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]));
}
}
}
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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.
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