = true;
_cssLoaded = true;
addText();
}
private function addText():void {
myText.alpha = 0;
myHeader.alpha = 0;
if(_headerArray[_thumbChosen].search(/\n/i) > -1) {
var alteredText:String = _headerArray[_thumbChosen];
alteredText = alteredText.toUpperCase();
alteredText = alteredText.replace(/\n/ig, "");
myHeader.headerText.htmlText = alteredText;
myText.y = 97;
} else {
myHeader.headerText.htmlText = _headerArray[_thumbChosen].toUpperCase();
myText.y = 67;
}
var normaltext:String = _textArray[_thumbChosen];
normaltext = normaltext.replace(/<br \/>/ig, "");
normaltext = normaltext.replace(/\n/ig, "");
myText.normalText.styleSheet = _css;
myText.normalText.htmlText = normaltext;
Tweener.addTween(myHeader, {alpha:1, time:4.8});
Tweener.addTween(myText, {alpha:1, time:4.8, delay:0.3});
}
//NAVIGATION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
private function showNav():void {
}
//DOWNLOAD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
private function setupDownload():void {
if(_retail.indexOf("448") > -1 || _retail.indexOf("4614") > -1) {
downloadBtn.buttonMode = true;
Tweener.addTween(downloadBtn, {alpha:1, time:_downloadAlpha});
downloadBtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, downloadClicked, false, 0, true);
}
}
private function downloadClicked(e:MouseEvent):void {
//navigateToURL(new URLRequest("/admin/public/getimage.aspx?Image="+_downloadArray[_thumbChosen]+"&Width=10000&Resolution=300&Compression=100&ForceDownload=True"));
navigateToURL(new URLRequest("/Admin/Public/DWSDownload.aspx?File="+_downloadArray[_thumbChosen]));
}
}
}
—
past galleries:
interested in past galleries, check out these,
a gallery made in ActionScript 3.0 and FIVe3D
a looping gallery in ActionScript 3.0
a polaroid picture gallery in ActionScript 3.0
an ActionScript 3.0 dynamic banner used in a photo gallery
a picture gallery made with jQuery
a simple but nice picture gallery in ActionScript 3.0 and Tweener
credits:
Per Henriksen of Co4 for art directing the gallery.
Fransa.
Flemming Scully for the amazing photos.
The Poul Krebs photos are from Herning Rocker 2009.
The HC Midtjylland photos are from the match against SønderjyskE on the 30. of january 2010.
Zeh Fernando for Tweener.
ActionScript 3.0: how to use the getChildByName() method of the DisplayObjectContainer class
short intro:
working on a very simple task the other day, I ended up using the getChildByName method of the DisplayObjectContainer class.
first of all, to get a better understanding of what I was working on, check out this:
my very simple Flash without the use of getChildByName
the problem:
clicking one of the polaroids will make it fade in in a bigger version, clicking that bigger version will make it fade out again.
the problem is, the more photos you click, the stranger the bigger version will look as it fades out, because you see every picture loaded in big versions so far fading out.
the solution:
what happens when one of the polaroids is clicked is, that I load the picture, name the loader “myLoader”, and add as a child to the DisplayObject containing the white frame and the shadow.
the trick now is to check if the DisplayObject has any children name “myLoader”. if it has, I’ll remove them before adding the new myLoader, check it out:
my very simple Flash with the use of getChildByName
the ActionScript:
eager to get the code for this, well, just grab the following.
the getChildByName part of the code is highlighted with comments in the code 
import fl.motion.easing.*;
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.display.DisplayObject;
var thePic:Loader;
var tween:GTween;
allSmalls.small1.buttonMode = true;
allSmalls.small2.buttonMode = true;
allSmalls.small3.buttonMode = true;
allSmalls.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showBig, false, 0, true);
picHolder.alpha = 0;
picHolder.y -= 800;
function showBig(e:Event):void {
allSmalls.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showBig);
allSmalls.mouseChildren = false;
//THIS IS THE SPECIAL GETCHILDBYNAME PART
if(picHolder.getChildByName("thePic")){
var deleteThis:DisplayObject = picHolder.getChildByName("thePic");
picHolder.removeChild(deleteThis);
}
//END OF GETCHILDBYNAME PART
thePic = new Loader();
thePic.x = 11;
thePic.y = 8;
thePic.name = "thePic";
thePic.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, fadeBigIn, false, 0, true);
var theNameOfPic:String = e.target.name;
theNameOfPic = theNameOfPic.slice(-1);
theNameOfPic = "big"+theNameOfPic+".jpg";
thePic.load(new URLRequest(theNameOfPic));
}
function fadeBigIn(e:Event):void {
thePic.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, fadeBigIn);
picHolder.buttonMode = true;
picHolder.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, hidePicHolder, false, 0, true);
picHolder.addChild(thePic);
tween = new GTween(picHolder, .6, {alpha:1}, {ease:Linear.easeNone});
picHolder.y += 800;
}
function hidePicHolder(e:MouseEvent):void {
picHolder.buttonMode = false;
allSmalls.mouseChildren = true;
allSmalls.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showBig, false, 0, true);
tween = new GTween(picHolder, .6, {alpha:0}, {ease:Linear.easeNone, onComplete:moveUp});
}
function moveUp(e:GTween):void {
picHolder.y -= 800;
}
credits:
the ActionScript 3.0 Language Reference on getChildByName.
the wonderful street performers in New Orleans are photographed by Jason Winkler from Houston, Texas.
