When Dealing with Movieclips and you need to access the refence as string do [instanceName].toString() rather than instanceName.toString()
Always do a garbage collection
As simple as creating a method in your class or a function on your code to delete unnecessary variables or set them to null for garbage collection.
Harlem at 13 gigapixels
[kml_flashembed movie=”/labs/swf/iHold2.swf” height=”240″ width=”300″ quality=”best” fvars=”fs=/imgs/recognition/harlem13GPX.jpg&click=http://www.harlem-13-gigapixels.com/” /] “Harlem-13-Gigapixels.com, the largest known stitched panorama, is a colaboration between artist Gerard Maynard and Kolor Company, represented by Alexandre Jenny.”
Flash PHP mySQL – Write to a Database with Flash and PHP
[kml_flashembed movie=”/labs/swf/phpwritetodb.swf” height=”150″ width=”450″ /] I have written a small script that will assist you into using communication between Flash and PHP to write to a mySQL database. The task is simple, verify the contents of the fields in flash and then send the information to PHP who then writes the information into the database.
The IT Crowd : Fire
[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/6nGjxO_Bfac” height=”242″ width=”300″ /]
Chevy Nation 3D Artwork
[kml_flashembed movie=”/labs/swf/iHold2.swf” height=”240″ width=”300″ quality=”best” fvars=”fs=/imgs/recognition/chevynation.jpg&click=http://www.chevynation.com” /] Some will love it, others will hate it, but nevertheless I personally think it is an impressive site.
Adobe AIR contest for Developers
[kml_flashembed movie=”/labs/swf/iHold.swf” height=”150″ width=”450″ quality=”best” fvars=”fs=/imgs/adobe/adobeAir.jpg” /] For all Developers out there it is nice to hear that Adobe is running a contest where you could win as much as US$100,000 to be used for the travel of your choice among other goodies such as a Mac Pro 8Core 2x750GB storage, 2×27″ WS Monitors and […]
Flash Volume Controler ActionScript 2
[kml_flashembed movie=”/labs/swf/volumeExperiment.swf” height=”150″ width=”450″ /] I had a good friend ask me if I knew of a resource for a volume controler, and I didn’t know of any tutorial or code of the top of my head so I went ahead and wrote it for AS2 so I hope this can help some others out […]
MVC (Model-View-Controller) – Essential ActionScript 2.0
I had a few hours to spare the other day and I created the diagram (sketch) above trying to understand Colin Moock’s take in the subject. One post won’t cover all the ins and outs of this Design Pattern but its more of a review and study of the author’s view.
UPS Out of the Box
I had the opportunity to work on Out of the Box mini site for UPS at T-3. I had the chance to do all the Flash actionscripting after receiving the comps from the Art Director, and this is what we came up with… Link: outofthebox.ups.com.