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Flash AS3 Duplicate Movie Clip (2 Comments)

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:29:19 +0000

The easiest way to duplicate a movieClip in Flash AS3 that resides in your library is to first create your clip; then, in the library, right click on it and select Linkage…, and finally check the Export for ActionScript check box.

Here’s a step by step in case you got lost while doing the initial steps to duplicate your movieClip using AS3.

1. Create your Clip. I just made a simple rectangle for an example with a motion tween.

2. Right Click your clip in the library and select “Linkage…” and then check “Export for ActionScript”.

What this does is make a class called “myMC” that we can now call using actionscript 3.

3. Put the following actionscript on frame one of your main timeline:

addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,makeABox);

var i:Number = 1; //i will be the total number of boxes

function makeABox(e:Event):void {
trace(”new box #” + i);
var newBox:myMC = new myMC();
addChild(newBox);
newBox.x = stage.mouseX;
newBox.y = stage.mouseY;
i++;
}

So what this all means is, we use addEventListener to listen for a mouse click. When a mouse click is detected, it runs the function makeABox. This function calls our new class “myMC” and adds a new child clip using addChild. We set the X and Y of the clip by detecting the X and Y of the mouse on the stage.

Here’s a screen shot:

Here are the source files, happy flash actionscript 3 - ing:

duplicateMovieAS3.fla

duplicateMovieAS3.swf

Resources: Dreamweaver and Titanium to Create Native iPhone Apps

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:45:51 +0000

Entry by Cole Joplin

Entry

Here are the resources for download for our meeting on December 16, 2009. See you there!

PDF Download:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1772972/DwTIiPhone.pdf

Project Sample:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1772972/TitaniumSploreSample.zip

Keywords

Dreamweaver, iPhone, Appcelerator, Titanium, mobile, devices

Photoshop Tutorial - Change a daytime photo into a nighttime photo

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:20:25 +0000

Entry by Jesse Harding

Entry

I created this quick tutorial that shows you how to use Photoshop to change a daytime photo into a nighttime photo.

View the tutorial

Keywords

photoshop, nighttime, daytime, editing, tutorial

Video Effects in Photoshop CS4 and CS3 (2 Comments)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:04:05 +0000

Entry by Cole Joplin

Entry

Here is the documentation for the presentation on July 15. The Adobe group site only allows me to attach one file up to 20MB, so I am posting the PDF.

The zip file containing video files, PSDs, and a PDF explaining the concepts, steps, and screenshots is available if you email me. I will bring it to the meeting on a USB stick. The filesize is 128MB. You can also download it here.

Keywords

Photoshop, video, CS4, CS3, effects, smart objects, animation

File

VideoEffectsInPhotoshopCS4CS3.pdf (5MB)

Green Screen Video In Premiere Pro CS4 (2 Comments)

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:41:28 +0000

Entry by Cole Joplin

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Here is the support PDF that shows the process step-by-step as shown in our Feb meeting.

Keywords

Video, green screen, Premiere Pro, CS4

File

GreenScreenVideoInPremiereProCS4.pdf (1.7MB)

Green Screen Video In After Effects CS4

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:47:23 +0000

Entry by Cole Joplin

Entry

Here is the PDF for part 2 of the green screen presentation.

Keywords

green screen, alpha channel, After Effects CS4, video

File

GreenScreenVideoInAfterEffectsCS4.pdf (1.3MB)

Search Engine Optimization

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:16:04 +0000

Entry by Jesse Harding

Entry

Here is the Powerpoint download for the Search Engine Optimization presentation I gave on 2/18/09

Keywords

seo search engine optimization

File

seo.zip (910KB)

Retouch Photos using Auto-Align Layers in Adobe Photoshop (2 Comments)

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:36:20 +0000

Entry by Jesse Harding

Entry

I created this quick tutorial that shows you how to use the Auto-Align Layers feature Photoshop (CS3+) to retouch photos.

View the tutorial

Image

Keywords

photoshop, auto-align, photos, retouch

Edit Multiple Photos Using Photoshop and Bridge with Batch Processing (2 Comments)

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:25:45 +0000

Entry by Jesse Harding

Entry

I created this quick tutorial that shows you how to use batch processing to edit multiple photos. View the tutorial

Keywords

batch, batch processing, photoshop, bridge, photoshop

Flashvars in AS3

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:54:30 +0000

Entry by Dan.Smith

Another new feature in AS3 ( actionscript 3 ) is the new method of calling and setting flashvars in your actionscript. Back in actionscript 2, you just called them after setting them in your html code and magically they appeared. AS3 is different. While there are a few methods to do this, the simplest way I’ve found is this:

//the name of my flashvar is myVar

myText.text = root.loaderInfo.parameters.myVar;

Then you can use the Flash AS3 global variable method I use here to set your flashvar in as3 as a global variable.

MyGlobal.myString = root.loaderInfo.parameters.myVar;