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I get it, I really do... Its just that I hate it.
My tech exploration is of something that may seem so obvious as to be done to death. However I really dont think people are aware of the unique moment in time that we have the privilege of experiencing. Never in all of human history has so much information been so available to so many people, not even close. Information and knowledge have found a radical catapult in the seemingly infinite web of computers and people. This shift in the control and flow of facts and fiction has stripped many of those who once used information for their malevolent gain.
728 x 90 - Leaderboard banner ad
468 x 60 Full horizontal banner
234 x 60 Half banner
125 x 125 Square button
120 x 240 Vertical banner
120 x 90 Button
120 x 60 Button
88 x 31 Micro button
Rectangles and Pop-Ups
300 x 250 Medium Rectangle
250 x 250 Square Pop-Up
240 x 400 Vertical Rectangle
336 x 280 Large Rectangle
180 x 150 Rectangle
425x600 Extra Large Rectangle
425x500 Extra Large Rectangle
425x425 Extra Large Rectangle
Skyscrapers
160 x 600 Wide Skyscraper
120 x 600 Skyscraper
300 x 600 Half Page Ad
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adobe integrated runtime
thefwa.com awesome list of flash
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fullscreen flash & FS application info:
FS Commands for Projector Files
Make the screen size fullscreen fscommand("fullscreen", "true");
Allow the movie to scale to the screen size fscommand("allowscale", "true");
Don't allow the movie to scale fscommand("allowscale", "false");
Script for a "quit" or "exit" button on (release) {
fscommand("quit");
}
They are simply cutting edge, blazing a glowing path into the future of flash and interactive websites.
They consistently use innovative and "tech" design themes while always incorporating some element of humanity so as not to produce a cold and/or sterile design that is often
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http://v3.2a-archive.com/flashindex.htm
Their works takes full advantage of perceived depth and dimension with many interactive and menu items using perspective, transparency and shadow to create depth and immersion.
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A reliable source tells me that their founder Eric Jordan started the company and was creating some really cutting edge flash which attracted some very large clients and with them very large paychecks and explosive growth.
rollover vid
on (rollOver) {
play();
}
on (rollOut) {
stop();
}
target
_root.m2.play();
Randomization:
on (release) {
var myRandom = Math.ceil(Math.random()*3);
trace(myRandom);
if (myRandom == 1) {
_root.m2.gotoAndPlay(2);
}
else if (myRandom == 2) {
_root.m3.play();
}
else if (myRandom == 3) {
_root.m4.play();
}
}
on (rollOut) {
stop();
}
import flash video...
only use embed video if it is a short clip (under 30 sec.)
otherwise, use progresssive or stream
if you have 1000s of viewers simultaneously, dont use progressive.
Video encoding
keyframe intervals makes sure that it gets coded at a particular interval
keep it at about 24-30 frames
crop & resize
320 x 240 is a good size to show video (in a smallish window)
at a 4:3 ratio
crop
20 px on the top and bottom
15px on each side to keep ratio 4:3
or 50 off top
30 off bottom
40 on one side
20 on the other
total = 80 topand bottom, 60 off sides
you can put your own skins in for the controls
auto hide will hide them until you roll over them
just put autoHide to true
Custom script in the video.
video object> youhave to name it>bring in script
myvideo reference the video object then you have to make sure you reference tohe correct .fav
the advantage is that the components add file size
so if you custom script you will save some size
you can also custom script your own bottn controlers.
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be careful of making the interface 100% of screen...it will scale down, but scaling up may distort the rasterized images*** see below
Font choice- Technic
make text into a movie clip so that you can add layer effects- drop shadow, glow, etc
change the text on a layer above the color of the button in the button menu (double click the button then edit the button)
hold alt to make duplicate buttons on the scene, then duplicate them in the library and change ea button's text independently
now you can select ea button on the stage and swapped them out for the duplicate buttons on the stage by clicking swap down in properties
ccreate new layer called load area on main stage
if you make the load are 300 x 300 then turn it into a movie clip and change the size to 250x250, it will scale down the content to fit the new load area (remember the content was already 300x300)
say you make another load area next to it at 450x250 for the text
make a new document at 450x250 and paste in the text you want. you can adjust the line spacing/ leading by clicking the p (paragragh) symbol in properties panel save this and publish it out.