Stig Meyer Jensen for being a fellow geek.
ActionScript 3.0: taking advantage of the event path when using addEventListener
lesson:
ok, I just learned this by Nutrox:
Mouse events in AS3 go through a capture, target and bubble phase. When a mouse event is triggered it is dispatched by the stage and drills down through the display list (capture phase) until it reaches the mouse target (target phase), it will then bubble up the display list back to the stage (bubble phase).
take a look at this taking advantage of the event path of mouse events in ActionScript 3.0
the old way of ActionScripting my way through a project
for an example like the one above, I would normally add an event listener for each of the 5 squares:
benched2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, getThatBenchedColor, false, 0, true);
benched3.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, getThatBenchedColor, false, 0, true);
benched4.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, getThatBenchedColor, false, 0, true);
benched5.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, getThatBenchedColor, false, 0, true);
the new way of ActionScripting my way through a project
but with the new knowledge, I now collect all of my squares in a MovieClip, and simply assign the event listener to the new parent MovieClip:
this works just as well, nice, right?
the entire ActionScript:
benchedAll.benched1.buttonMode = true;
benchedAll.benched2.buttonMode = true;
benchedAll.benched3.buttonMode = true;
benchedAll.benched4.buttonMode = true;
benchedAll.benched5.buttonMode = true;
benchedAll.benched1._color = "C21201";
benchedAll.benched2._color = "7D1C18";
benchedAll.benched3._color = "33231B";
benchedAll.benched4._color = "094239";
benchedAll.benched5._color = "AD9742";
function getThatBenchedColor(e:MouseEvent):void {
benchedtext.text = "e.target._color = "+e.target._color+" & e.target.name = "+e.target.name;
}
credits:
Nutrox, for all the patience :O)
the benched theme from Kuler
ActionScript 3.0: exploring GTween post 02: update on Kaiyi Wongs blog
inspiration:
even though the post I recently read by Kaiyi Wong was almost a year old, I found it very helpful when it came to understanding GTween.
so I read the lot, made a similar example myself with the newest release of GTween and ended up with this:
check out the new, altered version of Kaiyi Wong’s GTween example here
not really revolutionary, I know, but it shows how smoothly GTween executes lots of animations at once.
and it shows how the movement of both the circle and the square is made.
the use of GTween:
the circle is moved using this ActionScript:
_tween = new GTween(reverser, .4, {x:mouseX, y:mouseY}, {ease:Quadratic.easeOut, reflect:true, repeatCount:2, onComplete:handleComplete});
and basically it means:
move reverser to the position of where the mouse was clicked in .4 second.
use a quadratic easeOut-easing for the animation.
and because reflect is set to true AND repeatCount is set to 2, it will return to it original position in .4 second when having reached it’s destination.
when every animation is ended the function handleComplete will be triggered.
the squares are moved using this ActionScript:
_tween = new GTween(objArray[i], .6, {x:xDest, y:yDest}, {ease:Quadratic.easeOut, reflect:false, repeatCount:1, delay:delay});
which means:
move square to the destination determined by the variables xDest and yDest in .6 second.
use a quadratic easeOut-easing for the animation.
every part of this animation should not be started until the delay has passed.
the ActionScript:
interested in the code for this example?
then grab it here:
import com.gskinner.motion.GTween;
import fl.motion.easing.*;
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import MonsterDebugger;
public class GTweenBasics0201Content extends Sprite {
private var _md:MonsterDebugger;
private var _tween:GTween;
private var _reversed:Boolean;
private var objArray:Array = [];
public function GTweenBasics0201Content() {
init();
}
private function init():void {
trace("function init");
_md = new MonsterDebugger(this);
addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, setupExtras, false, 0, true);
}
private function setupExtras(e:Event):void {
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, reposition, false, 0, true);
var i:Number = 0;
var theX:Number = 19;
var theY:Number = 585;
while(i<30) {
var follower:Follower = new Follower();
follower.x = theX;
follower.y = theY;
follower.name = "follower"+String(i);
addChild(follower);
objArray.push(follower);
theX += 20;
i++;
}
}
private function reposition(e:MouseEvent):void {
stage.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, reposition);
_tween = new GTween(click_txt, .3, {alpha:0}, {ease:Quadratic.easeIn});
var i:Number = 0;
var delay:Number = 0;
while(i<30){
trace("while loop");
var xDest:Number = mouseX + ((Math.round(Math.random()*160)) - 80);
var yDest:Number = mouseY + ((Math.round(Math.random()*160)) - 80);
trace("xDest = "+xDest+" & yDest = "+yDest);
_tween = new GTween(objArray[i], .6, {x:xDest, y:yDest}, {ease:Quadratic.easeOut, reflect:false, repeatCount:1, delay:delay});
delay += .06;
i++;
}
_tween = new GTween(reverser, .4, {x:mouseX, y:mouseY}, {ease:Quadratic.easeOut, reflect:true, repeatCount:2, onComplete:handleComplete});
}
private function handleComplete(e:GTween):void {
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, reposition, false, 0, true);
_tween = new GTween(click_txt, .3, {alpha:1}, {ease:Quadratic.easeOut});
}
}
}
the experiment:
the post by Kaiyi Wong was not only great inspiration, it also gave me an idea for an an experiment I could make.
