Re: [Flashcoders] Design pattern?
Greg Ligierko wrote: If I did, then for sure there is a better method :) I did not play with the onBeforeUnload JS event and don't know whether overriding its handler could work with ExternalInterface. Perhaps you already considered this. The JS dialog might be annoying but this could be another alternative. http://pro-thoughts.blogspot.com/2006/03/onbeforeunload-event.html Hmm. Interesting, but I wouldn't rely on it. Thanks for the link though. I think I'm about done with the whole thing now - I will implement the timer. Thanks for the heads-up. Paul g Monday, January 18, 2010 (6:29:08 PM) Paul Andrews wrote: Greg Ligierko wrote: I do not have the feeling how user interacts with the buttons. I am just guessing that each button will be clicked many times in one sequence and after reaching the desired state (a,b,c,...c,d,a,B) user will move the cursor to a next button (or close the window). If this is the scenario, then maybe a mixture of - on roll out event - and timer would be effective (still low traffic and save guarantee). You've more or less described my original plan! g ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Design pattern?
If I did, then for sure there is a better method :) I did not play with the onBeforeUnload JS event and don't know whether overriding its handler could work with ExternalInterface. Perhaps you already considered this. The JS dialog might be annoying but this could be another alternative. http://pro-thoughts.blogspot.com/2006/03/onbeforeunload-event.html g Monday, January 18, 2010 (6:29:08 PM) Paul Andrews wrote: > Greg Ligierko wrote: >> I do not have the feeling how user interacts with the buttons. I am >> just guessing that each button will be clicked many times in one >> sequence and after reaching the desired state (a,b,c,...c,d,a,B) user >> will move the cursor to a next button (or close the window). >> >> If this is the scenario, then maybe a mixture of - on roll out event - >> and timer would be effective (still low traffic and save guarantee). >> > You've more or less described my original plan! >> g >> >> ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Exporting a movie file
I recommend Macromedia Generator!* -jonathan *joking. I spent a lot of time messing around with Generator as a way to streamline image production about 10 years ago. I'm glad it can be a punchline now. On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 2:59 PM, Barry Hannah wrote: > This is much more complicated than you might imagine. > > To export video from dynamic elements (such as your textfield) Flash has > to export the entire movie as a bitmap sequence frame by frame. Then you > stitch those bitmaps (pngs or whatever) together server side using > something like FFMPEG. > There is no easy way to accomplish any of this. > > Have a look at Animoto.com, it's doing something similar, though more > complex. They take users images/text/music and stitch it all up. > Hopefully one day they release an "export to video" API! > Also, they've open sourced a "filmstrip" project which is more geared to > applying motion blur to actionscript based animations and exporting them > as video, but there might be something you can use: > http://labs.animoto.com/2009/06/07/presenting-filmstrip/ > > Barry. > > > > -Original Message- > From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com > [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Lehr, > Ross (N-SGIS) > Sent: Tuesday, 19 January 2010 8:04 a.m. > To: Flash Coders List > Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Exporting a movie file > > Here's the scenario. I have a .swf with a movie clip and a text box. I > want to allow a user to add whatever kind of text he wants in the text > box, he clicks a button, and flash will make a Quicktime of the movie > with his text that the user can use anywhere. > > Thanks > > -Original Message- > From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com > [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Merrill, > Jason > Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 1:43 PM > To: Flash Coders List > Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Exporting a movie file > > >> but can flash export a movie clip to a video file (.mov)? > > File > Export > Movie > select Quicktime > > > Jason Merrill > > Bank of America Global Learning > Learning & Performance Soluions > > Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community and visit our > Instructional Technology Design Blog > (note: these are for Bank of America employees only) > > > ___ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > ___ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > ___ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > -- -jonathan howe ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Exporting a movie file
This is much more complicated than you might imagine. To export video from dynamic elements (such as your textfield) Flash has to export the entire movie as a bitmap sequence frame by frame. Then you stitch those bitmaps (pngs or whatever) together server side using something like FFMPEG. There is no easy way to accomplish any of this. Have a look at Animoto.com, it's doing something similar, though more complex. They take users images/text/music and stitch it all up. Hopefully one day they release an "export to video" API! Also, they've open sourced a "filmstrip" project which is more geared to applying motion blur to actionscript based animations and exporting them as video, but there might be something you can use: http://labs.animoto.com/2009/06/07/presenting-filmstrip/ Barry. -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Lehr, Ross (N-SGIS) Sent: Tuesday, 19 January 2010 8:04 a.m. To: Flash Coders List Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Exporting a movie file Here's the scenario. I have a .swf with a movie clip and a text box. I want to allow a user to add whatever kind of text he wants in the text box, he clicks a button, and flash will make a Quicktime of the movie with his text that the user can use anywhere. Thanks -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 1:43 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Exporting a movie file >> but can flash export a movie clip to a video file (.mov)? File > Export > Movie > select Quicktime Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Learning Learning & Performance Soluions Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community and visit our Instructional Technology Design Blog (note: these are for Bank of America employees only) ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Exporting a movie file