Now load this text movie into the content box.
In order to target it, you have to give it an instance name in properties. Name it loadbox since it is not specific to the content rather just to the instance.
now call it
on(release) {
loadbox.loadMovie("what.swf");
}
they will load at the registration point referenced by the cross-haired circle
now you can switch out the content
paste the new text into the original new text document and resave it with a new name (where.fla)and test that out(to get a .swf published)
now make a new layer and add action to that layer same as the first but now change the new swf name
on(release) {
loadbox.loadMovie("where.swf");
}
again, the movies will take on the bg color of the root movie. if you want it a diff color than the bg of the main movie, add a coloerd box to the bottom layer of the movie you are calling in.
loading images
make sure all of the elements that are dynamically loading in the same root folder as the flash movie itself
you dont have to import them into the library because they are rather large and the loading box is actually scaled down so it will also scale down any content
***is is one way to compensate for the scaling in a larger browser window...
name the movie clip loader box for the photos photobox in the properties menu
now add
photobox.loadMovie("photo1.jpg")
to the actions for one of the navigation buttons so theat it now reads
on(release) {
loadbox.loadMovie("where.swf");
photobox.loadMovie("photo1.jpg");
}
you can mask the edges of the photobox to round the corners by adding a mask layer above the layer on the scene in the shape you want
in ordre to make the load area just a reference rather than visible, you go into the photobox movie clip(double click it) and turn it into a guide
A cross pattee (pattée, patty) has arms narrowing towards the centre, but with non-indented ends. See also Iron Cross.
This cross is often associated with Crusaders or the Crusades. The heraldic cross pattée was sometimes used by a Crusader order, the Teutonic Knights (though their more usual emblem was a plain straight black cross on white)[citation needed], and later became associated with Prussia and the 1871-1918 German empire. It continued to be used by the German military after 1918. A version of the Iron Cross is used to date by the German army (Bundeswehr) as its symbol and nationality marking and found on vehicles, aircraft and publications.
The cross pattée is also sometimes associated with another Crusader order, the Knights Templar, though as with the Teutonic Knights, it was not used consistently. The Templars did adopt a red cross on their white robes in 1147,[1] but there was no specific style designated, and different Templars used different versions of cross -- the pattée was by no means their official symbol. Some modern Freemason organizations however do use the pattée in an official way, and this use occasionally causes confusion as to which version was used by the medieval order of Knights Templar.
The cross pattée is also placed before the name of the bishop who issues a Catholic imprimatur, is occasionally found as a map symbol indicating the location of a Christian site, and is the logo of the "Independent" skate clothing line (in the "alisee" form, with the ends of the arms in the shape of arcs of an enclosing circle). It is also associated with the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity.
The character "X" is rendered as a cross pattee in the Microsoft Wingdings font.
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged. It was popularised in the 1960s with the release of Letraset sheets containing Lorem Ipsum passages, and more recently with desktop publishing software like Aldus PageMaker including versions of Lorem Ipsum.
Where Is It From?
Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage, and going through the cites of the word in classical literature, discovered the undoubtable source. Lorem Ipsum comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero, written in 45 BC. This book is a treatise on the theory of ethics, very popular during the Renaissance.
Why Use It?
It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, as opposed to using 'Content here, content here', making it look like readable English. Many desktop publishing packages and web page editors now use Lorem Ipsum as their default model text, and a search for 'lorem ipsum' will uncover many web sites still in their infancy. Various versions have evolved over the years, sometimes by accident, sometimes on purpose (injected humour and the like).
a size of 775x425 pixels (good for 800x600 monitors) or 1000x560 (good for 1024x768 monitors).
framelabes
e-mail carl about navigation that reaches slightly for the user
At its best Creativity is a boundless and endless source of creation, liberation, love and communication. It is capable of inspiring the hopeless and abolishing ignorance.
