Re: [Flashcoders] Who wants MIDI in the Flash Player?
I dunno if this helps anyone but I figured that with all the many responses to the MIDI thread this might be interesting for some..and no one mentioned it yet. I do use flash and actionscript with MIDI and sound input control on a regular basis nowadays and the combination rocks indeed. OK its not for online use and its not meant strictly for music but there exists a software tool which enables MIDI and sound levels detection in flash movies now , while wwe wait for MIDI in flashplayer. Beside being a flash developer Im also a VJ (visual jockey-live visual projections at music events) and I found out a while ago that one of the visuals .avi loop mix VJ tools I use namely RESOLUME ( can download trial at http://www.resolume.com) has not only swf support, like many other VJ software I use which support flash through quicktime which means only flash 5 actionscripts or timeline movies, but Resolume seems to support flash in a different way (???) and renders up to 3 fullscreen 30fps flash movies (or avi Movies of course) in realtime with additional live FX with directX at the same time,mixed as layers It lets me use all swf movies with full actionscript and flash features support up to flash 8. As Resolume also sends continously MIDI controllers and keys as variables to flash , as well as about 40 variables for sound band levels and a stream of strings , all which updates some named flash variables and can be used with actionscript to synchronize and control a flash movie with MIDI controllers and/or music. With one line of code one can synchronize for example the size,position or blur filter of a movieclip to the bass level or to a midi knob. Its like a mixer and remote control for flash and can be used great for live performaces and advanced presentations. definetly opens some new possibilities for using flash and actionscript in a creative way. I find it to be a different but very rewarding use of my flash and actionscript skills outside of the web stuff I do in the agency, and esp. with flash8 with all the filters and blendmodes its really fun now . ..and finally a great use for all this experimental math and physics flash actionscripts which I do love. Andy Weisner www.retinafunk.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Client editable Flash exe as opposed to powerpoint
It can be done offline for sure . The easiest way would be to make the client save the slides as jpgs in a folder next to the flash projector in a consistent resolution from photoshop ,maybe with numbered names like slide_1,slide_2.(or you could use the flash8 file upload dialog to make the client get the paths easy if using a flash8 exe) . Store the paths in a list as array or object best ( or XML with DOM create nodes functions). Then you can make a drag and drop like backend interface to load all the slides resized as thumbnails from the list . And the client can reorder them and add comments to each .Then this interface generates via a loop a object (or XML source with a string,shich can be parsed into XML obj or XML object with the DOM if you want ) with all the order nad comments and paths . You store this obj or XML in a flash Local Shared Object and later for the presentation this obj or XML can be used in a interactive presentation or slideshow interface with loadmovie and transitions. No need for Fla or zinc here. Hope this helps Andy Kurt Dommermuth wrote: Hi All, On several occasions I have gotten the request from a client for a presentation done in flash as opposed to powerpoint. The complications are: 1. It is offline. 2. They want to add and/or remove slides themselves. (the slides would be created in photo shop as 1 static image) I've done this in the past where I'd pass along the FLA knowing that someone on the client side had some experience that would enable them to edit XML. I don't have that option this time. what I need to do, I think, is develop a tool for the client to "upload" a slide (a png, or a jpg) and add a comment. - and then generate/or edit existing XML that would save the appropriate info to be used by the presentation. I've frequently loaded, parsed and used XML for various things, but I've never edited it from flash. From the manual it looks like this can be done. Can it be done offline? is it advisable? Is there a better way? Would Zinc or some other third party tool be necessary? thank you for any advice! Kurt ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] DHTML and FLash Player 8 Bugs Fixed
Heres a HO like ,similar "seamless" HTML layer - over flash interface example I implemented 2 years ago: http://www.wsw-online.de/verkehr/index.html (its in a popup ,so wont work with popup, click wsw-mobicenter link) Its working quite good on most browsers but probably not all..but was a pain to implement. If maybe a easy framework for this can be made like HO it definetly has potential with flash8 . there is another way possible now if one want to make a seamless flash like a frame "around" the HTML layer using like 3-4 different embeded flash movies which all comunicate and synchronize with flash local connection...and via javacript /external interface with the content.The content could sometimes be another a 5th flash movie which communicates with the others so make it even more seamless. I will try this approach on a project soon. Wont work on any layout but works fine for many,and should have no problems with browsers like the HO approach. Andy Stan Vassilev wrote: The fact we can get HO working consistently accross wider range of browsers is exciting since I've been trying to get it done "properly" for ages now (mixing Flash and HTML as if it's all in Flash). However it still remains buggy and limiting (example - missing text cursors, focus issues and the fact html is always on top means no custom cursors or movieclips over it etc. etc.). It also requires too much from the user - JS on, recent Flash player, recent browser version, and right platform. With flash 8.0 adding advanced bitmap operations and 8.5 adding blazing math speed to the runtime, I think we're a lot closer to having full-blows DHTML renderer in Flash which is almost as fast as any browser out there (in other words: like Deng, except couple of hundred times faster ;) ). Regards, Stan Vassilev I'm not sure how your site is built but the purpose of the HTML Overlay (HO for short) is to get HTML from a database (using ASP, PHP, etc) and update the div that is displayed transparently over your flash document. The html content can come from an html element on the page or be set in flash like this: // set the html in dynamically created div my_ho.setHTML = "" // move the div to a new location relative to where it is on the flash stage my_ho.moveTo(10,30) my_ho.setHTML = "" Is really one of my personal favorite projects. It is to give Flash all the features of HTML from within the Flash IDE. Now with External Interface we have a even more features. I still get info that people do not know it's uses. I'll post some links to live demonstration shortly. Best Regards, Judah Sander wrote: The principle works indeed. But the HTML has to come from Flash. In a large site where dynamic (ASP) pages create the menu's, it can't be used. On 01 Nov 2005, at 07:01, Helmut Granda wrote: Great work! By any chance Do you have a list of platforms you have tested this on? The main problem I have is with Linux. Thanks ...helmut Judah Frangipane wrote: Hi Saunder, It is possible. Until I send some example links you can look at these screenshots here: http://drumbeatinsight.com/system/files?file=screenshot1.jpg http://drumbeatinsight.com/system/files?file=screenshot2.jpg http://drumbeatinsight.com/htmloverlay I am thinking of making this open source if anyone is interested. Best Regards, Judah Sander wrote: Er... Linux issue only? How do you layer *any* content above flash? It's just not possible! Even a layer with plain text with a higher ID will drop under flash... Thanks for all your help, not only I learned how exactly indetify the problem but also how to post more accurate subjects to the list. I will try to get the source info for this problem and post it back to the list. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