Nope - that's not going to work. The Flash player renders dynamic text, not the Quicktime player. Quicktime does not support Actionscript. Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Learning Learning & Performance Soluions Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community and visit our Instructional Technology Design Blog (note: these are for Bank of America employees only) -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Lehr, Ross (N-SGIS) Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 2:04 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Exporting a movie file Here's the scenario. I have a .swf with a movie clip and a text box. I want to allow a user to add whatever kind of text he wants in the text box, he clicks a button, and flash will make a Quicktime of the movie with his text that the user can use anywhere. Thanks -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 1:43 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Exporting a movie file >> but can flash export a movie clip to a video file (.mov)? File > Export > Movie > select Quicktime Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Learning Learning & Performance Soluions Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community and visit our Instructional Technology Design Blog (note: these are for Bank of America employees only) ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Exporting a movie file
Here's the scenario. I have a .swf with a movie clip and a text box. I want to allow a user to add whatever kind of text he wants in the text box, he clicks a button, and flash will make a Quicktime of the movie with his text that the user can use anywhere. Thanks -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 1:43 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Exporting a movie file >> but can flash export a movie clip to a video file (.mov)? File > Export > Movie > select Quicktime Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Learning Learning & Performance Soluions Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community and visit our Instructional Technology Design Blog (note: these are for Bank of America employees only) ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Exporting a movie file
>> but can flash export a movie clip to a video file (.mov)? File > Export > Movie > select Quicktime Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Learning Learning & Performance Soluions Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community and visit our Instructional Technology Design Blog (note: these are for Bank of America employees only) ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Exporting a movie file
Nathan Mynarcik wrote: I know you can export a frame of a movie clip to an image, but can flash export a movie clip to a video file (.mov)? Do note that said video will miss several features, most importantly any actionscript used. Use some 3rd party converter instead, the built in exporter can best be described with one word: useless. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Exporting a movie file
You can save the fla as an avi file in your publish settings. Is this what you are looking to do? --Original Message-- From: Lehr, Ross (N-SGIS) Sender: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com To: Flash Coders List ReplyTo: Flash Coders List Subject: [Flashcoders] Exporting a movie file Sent: Jan 18, 2010 12:18 PM I know you can export a frame of a movie clip to an image, but can flash export a movie clip to a video file (.mov)? Thanks Ross ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Nathan Mynarcik Interactive Web Developer nat...@mynarcik.com 254.749.2525 www.mynarcik.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Exporting a movie file
I know you can export a frame of a movie clip to an image, but can flash export a movie clip to a video file (.mov)? Thanks Ross ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] external interface-Lightbox in flash (solved)
Thanks for the help, I've just edit the lightbox++.js, because it appears that it is not working with the regular lightbox.js, there was a function to hide the flash and I've just erased, now everything is working as normal. On Jan 18, 2010, at 12:21 PM, Bob Wohl wrote: This line: should just be On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Gustavo Duenas < gdue...@leftandrightsolutions.com> wrote: so I change it for the regular lightbox.js or you meant inside of the js file? Gustavo On Jan 16, 2010, at 1:33 AM, amol wrote: It is because of your js just chang this lightbox++.js and check - Original Message - From: "Gustavo Duenas" < gdue...@leftandrightsolutions.com> To: "Flash Coders List" Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 5:09 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] external interface solved I did as you mentioned and also I put a folder named images without seems not to work. But now I have a problem, when I click and the lightbox is launched, the flash movie disappear and when I click close on the lightbox img, the movie appears again, is that normal? Gustavo On Jan 15, 2010, at 3:54 PM, Bob Wohl wrote: Also, just took a quick peep at your code, I'm pretty certain your call should look like: ExternalInterface.call("LightboxDelegate","images/ cocoabutter.png" , "Cocoa Butter by COFINA SA'"); first param is the function name, second 2 would be the params you are passing. I would probably clean this up a little on the JS side and have a function that accepts the call from flash and handle the call to the lightbox script from there. But that's just my opinion. :) hth On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 1:47 PM, Bob Wohl wrote: Are you able to get a simple alert to show from a button call? Also, what browser are you using? On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 11:13 AM, Gustavo Duenas < gdue...@leftandrightsolutions.com> wrote: Thanks for your reply, I have the allow script access like this: var flashvars = {}; var params = {}; params.allowscriptaccess = "always"; var attributes={id:"menuCofina"}; swfobject.embedSWF("menucofina2.swf", "content", "100%", "100%", "10.0.0",false,flashvars,params, attributes); I'm testing it over the internet, on my test site. but it is still not working, I don't get it...there is something wrong with my as3? I don't know I didn't realize this matter should be so difficult Gustavo On Jan 15, 2010, at 12:57 PM, Bob Wohl wrote: If you are testing localy you may need to go here and change your privacy settings to allow the directory you are testing from to communicate with JS: < http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager04.html Also, you need to make sure your embed script is properly set up. Look at allowScriptAccess. B. On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Gustavo Duenas < gdue...@leftandrightsolutions.com> wrote: Hi, Coders, I've been trying to use External interface to activate a lightbox code I have on my web page, here is the html EN" " http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd";> http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";> /> Untitled Document var attributes={id:"menuCofina"};swfobject.embedSWF("menucofina2.swf", "content", "100%", "100%","10.0.0",null,null,null, attributes); script>