On a semi-related note; has anyone on this thread investigated this component yet?
http://dougmccune.com/blog/animatedgifloader-flex-component/ I have no idea if it supports animated png. Paul Decoursey wrote: > > > On Nov 20, 2007, at 9:30 AM, Robert Thompson wrote: > >> Not too many years ago, but I was thinking the 17 years had passed (I >> believe it's 17). >> >> Now, if that's the case, what in the world is wrong with Adobe? >> >> They have the most popular rich media format in the world and they >> appear to be resting on their loins (or the loins if some inside >> investors) in implementing a low color space animation format. >> >> If they are sincere and are looking to improve this, I'm happy. If I >> find out something else is at work, then the entropy of power will >> befall them as it does every corporation that has people getting their >> hands in a pure noble effort, and spoiling it to make a buck (anyone >> knows how things really work knows this possibility is very real). >> >> Please Respond Adobe and clear the air on this. >> >> If anybody else knows how PaperVision3D and others are implementing >> custom plug-ins for Adobe Flash CS3 please post. >> > > Creating plugins for Flash is documented. Read the Flash Manual/Help, > search for "extending Flash"... I have not really looked to deep into > this myself, but it's there. > > In response to the other things above, what are you talking about? Why > would you want to muck up perfect vector animation with crappy bitmap > animation? > >> -r >> >> */Paul Decoursey <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>/* wrote: >> >> The patents for GIF ran out a few years ago. >> >> And does anybody support mpng? >> >> >> On Nov 20, 2007, at 3:16 AM, Robert Thompson wrote: >> >>> I fully realize there may be patent issues with Adobe using >>> animated GIF. >>> >>> However, what about Animated PNG? >>> >>> I've considered this subject for some time, and I am concerned >>> that Adobe is withholding a great potential improvement in Flash >>> to benefit FLV. >>> >>> I maybe completely wrong -- but that is why I'm posing the question. >>> >>> Lossless reduced color spaces have a great potential benefit to >>> the web. >>> >>> It would be Adobe's free choice whether to include it or not -- >>> but then again, we are free to dump any platform that is overly >>> zealous when it comes to the economics of supply. >>> >>> -r >>> -- Jeffry Houser, Technical Entrepreneur, Software Developer, Author, Recording Engineer AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 -- My Company: <http://www.dot-com-it.com> My Podcast: <http://www.theflexshow.com> My Blog: <http://www.jeffryhouser.com>
