Here is a great free Flash 3D image slider! Cu3er offers plenty of customization options that are very easy to implement – all you have to do is modify an XML file.
It’s a convenient and multifunction solution that can be applied in a range of website building areas, from content slider to feature slider and image & banner rotator. Consider using it when you want to grab the user’s attention. Here is a quick demo: (more…)
TweenMax is an excellent utility for animation in Actionscript. You have the choice between “TweenLite” & “TweenMax”, depending on what kind of features your project requires… The former option is for those projects that require the bare minimum functionality of a tweening platform, while the latter is loaded with a ridiculous amount of tools that give you the power to take over the world (or at least the internet) with jaw dropping effects. (more…)
I received an interesting email last night about a web based CMS for XML driven Flash websites, I thought I’d share it with our dear readers!
James McNess recently released a lite Flash CMS called Rainbow Live, and was hoping it’s relevant to readers of our blog. James says he would love the chance to get the word out as he thinks Rainbow is a really great way to quickly and easily add CMS functionality to Flash files that use external XML, it fills the niche between heavy database driven CMS and XML editor. So if you are interested, read more about Rainbow.
We have developed countlessed Content Management Systems (CMS) for Flash driven websites, using XML technologies. And the funny part of the story is that a few hours before I received the email, I was talking with Richard about a somewhat similar idea – the possibility of creating a full blown CMS on the fly, simply based on XML files.
Hello Web Designers!
Look at what I found: http://swfupload.org/
It’s a free Flash based uploader that allow – like Gmail (and other application such as the TinyMCE Image Manager) – to upload multiple files at once, and show the upload progression of each file!
Here’s a live demo, try to upload some files!
Besides, we can also personalize the “Upload Files” button, which allows us to integrate this useful tool to many CMS systems and other web applications we build!
We are pleased to announce the launch of one of our most recently completed Flash projects: www.AnyaCaliendo.com. The site features Anya Caliendo, who is a high-end fashion hat designer based in New York City, and her latest line of millinery hats.
When Anya approached us with this project, she was looking for a design that was especially sophisticated, clean, and that is interactive. On the surface, the concepts of interactivity and simplicity may seem to oppose each other. So we put our heads together and brainstormed to accomplish a good balance between the two ideas. I think all of us here found that it was a pleasure working with Anya, but as the Flash Expert working on the site, I found it particularly enjoyable because her designs are really beautiful.
Working on this website once again reminded us why we love to do what we do. If you’re interested, you can visit the website here.
JavaScript Statistics are of the utmost importance for rich websites and web applications. As of today, statistics show that more than 98% of users have JavaScript. The remaining 2% represent users who turn the scripting off or use a browser that doesn’t support JavaScript (some mobile phones).
Flash Statistics are very surprising! They show that more than 80% of the users update their flash player within 6 months of the release. These statistics are the official Adobe Flash Statistics for the US and Canada:
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I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend. I just wanted to point out a very useful tool for Flash web designers and developers. It’s called SWFAddress and it is an effective tool in providing support for deep linking your Flash websites and applications.
What SWFAddress does is it lets you create unique virtual URLs for all the different sections of your Flash website. This helps with general usability, as it makes the forward and back buttons on your browser functionable as well as makes your flash websites more search-engine friendly. You can download and read about it here.
In short, SWFAddress is a small, but powerful library that provides deep linking for Flash and Ajax. It’s a developer tool, allowing creation of unique virtual URLs that can point to a website section or an application state. (more…)
Here at Noam Design our flash developers typically use Actionscript animation over timeline tweens. The advantage to that is significantly smaller file sizes and smoother, more stable movements. For most developers, it is much easier to deal with your motion in terms of time rather than in frame. Also, when a client requests a change, editing a small snippet of code is far quicker than attempting to adjust the objects on your timeline (especially when you’re dealing with many objects on the stage). (more…)