flash

Online Game Development

Hi, I have currently been programming for about two years as a student. I have experience with programming languages like Java and C++. I want to take an independent shift and try to develop a simple flash game, similar to the kinds you find on www.armorgames.com. My question is; How do I get started doing this, what language/tools shou...

as2 tweening and consistent speeds

I'm tweening a movieclip from startX to finishX. The value of startX varies but finishX is a constant. But as the startX increases in value the animation appears to be quicker. How do I adjust the speed of the tween to ensure a consistant speed regardless of the value of startX? Thanks ...

How to define content type when an loading image in as3 flex project?

in flashCS3.app i think all you have to do is: var thumb_url = my_images[i].@URL; var thumb_loader = new Loader(); thumb_loader.load(new URLRequest(thumb_url)); but i am using flex + as3project. how can i translate? do i need some sort of bitmapdata class or is there a more transparent translation? the error i get is something along ...

BitmapData of a masked image in ActionScript 3 (AS3)

Hello all, I am trying to take a snapshot of the masked region of an image... so, I load my image then perform the following functions: private function manageLoadedImage(e:Event):void { _bitdata = e.currentTarget.content; // get the bitmap _bithold.addChild( _bitdata ); // add the bitmap to a sprite on the stage _bithold...

How to redirect to page in asp.net?

Hello, i am using one swf file.on click i have some background process.after finish the process i want to redirect to particular page.but its not working.what should i do to redirect to page.i am using asp.net ? reply me soon Thanking You Samir ...

Bitmap caching or png?

In Flash what would be wiser? To use a PNG or import the vector and cache it as bitmap? ...

Flex Application Interaction with Loaded Flash SWFs

Hi all, First, the background: I am creating a Flex application with a component that displays various dynamically loaded SWFs, one at a time (kind of like a kiosk). These loaded SWFs are created in Flash IDE, not Flex. They will not be created by us (we will provide a .fla template but that's it), so I am loading them into a separat...

Secure Access between WCF Web Services and Flash Web Site

How-To Secure Access between WCF Web Services and Flash Web Site ? I don't want any other users call the web service out of the flash object. ...

Wheres the documentation for swfaddress-optimizer.js?

I am trying to make a full Flash site SEO'd and have come across a problem which it seems the swfaddress optimizer javascript can fix, but i can't find out how to configure it. Does anyone know of any documentation or examples to help me out. Thanks dai ...

Actionscript 3 reflection class questions

I found this reflection class: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/reflect_class_as3.html However, I have some questions about it. Let´s say I have a moviclip named “ref_mc”, to add a reflection I use: import com.pixelfumes.reflect.*; var r1:Reflect = new Reflect({mc:ref_mc, alpha:50, ratio:50, distance:0, updateTime:0, refle...

Dynamic Pageflip 3.5 - help needed changing a page

Hi, I have purchased a dynamic pageflip script from http://pageflip.hu/. Has anyone used it before? I have setup all the pages and all is well, however, I am having trouble changing the very first left hand page. (see image -http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/3350/pageflip.jpg). I have looked in both the .fla files and pagedate35.xml ...

FLEX App, Disabling the Back Button & Backspace/Delete Key from bumping out of the FLEX App

Should disabling the back button, backspace/delete key be done in the FLEX App or in JavaScript? Any suggested solutions? Thanks! ...

JavaScript and Flash incompatibility with IE

Hey! I have a JavaScript Picture gallery. The arrows under the gallery make possible to move through all pictures of the gallery. When I have added to that page also a .SWF flash animation the gallery arrows stoped working properly in IE. But in other browsers like Mozilla, Google Chrome, Opera and so on it works! I have removed the .SW...

Flash AS3 - Objects of same base class in library - Type coercion failed

This happens to me a lot and I've yet to find a good solution. Say you have two classes, Tree (com.company.Tree) and Fruit (com.company.Fruit). On the stage in Flash, the Tree has an instance of Fruit (class=fruit1, base class=com.company.Fruit), and it's instance name is fruit. Everything is fine, until you duplicate the tree and fruit ...

flash simplebutton inside symbol (movieclip) instance not working

I have two flash files (say screenOne.fla and gameA.fla). After importing the main symbol of screenOne.fla into gameA.fla as a movieclip symbol (call it screenOneSymb), the simple buttons in the instance of screenOneSymb do not work. By "do not work" I mean they have no rollover, not mouse action, nothing. If I go into the edit "screen...

Embedding insecure flash objects on a secure page

I am wondering if it is possible to embed a YouTube video on a https website. As far as I can tell YouTube videos can only be embedded with the http:// protocol. Is there a way to embed them on a page without Firefox throwing an error? ...

Flash CS4 [AS3]: Playing Card Deck Array

I am looking to make a card game in Flash CS4 using AS3 and I am stuck on the very first step. I have created graphics for a standard 52 card deck of playing cards and imported them into the library in Flash and then proceeded to convert them all to Movie Clips. I have also used the linkage to make them available in the code. The movie...

How can I retrieve the body of an HTTP 403 with Flash?

I'm having a heck of a time trying to figure this one out. I've got a simple YouTube API client put together, written in Flex, that uses a plain ol' URLRequest object to handle Google's "ClientLogin" authentication scheme. Everything works perfectly, except for one case: when Google responds with a 403 and a response body indicating ...

Making Flash video behave nicely in IE

So I'm trying to make Flash video work at http://skadaddlemedia.com/beta/blog/ and http://skadaddlemedia.com/beta/about/. Things are going swimmingly in Safari and Firefox. Not so in IE. I completely expect this is due to my Flash incompetence. Can anyone help me see where things are going wrong? I'm attempting different methods to inp...

Is there a tutorial on how to display search results using Actionscript 2 and Flash?

I have been looking for a tutorial that shows or explains how to display the contents of a search engine like 'Google' or 'Youtube' inside Flash. No luck so far... Can any of you please forward a link or a good book that talks about the subject...? Thanks... ...