Asynchronous Image Encoders
A while back i posted some ThreadedImageEncoder classes to convert BitmapData objects to .PNG or .JPG format over multiple Flash frames. With the arrival of ActionScript Workers i figured they would...
View ArticleI’m Back
It’s been too long since my last post – a general malaise over the future of Flash is my excuse. I intend to be much more active in 2013, but for now you’ll have to settle for a small announcement: All...
View ArticleInterim Posting
It has been quite a while since my last post – with all the confusion over Flash started by Adobe i really didn’t know what the future held (and still don’t!). At times it felt like Flash would be dead...
View ArticleEven More Recommended ActionScript Resources
If Adobe’s recent clusterfuck hasn’t sent you running into the arms of html5 here are some nice resources you might like… Stage3D ND2D – Fast, easy-to-use 2D framework built on top of Stage3D...
View ArticleP2P Flash On A Local Network Part 3
Following on from part one and two, we now deal with sending messages to specific peers in a large group (where large means 15+ members). To get around the limitation of neighbours (see the end of part...
View ArticleP2P Flash On A Local Network Part 2
Following on from part 1, i have adapted the code to to enable message sending to specific peers (or in p2p jargon, direct routing). I have added a label to display the instances’ (truncated) ID and a...
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P2P Flash On A Local Network Part 1
Flash Player has provided an API for peer-to-peer communication since 10.1 (and in AIR since 2.0). P2P over the Internet requires some server-side technology (such as Flash Media Server) but on a local...
View ArticleHappy Birthday to me
I achieved consciousness at 10.33pm on 6th of September 2010. I am one year old today.
View ArticleJavaScript for Flashers Part 3: ExternalInterface
In parts one and two, i dealt with specific JavaScript libraries but this time i will cover general communication between Flash and JavaScript. Namely, calling Flash methods from JavaScript and...
View ArticleJavaScript for Flashers Part 2: SWFAddress
SWFAddress is a JavaScript and ActionScript library for adding deep-linking functionality to Flash websites; allowing users to navigate using the browser back and next buttons in the same way as an...
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JavaScript for Flashers Part 1: SWFObject
As fantastic as Flash is, it can’t do everything; sometimes we need to use other technologies to get results. For Flash running in a browser, JavaScript is a useful (and sometimes essential) tool. I...
View ArticleGet Pixel Colour Below Mouse Pointer
I’ve noticed that this question pops up from time to time on forums, and it’s very straight-forward to do; we can use the draw() method of BitmapData to copy any visual element (in this case, the stage...
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