Hello all,
I'd like to know whether it's possible to take a screenshot from a video
file playing in a FLVPlayback component. Or actually, I'd like to grab the
current frame when a button is clicked, to display it somewhere else. Is
this possible?
I searched the manual for something like
I think Bart's suggestion is a good one. I suspect the problem may be a
local time zone offset issue. The Date object stores a date value as an
integer representing the number of milliseconds since the Epoch
(midnight Jan 1, 1970 UTC). If you don't use UTC dates rigorously, you
leave yourself open
It's possible in Flash 8 using copyPixels (BitmapData.copyPixels method)
http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/main/1948.html
Hth
M
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Exactly what I was looking for.
However, how can I get to the bitmap data of my FLVPlayback component?
thanks!
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Sorry, my mistake you don't actually need copyPixels if you're copying
from an MC, you can just use draw - something like this may help:
[as]
import flash.display.BitmapData;
import flash.geom.Rectangle;
import flash.geom.Matrix;
import flash.geom.ColorTransform;
//
cloneMC = function (mc, hld,
Hello !!!
Just wondering if anyone has experience on making movies accessible to
screen readers?
Kind thanks
Karim
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Sorry, my mistake you don't
HI,
I have the familar task so I've been using BitmapCopy class for that
purpose:
[as]
import flash.display.BitmapData;
import flash.geom.Rectangle;
import flash.geom.Matrix;
import flash.geom.ColorTransform;
class com.justversus.utils.BitmapCopy extends MovieClip {
private static var
Hi Nick,
Not sure about the day, but you have the wrong month here:
Months in the Date object are zero based, so 5 is really June, not May...
For the day, I'd go with the suggestions you got from other people about the
time-zones.
Karina
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From: Nick McNeill
Hello everyone,
I can no longer install Central from Adobe's website, and Central is no
longer listed on the products page. Does anyone know if this will be fixed?
Or has the public beta ended? ;-)
My customers and I just get a can't download, try again later message.
Hi,
How do i iterate through the public methods of an instanceusing a
for in seems to result in nothing
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I´m slowly finding the pros (can admit there are some =) and cons of Flash
I´m lookning for a method similar to Directors getNthFileInFolder().
Atm, i´m using a dirty solution, SendAndLoad(myFiles.php, myObj, POST) with a
PHP file returning a variable containing the files in that
change these properties
datagrid.rollOverColor = yourBackgroundColor;
datagrid.textRollOverColor = yourTextColor;
datagrid inherits from the List -- check out setting styles in the help.
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has anyone got a good way for an as2 class to destroy itself? I know
it's not possible, but my heart tells me someone has devised some kind
of good methodology.
- A
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Hi Andreas,
To turn it on its head...
What are you trying to achieve? In what circumstances do you need to
destroy a class?
Ian
On 5/3/06, Andreas Rønning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
has anyone got a good way for an as2 class to destroy itself? I know
it's not possible, but my heart tells me
Yeah, I had, have the same problem, but I have this problem since three
days =(
I hope that it is only a server problem, maybe they are changing the
servers or something like that!
But if it doesn't work in some weeks, I'll delet my Central applications =(
Johannes
Derek Stottlemyer
Kind of besides the point really. The real point is, in my humble
opinion, that it should be possible to do it without myClass.cleanup();
delete(myClass);
It becomes double naughty if your class instance is in an array.
It's just a question of keeping the amount of fluff down to a minimum.
It works like a charm. Is there any way to save this bitmapdata to disk, as
a JPEG or something?
thanks!
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When using classes that extend from MovieClip, you can use onUnload().
I use it primairaly for removing EventListeners so I won't get stuck
with duplicate eventcalls.
When you want to delete a class all you really have to do is remove
all instances and references from that class. I don't think
Um - I'm not sure it is beside the point. :-) Given that you are at
the mercy of the garbage collector, implementing a function like:
class MyClass
{
function cleanup()
{
delete _someProp;
delete _someOtherProp;
}
}
is pointless anyway, because if you delete an object of MyClass (or
Hey this is great! If you want it converted to a PDF file I can do that
over here and get it back to you.
Mani
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I will try to get these converted to vector files soon.
Thanks for the feedback!!!
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I am now centering smaller FLVs in the main component when needed, however
in doing so sometimes the nav button bar moves up off the bottom area, is
too narrow, etc.
