Re: [Flashcoders] fuse kit and events
On Aug 15, 2006, at 7:58 PM, Dan Rogers wrote: I agree, I was a bigger fan of the Zigo project before it started getting so big in file size. Tween is a great built-in tool, and Fuse is a nice toy with a 20k price tag. True, the filesize has gotten bloated as it's become more of a swiss army knife. Just to keep you posted on the latest developments though, the newest Fuse Kit is broken out into classes that you can mix and match as needed, which saves filesize. Another thing to do is to publish your final without trace, which further reduces filesize. The current ZigoEngine (without trace) is just under 10K, that's approximately the same as when Zigo released his (I think it was around 8k or so). To set up the newest Fuse, you use this sort of syntax, import com.mosesSupposes.fuse.*; ZigoEngine.register(Shortcuts, Fuse, FuseFMP, PennerEasing); Note that *all* of the classes registered here are optional, and you don't have to call register at all if you won't use any of them, just start tweening using ZigoEngine.doTween(). + Shortcuts contains all the old zeh / zigo style prototypes like alphaTo so you can use the engine *without* altering any actual prototypes, unless you want that extra feature. (You can also choose to copy and remove shortcuts to specific targets at runtime with functions like initialize). + Fuse is an optional sequencer add-on that solves a lot of the problems I hear everyone needing, even in recent posts to this list. It proposes an extremely concise syntax for sequencing animation, events, and callbacks. You can group as well as overlap the edges of sequenced tweens which gives it amazing flexibility. Instead of hard- coding everything in advance you can also query any value at runtime. + FuseFMP is a filter management tool based on FMP from Germany, that has been updated and integrated into the Fuse Kit to make it super simple to tween and manage bitmap filters like Blur and so on. + PennerEasing is an optional set of shortcuts, originally shipped with Zigo's engine, like easeInOutQuint, although you may choose to simply exclude that class and use the mx.transitions.easing functions instead. ...Fuse will change with Flash 9, it is firmly rooted in AS2 (especially the ZigoEngine class which is full of workarounds for AS2 issues like speed, object and memory management and so on that are solved in AS3). But for now and the next few months while AS2 is still our common language, fuse should solve a lot of you guys' issues with simplicity in sequencing and tweening. I hope it can help you out! http://wwwmosessupposes.com/Fuse/. Ciao, moses ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] fuse kit and events
allright boys.
just switched over from kicking with the regular laco tween class to using
the fuse kit engine.
though i am having some problems with the events.
first off i import (into one of my classes):
import com.mosesSupposes.fuse.* ;
then i do like:
var menuPress_out = new Fuse ( { target : clip , _height : 400 , ease :
'easeOutElastic' , seconds : 1.9 , delay : 0 } ) ;
so far so good. tween executes and works smooth.
though now i want to assign an event to this baby.
usually i use my own eventhandler class and with that i would just add like:
EventDelegate.create ( menuPress_out , onComplete , tweenDone ) ;
but of course this doesn't work. event is totally ignored. same result if
i use the adobe/mm eventdispatcher - nothing.
been reading a lot on the fuse site and doing a lot a googling, but i just
can't figure it out - seems like there is a million diffrent syntaxes..
anyone been doing this?
thanks,
fred
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Re: [Flashcoders] fuse kit and events
can add to that, that i dont want to use the callback thingie ({scope,
func,args}), since i want to check for events like onAdvance and similar..
allright boys.
just switched over from kicking with the regular laco tween class to using
the fuse kit engine.
though i am having some problems with the events.
first off i import (into one of my classes):
import com.mosesSupposes.fuse.* ;
then i do like:
var menuPress_out = new Fuse ( { target : clip , _height : 400 , ease :
'easeOutElastic' , seconds : 1.9 , delay : 0 } ) ;
so far so good. tween executes and works smooth.
though now i want to assign an event to this baby.
usually i use my own eventhandler class and with that i would just add
like:
EventDelegate.create ( menuPress_out , onComplete , tweenDone ) ;
but of course this doesn't work. event is totally ignored. same result if
i use the adobe/mm eventdispatcher - nothing.
been reading a lot on the fuse site and doing a lot a googling, but i just
can't figure it out - seems like there is a million diffrent syntaxes..
anyone been doing this?
thanks,
fred
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Re: [Flashcoders] fuse kit and events
since you're mentioning it, i'd like to know what benefits you sought by
using thisi've yet to find a reason to use this over the tween class but
i know several people who swear by it and i'm not convinced...
thanks
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can add to that, that i dont want to use the callback thingie ({scope,
func,args}), since i want to check for events like onAdvance and similar..
allright boys.
just switched over from kicking with the regular laco tween class to
using
the fuse kit engine.