At its worst, Creativity is by its very nature a inconsistent deviation that leads to frustration, self doubt, animosity, confusion, and emotional pain. It can frighten the intelligent and anger the stupid.
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follow cursor - target cursor
Loading and starting an external mp3 sound file
var my_sound:Sound = new Sound();
// creates sound object
my_sound.loadSound("trackname.mp3",true);
// loads track and streams
my_sound.start();
//starts the sound
Simple FLASH navigation code samples:
Frame to Frame
on (release) {
gotoAndStop(5);
}
or
on (release) {
gotoAndPlay(20);
}
or
on (release) {
nextFrame();
}
or
on (release) {
gotoAndPlay("myFrameLabel");
}
Scene to Scene
on (release) {
gotoAndPlay("Scene 2", 1);
}
or
on (release) {
gotoAndStop("mySceneName", 20);
}
Page to Page
on (release) {
getURL("yourpage.htm");
}
or
on (release) {
getURL("http://www.artscientific.com");
}
Movie to Movie (or Movieclip to Movieclip)
To load a movie into a movieclip
on (release) {
nameOfMovieClip.loadMovie("FileToLoad.swf")
}
or to replace the entire movie with a new movie
on (release) {
loadMovieNum("FileToLoad.swf", 0);
}
or to AdD a NEW movie ON TOP OF YOUR CURRENT MOVIE
on (release) {
loadMovieNum("FileToLoad.swf", 1);
| Loading and starting an external mp3 sound file | var my_sound:Sound = new Sound(); |
| Stopping a sound | my_sound.stop(); |
| Stopping all sounds | stopAllSounds(); |
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Add this action to your next button:
on (release) {
nextFrame();
}
Add this action to your previous button:
on (release) {
prevFrame();
}
Add this action to frame 1 of your movie to prevent it from automatically playing:
stop();
Add this action to a button to make it go to a particular frame (frame 10 in the example below):
on (release) {
gotoAndStop(10);
}
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Stop the timeline
stop();
Play the timeline play();
Play from frame 10 on the timeline gotoAndPlay(10);
Stop the timeline on frame 20 gotoAndStop(20);
Go to "Scene 5" and play from frame 1 gotoAndPlay("Scene 5", 1);
Go to "Scene 3" and stop on frame 30 gotoAndStop("Scene 3", 30);
Scripting Buttons
Go to frame 10 on release of a button on (release) {
gotoAndplay(10);
}
Go to a URL on a button rollover on (rollOver) {
getURL ("http://creativeuplink.com");
}
Play the timeline on button press or the pressing of the "p" key on the keyboard on (press, keyPress "p") {
play();
}
Scripting a button instance to stop the timeline on frame 20 using a frame action myButtonInstanceName.onRelease = function () {
gotoAndStop(20);
}
Movieclips
Play from frame 5 of the movieclip "myClipName" _root.myClipName.gotoAndPlay(5);
Stop on frame 10 of the movieclip "myClipName2" that is inside the movieclip "myClipName1" _root.myClipName1.myClipName2.gotoAndStop(10);
Load a .swf movie into the movieclip "myClipName" _root.myClipName.loadMovie ("myMovieName.swf");
Sound
Loading and starting an external mp3 sound file var my_sound:Sound = new Sound();
// creates sound object
my_sound.loadSound("trackname.mp3",true);
// loads track and streams
my_sound.start();
//starts the sound
Stopping a sound my_sound.stop();
Stopping all sounds stopAllSounds();
Video
Using a video object on the stage to play an external .flv video file var nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
nc.connect(null);
var ns:NetStream = new NetStream(nc);
myVideo.attachVideo(ns);
ns.play("myMovie.flv");
// myVideo is the instance name of the Video Object on the Stage
//myMovie.flv is the name of your video file
Scripting a play/pause button for the video above
on (release) {
ns.pause();
}
Scripiting a rewind button for the video above on (release) {
ns.seek(0);
}
Scripiting a fast forward button for the video above that will move the video 5 seconds forward. on (release) {
ns.seek(ns.time + 5);
}
Tracing a possible cuepoint
Using cuepoints to play a movieclip instance (called "myMovieClip") that is on the stage
_root.onMouseDown=function(){
trace(myVideo.playheadTime);
}
myObj=new Object();
myObj.cuePoint=function(p){
trace("received sync cue point named: "+ p.target.name);
myMovieClip.gotoAndPlay(p.target.name);
}
myVideo.addEventListener("cuePoint", myObj);
FS Commands for Projector Files
Make the screen size fullscreen fscommand("fullscreen", "true");
Allow the movie to scale to the screen size fscommand("allowscale", "true");
Don't allow the movie to scale fscommand("allowscale", "false");
Script for a "quit" or "exit" button on (release) {
fscommand("quit");
}
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graphic sym on frame 1
nest movie clip in over state
extend it in over and hit state or else it will start over when you click on it
.