I am looking to move that bar of buttons around... making sure it stays
positioned @ the bottom of the component (I am using the
I made a very basic directory scraper class way back. I use this with AMFPHP.
http://www.randomusa.com/flash/downloads/directoryScraper.zip
hth,
Mike
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I´m slowly finding the pros (can admit there are some =) and cons of Flash
I´m
Well there's no way to access local files, that's been a security issue for
a long time now. You can however use any of the flash wrappers around and
they will provide you with the functionality. Some of them are free some
aren't. But they all support what you're looking for.
-Original
If you think about how it works having a sound set to stream on the
timeline so that animations can be synched tightly, you'll understand
how this 'trick' works - the player needs to maintain framerate so
that the audio track and graphical tracks don't lose synch and the
audio streams
Die machen...
mit Die machen... meinte ich Alprausch. Alprausch macht Pullis,
Carharrtt macht Plastiksäcke aber ganz angenehm zum Rumlaufen.
/v
Pedro Furtado schrieb:
Well there's no way to access local files, that's been a security issue for
a long time now. You can however use any of the
Just ignore the last one...
[complete fsck**]
..
;D)
/v
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Anyone been able to use the convolution filter to create realistic motion blur
effects?
Jim bachalo
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...all improvisation is life in search of a style.
- Bruce
Hi
I built a quick demo recently thats crashing my Firefox browser...:)
www.bitstream.ca/flash8/
Is anyone aware of any memory leak issues as they pertain to flash 8?
Is this a coding issue or simply a player/plugin issue?
Any help appreciated!
Jim Bachalo
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[c]
Hi
Has anyone incorporated the del.icio.us API or similar social bookmarking
feature into any of their projects?
Just looking for examples and ideas at the moment and what is/isn't possible.
Thanks in advance
Jim Bachalo
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Anyone know of a pre rolled flash (as in runs online as a swf - not
exports to swf) vector editor/text editor paint app that exports to XML
or the like. We'll happily build our own if not but it sounds like one
of those things that someone must've already done a million times over.
Our only real
My first guess is that it's a coding issue. I ran the movie a few times, and
I didn't have any trouble till I clicked the shapshot button. Every time I
clicked that button, Firefox crashed immediately.
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Hello,
I have saved my xml file as Unicode and UTF. I get the same results.
All the characters I tried so far work just fine (TM, Latin characters,
#10; for new line) no problems.
But when trying to use ' or , flash displays either a square box, apos; or
quot;
I have tried the
Sure. Best place to start:
http://adobe.com/resources/accessibility/best_practices/best_practices_acc_flash.pdf
AWK
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http://www.figleaf.com/products/wysidraw.cfm
Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | ICF International
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It crashes IE too - there is an issue concerning bitmap data that you
need to dispose of an instance if you are creatin it as a var within a
function it will live beyond the scope of the function so to speak.
M
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There is a memory leak concerning BitMapData in Flash 8. Didn't try
your app, but the word snapshot makes me think you might be using
this. Although I don't think it was a big enough leak to crash the
browswer immediately.
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Right under my nose so to speak - will check it out.
Ta
M
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datagrid.rollOverColor = yourBackgroundColor;
datagrid.textRollOverColor = yourTextColor;
I want to get rid of the light green glow around the Datagrid when
ever the ScrollBar is focused.
Not the row roll over.
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you should be good to go!
On 5/1/06, Yehia Shouman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Thanks Jim and John.
Yehia Shouman
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Sorry, should have put that on,
http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org
HTH
Jim
Having seen the price and checked out the capabilities I think I'll
build my own!
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There are others out there too for cheaper - just don't know any of
those links offhand.
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Hi Eric,
It is unfortunate that the API does not expose these elements. But here
is an example Movieclip reference to the play/pause button ..
MovieClip(player).skin_mc.layout_mc.playpause_mc
I think you can figure out the rest based on that, but if not, just let
me know.
-Steve
So which is the alpha'd slice-9 mc that lies beneath all the buttons, etc.
I'm guessing player.skin_mc.layout_mc - I'll have to check. Thanks :)
On 5/3/06, Steve Krichten [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Eric,
It is unfortunate that the API does not expose these elements. But here
is an example
I see some public getter/setters for bufferingBar, backButton,
forwardButton, muteButton, pauseButton, seekBar, etc. All these extend
MovieClip, so they have _x and _y. Is that what you're after?
