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What is equivalent to FuseKit or Tweenlite (for Flash) in Java?

I've seen another post on stackoverflow but was not really satisfied with the responses. I'm use to tweening using code in Flash. See FuseKit and Tweenlite. Are there java equivalents? This processing library is the closest that I've found. ...

Drawing a hex grid in Flash?

What's the easiest way to draw a hex grid algorithmically? How should I present them in data? For example, in a square grid, I could just save x-y coordinates.. ...

FlashLite Phone Book

I want to create an phone book in FlashLite that can store multiple entries and each entry will contain the name and phone number. I want to also be able to delete the entries as well. Can anyone show me how or link me to a tutorial of how to do it? ...

Volume slider - volume doesn't change until mouse over

Hi all, I've created a small music player with a sliding volume control. I'm having trouble with the volume. Though it does control volume properly, if I set the initial volume to less than 100%, the volume always starts at 100% until I move my mouse over the player. At that point, the volume changes to whatever the initial volume is...

AS3 and mySQL or XML: Saving user votes on server from a flash movie.

Hi, A project of mine involves a flash movie (.swf) in a webpage, where the user has to pick from a number of items, and has the option to thumbs up or thumbs down (vote on) each item. So far I have gotten this to work during each run of the application, as it is currently loading the data from an XML file - and the data is still stati...

FMS server technology: 10 connections vs. $4.5K

I came across this comparison chart that suggests that FMS costs about 4.5 grands (compared to $995 for wowza and free for Red5). Since I'm at the stage of choosing/learning the technology, I'd rather take free Red5, but Red5 looks like a poorly-organized, poorly-documented, and poorly-featured project compared to FMS or wowza, so I'm go...

Can an AIR application access its own digital signature?

All AIR installation files must be digitally signed (http://help.adobe.com/...). Is there a way for an AIR application to access this signature information at runtime? Say, I'm distributing client-side component of a client-server application, and this client component is implemented using AIR, and I want to prevent* modified copies of ...

Play flash one video on top of another?

I'm looking at a project that requires the ability to play one flash video over the top of another... sort of like an animated watermark, where the video on top has transparent regions ans may not be the same width/height as the one underneath. Using Flash/Flex, can this be done in a web-app at real time? Or would you have to use an off...

How do I load multiple large images and video in Actionscript 3.0?

I am creating a Flash site for a client who wants to display many (about 15) fairly hi-res photos as well as a video. I am using the Video class to display and control the video, and the Loader class to load the photos. I preload them from an XML file up front, while "loading..." is displayed. The video plays immediately after the loade...

Multi-bitrate/dynamic rate for progressive FLV playback

Is there a way to get multi-bitrate playback working with progessive playback without having to download all versions of the file? People all coming up with all kinds of cool ways to make progressive feel like streaming. I wouldn't be surprised if there is also a hack for this. Any module names or reading resources that people in the kno...

sifr: Opera-Bug: Flash Object too wide

Hey there, I have used sifr to replace the fonts for headlines. It works fine in Firefox and IE. http://design.speak-friend.com/ In Opera however, the headlines of the articles (object-tag within a-tag with-in h1-tag) get as wide as the used text is. If I limit the size of the object-tag via css, it just get's cut off (meaning some te...

AS3 actionscripting

Hi, I'm embedding a flash file from an external domain and there is some JSON data in the page I would like to use in the movie. Whats the best method to get these variables without passing them on as a flashvars (I don't have control of the page it's embedded in). My only idea is to enable script access to 'always' and then get the ful...

rotating centered content

Ok, so I've been trying to get this concept to work for the day now and have had zero luck. I am not so good with math, so any help will be appreciated. I am trying to rotate a centered container from it's center. The problem with this code is when I use the rotatePicture method, it doesn't rotate from the center, instead it rotates from...

To ColdFusion (from PHP) for Flex/Flash backend?

I'm starting to learn about Flex/Flash and come from a PHP background. It seems that ColdFusion has been the language of choice for Flash/Flex backend. But (the big but for me) I don't plan to build websites that will heavily depend on Flash (for SEO etc.), just websites that will incorporate Flash in small parts of them. I'm thinking fo...

Flash text gradient

Hello I am trying to set gradient for a text in flash. But it never works. It only shows solid color. How it can be done ? regards balkar ...

Flex 4 <mx:Component> could not resolve

Hi, I am using flash builder 4 to run sample application from "Getting Started with FLEX 3", but the code can't run because there is one place that FB4 can't resolve, I guess this is because the library has been obsolete but after a tons of search I can't find the solution. Thanks. Bin ...

actionscript 3 - how to hide default cursor in chrome?

is there a way to hide default cursor[flash]when it's opened using chrome? i can hide it using ordinary way when it's opened using firefox/IE but somehow it doesn't work when it's opened using google chrome. Many thanks ...

Anyone used F-In-Box in an asp.net website?

Does anyone used http://f-in-box.com/aspnet/ in an asp.net website? (I know there is a download, but I am interested in your experiences) ...

sIFR3 h1 height

Hi there, I use sifr3 for my text. Now my problem is that i can't get the line height right for my tag. Can somebody please help me? line-height, height, leading etc wont work. Here you can find the output: http://www.bbp.nl/luuk-test/emmc/ ccs code: .sIFR-active h1 { visibility: hidden; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14pt;...

convert dynamic drawing page in Flash into .dxf or .dwg format

Hi , I want to convert my dynamic Drawing (that I created in a Flash Dialog using AS 3) into the .DXF and .DWG format.Is there any way by which I can give the export functionality on the flash page so that the dynamic drawing that created in flash code will export into .DXF and .DWG format. Please Help Thanks, Simon ...