though i am having some problems with the events.
first off i import (into one of my classes):
import com.mosesSupposes.fuse.* ;
then i do like:
var menuPress_out = new Fuse ( { target : clip , _height : 400 , ease :
'easeOutElastic' , seconds : 1.9 , delay : 0 } ) ;
so far so good. tween executes and works smooth.
though now i want to assign an event to this baby.
usually i use my own eventhandler class and with that i would just add
like:
EventDelegate.create ( menuPress_out , onComplete , tweenDone ) ;
but of course this doesn't work. event is totally ignored. same result
if
i use the adobe/mm eventdispatcher - nothing.
been reading a lot on the fuse site and doing a lot a googling, but i
just
can't figure it out - seems like there is a million diffrent syntaxes..
anyone been doing this?
thanks,
fred
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Re: [Flashcoders] fuse kit and events
I can't necessarily vouch for the Fuse part of the Fuse / Zigo engine, but I can say that in certain circumstances, the Zigo tween engine will perform more smoothly than the mx Tween class. The mx Tween class is based entirely on frames to generate the animation, and will (at the expense of performance) render all of the frames as you specify them.The Zigo engine on the other hand uses a time- based system which will only play through as many frames necessary to complete your animation. The benefit of Zigo is that you can change the framerate of your movie, and it will drop/add frames to play to your specified duration. However in certain circumstances, you may want frame-level control over your animation, where the mx Tween class would be a better choice. Hope that helps... -Danro On Aug 15, 2006, at 7:49 AM, [b) a d i [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: since you're mentioning it, i'd like to know what benefits you sought by using thisi've yet to find a reason to use this over the tween class but i know several people who swear by it and i'm not convinced... thanks ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] fuse kit and events
To clarify, the mx Tween package does allow you to set 'useSeconds' as an option to drop/add frames, however from what I understand, the Zigo engine has always been more optimized to handle time-based animation. Performance aside, I think most people look to the Fuse / Zigo kit for all of the additional shortcut functions... On Aug 15, 2006, at 9:13 AM, Dan Rogers wrote: I can't necessarily vouch for the Fuse part of the Fuse / Zigo engine, but I can say that in certain circumstances, the Zigo tween engine will perform more smoothly than the mx Tween class. The mx Tween class is based entirely on frames to generate the animation, and will (at the expense of performance) render all of the frames as you specify them.The Zigo engine on the other hand uses a time-based system which will only play through as many frames necessary to complete your animation. The benefit of Zigo is that you can change the framerate of your movie, and it will drop/add frames to play to your specified duration. However in certain circumstances, you may want frame-level control over your animation, where the mx Tween class would be a better choice. Hope that helps... -Danro On Aug 15, 2006, at 7:49 AM, [b) a d i [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: since you're mentioning it, i'd like to know what benefits you sought by using thisi've yet to find a reason to use this over the tween class but i know several people who swear by it and i'm not convinced... thanks ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] fuse kit and events
I agree, I was a bigger fan of the Zigo project before it started getting so big in file size. Tween is a great built-in tool, and Fuse is a nice toy with a 20k price tag. -Danro On Aug 15, 2006, at 10:56 AM, [b) a d i wrote: Thanks for the explainations...i frequently create swfs that need to be under 30k and by not using this component i've saved 20k...i also ran them side by side and really didn't notice much difference in performance...since then i've hacked the tween class, but i just wanted to hear other opinions about it so thanks b - Original Message - From: Dan Rogers [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 10:37 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] fuse kit and events To clarify, the mx Tween package does allow you to set 'useSeconds' as an option to drop/add frames, however from what I understand, the Zigo engine has always been more optimized to handle time-based animation. Performance aside, I think most people look to the Fuse / Zigo kit for all of the additional shortcut functions... On Aug 15, 2006, at 9:13 AM, Dan Rogers wrote: I can't necessarily vouch for the Fuse part of the Fuse / Zigo engine, but I can say that in certain circumstances, the Zigo tween engine will perform more smoothly than the mx Tween class. The mx Tween class is based entirely on frames to generate the animation, and will (at the expense of performance) render all of the frames as you specify them.The Zigo engine on the other hand uses a time-based system which will only play through as many frames necessary to complete your animation. The benefit of Zigo is that you can change the framerate of your movie, and it will drop/add frames to play to your specified duration. However in certain circumstances, you may want frame-level control over your animation, where the mx Tween class would be a better choice. Hope that helps... -Danro On Aug 15, 2006, at 7:49 AM, [b) a d i [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: since you're mentioning it, i'd like to know what benefits you sought by using thisi've yet to find a reason to use this over the tween class but i know several people who swear by it and i'm not convinced... thanks ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