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The API is under development and it requires authentication. I looked
into it and it's pretty simple:
http://del.icio.us/api/posts/get?tag=humor
...returns an XML object like this:
posts dt=2006-05-03 tag=humor user=
post href= description= hash= others=2 tag=humor
time=2006-05-03T15:14:14Z/
Im actually after the clip that holds all the buttons displayed. So I can
move that around, instead of each button on its own, etc.
Also I need to stretch the semi-transparent clip below all the buttons at
times - or at least set its width and have the buttons lay themselves out
again.
On
That would be...
MovieClip(player).skin_mc.layout_mc.bg1_mc
Eric wrote
So which is the alpha'd slice-9 mc that lies beneath all the buttons,
etc. I'm guessing player.skin_mc.layout_mc - I'll have to check. Thanks :)
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I all!!!
Here is my little problem : I have an html page that contains, on the
left side a list of SWF files and on the right side an iframe to play
those SWF. When I click a file on the left, it plays inside the iframe
just fine... My client wants to see some informations inside a box on
I believe that's all handled by the UIManager (private var _uiMgr), so
you're probably going to have to roll your own solution for that.
The UIManager listens for the resize event of the FLVPlayback and calls the
layoutSkin method when it gets one. You could override the layoutSkin
method with
On May 3, 2006, at 10:14 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi
Anyone been able to use the convolution filter to create realistic
motion blur effects?
I do not believe a convolution operation cannot perform a zoom and
spin blur alone. Those need to be performed separately on every
single
try setting the wmode pararmeter on the swf file to 'opaque'
that might work.
On May 3, 2006, at 12:01 PM, Éric Thibault wrote:
I all!!!
Here is my little problem : I have an html page that contains, on
the left side a list of SWF files and on the right side an iframe
to play those SWF.
You may send data to some server side script, but currently in FP8 it is not
really efficient due to the size of data sent over wire. There is an
interesting example from Alessandro Crugnola -
http://sephiroth.it/tutorials/flashPHP/print_screen/
Cheers,
Oleg
I'm assuming the reason is due to the method existing further up the
prototype chain, but even so, is there really no way to discover what
(public) methods an instance supports??
On 5/3/06, Keith Salisbury [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
How do i iterate through the public methods of an
I have only one thing to say fabulous
Thanks a million times
:-)
Geoff Stearns a écrit :
try setting the wmode pararmeter on the swf file to 'opaque'
that might work.
On May 3, 2006, at 12:01 PM, Éric Thibault wrote:
I all!!!
Here is my little problem : I have an html page that
I am in the process of building an ActionScript 3 library to wrap this.
Every API should work, although:
1. You have to handle HTTP Basic authentication, either via the browser
(automatic) or ActionScript.
2. they currently don't have a crossdomain.xml file, so you have to go
through a
Hi,
i have a perl cgi that pass variables to a flash movie.
Usually i use c++ but this time i need to use perl, so...
Tha problem is that when i run onLoad method it loads but i'm unable to take
variables values.
So i tried the LoadVars.toString method and it return [type Function] ...
what
This may be a dumb question, but how would HTTP basic authentication
be handled through AS2? Wouldn't it have to go through some kind of
server-side proxy?
Mike Britton
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I am in the process of building an ActionScript 3 library to wrap this.
Anyone have any links to easing dynamic text? Ive searched google high
and low with no luck.
Thanks!
Boots
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mc_tween2 does that
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and low with no luck.
Thanks!
Boots
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What kind of object are you trying to introspect? A movieclip? Which
language are you working with? In ActionScript 3, for...in will only
enumerate dynamic properties of an object. You will need to use
describeType for static properties and methods.
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Since I didn't post a solution for zoom or spin blur, here's a method
you can try out.
A way to account for zoom or spin blur is to do the following:
Perform a polar transform on the bitmap.
Horizontal blur (or vertical blur) the transformed image
Reverse polar transform
Result is a spin blur
Can you post some actual code? It sounds like either you are executing
toString on the LoadVars function itself rather than an instantiated
LoadVars object, or you have forgotten the parentheses:
'LoadVars.toString()' instead of 'LoadVars.toString'.
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Hi Riccardo !
your cgi must return you variables in the form of:
var1=data of var1var2=data of var 2
and in flash in the onLoad method you use
my_lv.onLoad = function(success){
if(success){
trace(this.var1); // this is the var name you defined in your cgi
trace(this.var2);
}
}
Do you know of any tutorials that explain the logic behind easing
dynamic text? I understand that a tween class would/could be used but
looking for more of how its done.