how if the squares was not just squares but part of a picture?
well, I sliced up this beauty of a picture, and set up an experiment:
check out the experiment of animating with GTween here – 9 slices
check out the experiment of animating with GTween here – 25 slices
everytime you click the stage, the picture will move to this new position.
I like the 25 slice experiment, looks kinda nice.
more GTween:
interested in more about GTween, read my first post on the topic here:
ActionScript 3.0: exploring GTween post 01: the ColorAdjustPlugin
credits:
the blog post by Kaiyi Wong
the Kuler theme used for these experiments
the GTween animation library
ActionScript 3.0: how to make Flash accept JavaScript to access a function
imagine having embedded a Flash in HTML, but you only want the Flash to start when you tell it to start using JavaScript.
so, first of all you need to import the proper class:
then you have to make sure, that the function in Flash accessible to JavaScript.
ExternalInterface.addCallback("startMovie", startMovie);
}
and of course, you need your function too
var newS:String = someString;
ExternalInterface.call("alert", "the new string is = "+newS);
}
if the Flash is embedded in HTML using the name myFlash, the following would be one way to start the animation in Flash from JavaScript:
swfMoviePlayer.startMovie("testString");
if you want Flash to activate a JavaScript-function embedded in the HTML, be sure to read
this blogpost on ActionScript to JavaScript communication
ActionScript 3.0: exploring GTween post 01: the ColorAdjustPlugin
if you want an easy access to adjust the colors of your Objects in Flash, why not consider the ColorAdjustPlugin in GTween.. well, I did, and here’s a couple of examples on how it works.
saturation:
taking saturation from 0 to -100 drags the colors from the Object,
this example shows how the saturation is changed from 0 to -100 in 3 seconds
and
this example shows how the saturation is changed from -100 to 0 in 3 seconds
but saturation ranges from -100 to 100 so
this example shows how the saturation is changed from 0 to 100 in 3 seconds
and for the sake of funkiness,
this example shows how the saturation repeatedly is changed from -100 to 100 and back in 1 second
contrast:
the contrasts of the colors in the picture can be taken to the extreme (100) og the opposite (-100), adding contrast intensifies the effect of saturation
this example shows how the saturation repeatedly is changed from -100 to 100 and back in 3 seconds – while contrast is changing from 0 to 100
possibilities:
the ColorAdjustPlugin handles tweening an Object based on the “brightness”, “contrast”, “saturation”, and/or “hue” tween values, so go on, try it for yourself.
ActionScript:
the ActionScript for the last example can be grabbed here
import com.gskinner.motion.GTween;
import com.gskinner.motion.plugins.ColorAdjustPlugin;
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
public class GTweenColorAdjust extends MovieClip {
public var image:Sprite;
public var myButton:MovieClip;
public function GTweenColorAdjust() {
ColorAdjustPlugin.install();
myButton.mouseChildren = false;
myButton.buttonMode = true;
myButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, doTheAnimation, false, 0, true);
}
private function doTheAnimation(e:MouseEvent):void {
new GTween(image, 3, {saturation:-100, contrast:100}, {repeatCount:0, reflect:true});
}
}
}
more on GTween will surely follow..
btw, the amazed guy in the picture is my friend and former colleague Rasmus Mikkelsen.
Rasmus was also a part of this scary videobanner-project
showcase: New Years Eve 2009 invitation
invited our friends to a lovely new years eve with this online New Years Eve invitation
the invitation is build with ActionScript 3.0, using Tweener and TextAnim.
graphics are bought at ActiveDen, then slightly altered.
showcase: Xmas 2009, invitation and greeting
did shocking little christmas-stuff this year, only
the traditional invitation to “årets julefrokost” for IB&Co
and
this christmas greeting for SYD ENERGI
to see christmas stuff made in the years before this, please check out these links:
christmassy TV ad made for Miss O in Holstebro
showcase: Xmas stuff, invitations and greetings made in Flash
merry christmas, everyone :O)