align all to stage
f8-nest all the symbols of bee into movie clip
double click add stinger
make eyes on new layer
highlight them and converty to movie clip
double click to open them and make eye balls on new layer
distribute to layer for each eye
only one object on each layer that you animate
move them around on the timeline
put in motion tweens
if you want to slow it down, f5 to insert frames
if you do it above (in the grey) youll insert on all frames
now you have a nested movie clip with the eyes
on the bee movie clip, draw out the antennea
select them and convert to movie slip
double cilck them
distribute to layers
turn on onion skin and draw in movement across time
put in shape tweens
might want to add some shape hints modify>shape>shape hints
beemovie
new layer named mouth
create movie clip
draw in mouthe and move it over time then go back to bee movie and drag in mouth movie clip
resize it
new layer on bee movie clip
draw in wing
fill it in w/color at 40% alpha so you can see through it
convert to graphic symbol
now nest it into a movie clip symbol
in the movie clip, move the rotation point to the rotation center
squash it
add keyframe at 40 then in middle tranform it bigger and up
add motion tween
adjust easing
mess w/ timing (remove frames)
beemovie
new laywer behind body bring in wing movie clip
little smaller and tint darker
scale him down on the scene and then add a guide layer
draw path w/ pencil tool and smooth tool
snap him to one end of guide
F6 to add key frame at end then snap him to end add motion tween
draw tree on new layer
f8 graphic symbol
now make into movie symbol
in movie , make one graphic on one side and motion tween it to the other side
create motion tween so that when you play it, it pans across the screen and the bee stays still
create new layer, drag in tree movie, scale it bigger and make it a new movie tree2
put it in front of bee (on top of bee layer)
on it's movie layer, motion tween it panning faster.
scene 1
new layer make cloud
make graphic and movie clip
double click it and move the graphic of the cloud in the movie clip
add motion tween
add trnsparency
put it in very background
put in another one
skew it, transparency
take all frames on scene 1,
move them down one frame.
now on the 1st frame that has nothing, put the start of your animation
make new layer interface
write title, by your name and button that starts movie
play
duplicate and make underone black
convert whole thing into button symbol
rollover change and down state brightens
largewr hit state
next to first frame (of interface)insert blank keyframe so that it is gone
add scripting
add actions layer on top
rightclick>actions
or F9 actions panel
or little arrow button at bottom
add in actions...
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stop();
on (release) {
play();
}
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bigspaceship.com
www.ff0000.com - superinteractive explorable interface
videocapture/rotoscope pose - animation
a is for apple .com?
when bad websites happen to good people
when good websites go bad
f8 = convert to symbol
one secondary animation brings work to life (animation depth)
DENSE IMPACT divingboard
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try fire + walk cycle
f5 insert frame or + shift = remove frame
f6 keyframe
f7 blank keyframe
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But this thing (teacup poodle) is so damn cute its going to implode. Reality will be unable to support its existance and cuteness critical mass will make it collapse in on itself forming a backhole of cuteness that will suck everything into it... ending life as we know it. Worth it? I havent decided yet.
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