Boots
eric dolecki wrote:
mc_tween2 does that
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Here is the code :
list_lv.onLoad=function(success:Boolean)
{
if(success)
{
//test is the var associated to a text area
test = list_lv.contentType+ +list_lv.toString;
}
}
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I did it, ialways do it with c++ and it works but in perl it doesn't...
but if in the perl script i simply do print var1=1var2=2var3=3 flash
reads them.
So i thinks is something passed to flash from perl when it dinamicalli create
the string and i'm trying to get more informations using
toString is a method, not a property. Try list_lv.toString(); instead.
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Thanks , now it works... Now i only need to understand what's appening here
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It probably is a dumb question, but what do you exactly mean by 'HTTP basic
authentication'??? :)
Jason
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Hey everyone! I'm new here so just steer me in the right direction if I get
off-topic without realizing it. I'm in the middle of convincing my company
that we should include some fun Flash games on our company website using art
elements from some original IPs. They're concerned that Flash
Hi.
I want to be able to load an FLV into my embedded video object and if it is
smaller than the video object, I want to center it within the frame. If it
is bigger than the video object I want to re-size it to the object size. My
code follows. When I try to load a small FLV in, it expands to
It probably is a dumb question, but what do you exactly mean by 'HTTP
basic
authentication'??? :)
I think he means the simplest form of http authentication, meaning the
credentials are able to give up within the string itself.
For example, http://username:[EMAIL
I would also be very interested in reading about ways to protect content
that is embedded in a flash movie (especially fonts). Is it possible to
include art and fonts in a swf file, in a way that makes it impossible
to get those objects out of the swf movie?
Thanks,
Kevin N.
Audry Taylor
Hi,
anyone uses flash with perl cgi as server side application?
I have problems with it ,seems that the script doesn't pass values to flash.
here is the perl cgi (is very simple) :
#!/bin/perl
print Content-type: text/html\n\n;
$out=_service_=;
for($i=0;$i20;$i++)
{
$out .=$i.#;
}
print
Hello all,
Hope this is not very off-topic.
How can I create an installer of Flash 8 Player for Internet Explorer?
I need to distribute the Player along with an application I have built
and I could use some guidelines/tutorial etc.
Thank you,
Dimitrios Bendilas
Can someone please point me to some references on keeping down the size of
actionscript class files? I'm looking to drop some weight on some of the
class files I've written for a component set.
Thanks,
Mani
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I won't take too much effort in protecting your magic. You might wanna
trust on the copyright laws more, though. I have been researching some
dongles protections schemes for my dad lately, even those are sad. I
haven't found the right dongle scheme yet...
--
Yours,
Weyert de Boer ([EMAIL
I believe that Colin Moock had a sample that uses CGI... I remember
it being named
echo.pl.
http://flash.terra.ee/flash-books/o'reilly%20-%20actionscript%20for%
20flash%20mx%20the%20definitive%20guide,%202nd%20edition/190.htm
Gerry
Derek Stottlemyer wrote:
I can no longer install Central from Adobe's website, and Central is no
longer listed on the products page. Does anyone know if this will be fixed?
Or has the public beta ended? ;-)
Hmm, let me see if I can get some more hard info through the day
here I *have*
I would also be very interested in reading about ways to protect content
that is embedded in a flash movie (especially fonts). Is it possible to
include art and fonts in a swf file, in a way that makes it impossible to
get those objects out of the swf movie?
The bottom line is, if you put
I'm thinking that if I have a class in a project other instances of that
class would use the same code. I'm trying to deduce the source of the
weight in my ActionScript files. I don't mean to double post so I apologize
in advance if this is considered that. I'm formulating clear questions in
I think you are right that there is just no way to protect content in a swf
file. Maybe the question to ask is, how can we go about convincing fearful
IP holders to allow their IP to be embedded in the swf format.
More importantly, there is no way to protect IP in any form if you put
it on
Or you could use one of the swf2exe applications that are already licensed
to distribute the flash player (swf studio, mprojector, zinc, etc... but
make sure to look into their license as well)
-David R
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You'll need to obtain a license first
Moca,
What font are you using? Is it a common font or one you might need to embed?
Is your TextField set to html = true?
Are you using the TextField.htmlText property?
In the XML file are you using the CDATA tag in the text node?
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