Do you have Flash Professional on your computer? Use its "Download Simulation" tool where you can simulate downloading your SWF at different speeds. Just set it for 56K and you should be able to see whether or not your preloader is working. That's what I did when I couldn't get the copious amount of AS3 only tutorials I tried to work.
On Jun 1, 2:49 pm, joebass <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't want to hijack your thread but, if you have any preloader code > to share for actionscript only flex builder projects, I'd love to > check it out. Last night I built the project Keith Peters layed out > -http://www.bit-101.com/blog/?p=946. The main class loads correctly > but, even when there's a big enough file that the preloader should > display something, it never appears at all. Even if it wasn't enough > of a head-scratcher on it's own, the fact that the main project is > local to my machine makes it hard to test if the preloader is > working. Debugging isn't doable either since the classes are loaded > asynchronously. > > On Jun 1, 2:28 pm, savagelook <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Yep, did the whole thing in flex builder 3, and that is the default > > preloader. I was avoiding Flex at first (unnecessary size), but I > > eventually submitted once I had a need for some of the basic > > components it has, particularly the TitleWindow that I use when you > > click on "FLAR". > > > I'll have to dig through some old code, but I know I did an AS3 only > > preloader a while ago. I'll let you know if I find it. The opening > > sequence is my favorite part too. I'm a programmer professionally, > > but I'm finding more and more as I play with this 3d stuff that I > > really enjoy the more movie-like aspects. > > > On Jun 1, 1:40 pm, joebass <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Cool! Really like the opening sequence especially. Was that built in > > > Flex builder? The preloader looks familiar - although not straight > > > out of the box. I am trying to get a pure as3 preloader working and > > > am wondering if I shouldn't just go back to flex for the preloader > > > only! > > > > On Jun 1, 10:28 am, savagelook <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Filet Mignon for gentlemen, NY Strip for real men ;) > > > > > BTW, in case you don't feel like printing out the marker for the FLAR > > > > section, here's a link to the demo I put > > > > up:http://youtube.com/watch?v=PYBgPjxeQ-8 > > > > > On Jun 1, 9:59 am, Peter Kapelyan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Ny Strip Steaks? I'm in NY I I haven't really heard of that, maybe > > > > > time to > > > > > check out since I love steak in general. > > > > > > I really like the fuzz/static behind the black, looks futuristic+old > > > > > school > > > > > at the same time. > > > > > > -Pete > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 9:36 AM, savagelook > > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > Fabrice, > > > > > > > Thanks for the tips man. I will likely add that shadow and up my > > > > > > pic > > > > > > resolution in the near future. > > > > > > > I actually have one or two textures with pre-baked lighting for the > > > > > > "room", but I haven't gotten around to adding them yet. I will > > > > > > likely > > > > > > create a little drop down list under the website name where the user > > > > > > can select their desired background. > > > > > > > On Jun 1, 8:57 am, Fabrice3D <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > cool :) > > > > > > > > if I may, just 2 little things you could consider to enhance: > > > > > > > Add on cube bits more res to avoid distort on images > > > > > > > On the main cube "home", you should use a seamless texture, > > > > > > > probably > > > > > > prebakked with a nice light, in same lighting style as your nav > > > > > > cube. > > > > > > > you could as well may be add a projected shadow beneath exploded > > > > > > > cube... > > > > > > SimpleShadow with high blur would cost 3 lines of code to see... > > > > > > > > but hey, who the hell am I to tell you what to do!! Just see > > > > > > > these as > > > > > > personal constructive inputs. > > > > > > > > Nice to see you have fun with Away :) > > > > > > > > Fabrice > > > > > > > > On Jun 1, 2010, at 2:42 PM, savagelook wrote: > > > > > > > > >http://www.savagelook.com > > > > > > > > > Check it out if you get a chance and let me know what you > > > > > > > > think. I > > > > > > > > was doing lots of tutorials and tinkering til now, this is my > > > > > > > > first > > > > > > > > true "project" with Away3d. Aside from Away3d, other > > > > > > > > technologies > > > > > > > > involved are: > > > > > > > > > - FLARToolkit > > > > > > > > - FLARManager > > > > > > > > - as3Mod > > > > > > > > - Flint particles (3d) > > > > > > > > - TweenMax, TimelineMax > > > > > > > > > And in honor of Away3d, the sea turtle is currently being used > > > > > > > > for the > > > > > > > > augmented reality section! Hope you like it, but feel free to > > > > > > > > be > > > > > > > > critical. > > > > > > > > > -- Tony > > > > > > -- > > > > > ___________________ > > > > > > Actionscript 3.0 Flash 3D Graphics Engine > > > > > > HTTP://AWAY3D.COM- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -
