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Smokescreen Converts Flash to JavaScript, Run Flash on iPad

Ray — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:09:48 +0000

Smokescreen Converts Flash to JavaScript, Run Flash on iPad

Smokescreen makes Flash content visible on iPhone and iPad. This is how it works as described by Simon Willison:

“It runs entirely in the browser, reads in SWF binaries, unzips them (in native JS), extracts images and embedded audio and turns them in to base64 encoded data:uris, then stitches the vector graphics back together as animated SVG.”

One problem, however, is that the whole thing is pretty hefty, clocking in at over 8,000 lines of JavaScript and 175KB, which may make performance on iphones and iPads difficult. But the code is set to be open sourced in the near future, so it should be tweaked to run like butter on mobile devices with a little luck.

http://www.m3izero.co.uk

Smokescreen makes Flash content visible on iPhone and iPad. This is how it works as described by Simon Willison:
“It runs entirely in the browser, reads in SWF binaries, unzips them (in native JS), extracts images and embedded audio and turns them in to base64 encoded data:uris, then stitches the vector graphics back together as animated SVG.”

http://www.m3izero.co.uk

Create flash menu instead of Javascript Menu

Ray — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:09:11 +0000

Create flash menu instead of Javascript Menu

Web page menu header or navigation bars are essential parts of website design. In the past most people use Javascript to create pull-down menus. It would take considerable amount of java scripting for web designer to get the right design and right options on the navigation menu, and incompatibility problems arise often between different web browsers and Javascript versions.

Because of the popularity of Flash, more and more websites are using flash menu to replace javascript menu systems. Flash menus provide better browser compatibility — as flash web menu appears and works the same in all browser and operating system conform to the Adobe Flash standard. Base on Adobe’s website information, over 98% of web users now have flash installed with their browser.

A main attracting factor of your website is the website’s appearance and design. Javascript language does not support high quality graphics or animations. In contrast, flash menu is often visually Rich, and comes with high quality graphics and animated effects, which make using a flash header and navigation menu bar much more attractive than a static Javascript menu. In additional, Javascript is disabled by many users for security reasons and popup blocking. For these users, Javascript menus will simply become invisible and leave a big blank area on your website — which gives your visitors a very poor impression about your website.

Another main advantage of flash menu is its easy maintenance. Most flash menu stores its settings in a single SWF file, changes to site navigation are very easy. Just upload the new file to your site and refresh are instant. If you use Javascript menu, as the javascript code is repeated to all pages, you would need to edit all pages.

To create a flash menu, you can do it in 2 ways. You can either program it yourself using Adobe Flash software plus actionScript — which require techniques such as timeline control, frame labels, use of button event handlers, and animation skills.

To create flash menu the easy way, you can consider to use a flash menu building software. Most flash menu builder software provide a wizard and easy steps to make flash menu, you can simply choose a ready made design from a collection of flash menu templates, and then fill your menu captions, links, and define sub-menus.

A flash menu creator makes it easy for beginners and starters to build a flash menu navigation bar in minutes with just few mouse clicks. Even highly skilled webmasters might find the flash menu software a great time saver for creating flash dropdown menus.

Godfrey Ko, website software and developer since 1996. Developed software including a flash menu builder, website builder, interactive map software and website video player.

Web Design and Development Vancouver – Flash

Ray — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:09:04 +0000

Web Design and Development Vancouver – Flash

Adobe flash is an application that enables you to create robust and reliable dynamic content and multimedia applications which might require some kind of interaction from the user especially when used on the web. Flash is generally used because it is easy to control and animate just anything which is a part of the webpage. Application designers use flash extensively to build new applications as a part of the web design process because it allows the new webpage to be displayed without getting refreshed every time some other action takes place. Flash enables the user to use fonts that are customized in addition to the standard ones. WebPages often avoid HTML just to use flash completely. But a combination of HTML and Flash always makes a good webpage. This is because .gif files and .jpeg files can be easily dealt with, and on the user end download speed wouldn’t slow down. The best thing about flash is that unauthorized duplication is not possible and the content is always safe since it cannot be manipulated either. Flash has created a successful way of creating websites. Moreover learning how to work with flash is also not very difficult. Flash has the additional advantage of being compatible with advanced typography. Advanced typography is not supported by CSS or HTML. Since it is a part of the Adobe Corporation, Flash is a self-contained application and is not available in the open.

Web browsers also do not have any integration with Flash. If you click the back button in the internet explorer while browsing a webpage, the page has to rewind back to the previous page that was in use. But if the previous page had a flash application then the browser will be unable reproduce the flash application. The same goes for the reload button. It will not reload just a part of the flash file, but it will restart the whole process of downloading the entire flash file again. Adobe Flash needs to installed in the computer before you can view a webpage that has flash applications else the browser would terminate the action and will ask you to install Adobe Flash first and then proceed. However adobe flash is not that difficult to install and most of the systems which have internet access all over the world will have flash installed.

Flash also faces a few problems like improper use of webpage space and readjustments when the size of the browser changes. It also uses interfaces that are not standardized and might get confusing if some other web designer wanted to modify a few things in your web page. Search engines also cannot look into a flash program and look for results. However, this might not be true for a long time now. This is because Adobe has already collaborated with Google to find a solution for reading flash applications in a website. Alternate content was a way of supporting browsers that did not support Flash and get noticed by the search engines.

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Web Design Tutorial – Simple Preloader in Flash (AS2)

Ray — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 14:11:08 +0000

In this week’s website design video blog, James demonstrates how to add a preloader to your Flash Animation (Action Script 2), improving your website’s usability. The supporting blog for this video can be found here: www.crearedesign.co.uk Where you can download the ZIP file that is used in the demonstration.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5 Basics

Ray — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:09:01 +0000

This is a basic introduction to Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5. I demonstrate creating a new project, and defining some state transitions and basic button interactions. Look here for more soon! (Best viewed in Full screen mode)

Speed Test: Flash vs HTML5 On The Nexus One

Ray — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:09:52 +0000

Unfortunately Android doesnt yet have flash support on its phones by OS default, but weve been assured over and over again that it is coming. While Apple disregards Flash on the iPad in favor of HTML5 (and to spite Adobe), the jury is still out and will be for some time on which is more efficient for rendering animation. Michael Chaize highlighted a test designed to determine which is currently faster on Android Flash or HTML5 by running some simple benchmarking animations on his Nexus One: At about 2 minutes and 20 seconds in, you can clearly see that Flash is the victor, rendering animated balls with shadows MUCH more quickly and smoothly than HTML5 with both running on the Nexus One. Furthermore, when testing the animation with Flash 10.1 on the Nexus One he gets 20fps, while Safari only runs the animation at 1-2fps on the iPhone 3GS with HTML5.

HTML 5 Demo vs Flash

Ray — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:08:57 +0000

HTML 5 on Safari 4(left), HTML 5 on Webkit r54921(center), Safari 4 using Flash player(right)
Video Rating: 3 / 5

Entrepreneurs Can Sell Mobile Phones with Flash Web Design

Ray — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:09:07 +0000

Entrepreneurs Can Sell Mobile Phones with Flash Web Design

There cannot be more joyful and funniest ways of buying gadgets then mobile phones. Say why? It is because people like to buy new mobile phones from websites which are rich in design and look.

Designing a unique and mass appealing websites has always been the effort of web designers across the world. But still against the avaibility there are some entrepreneurs who skip this important criterion and end up making a website based on an outdated web technology.

So the question that bothers all of us whether a site built with the aid of a poor and outdated web technology will meet our expectations or not. Since the answer will surely be in negation we should come up to the latest trend of flash website design company which is meeting the demands of mobile entrepreneurs as well as of mobile lovers.

When mobile buyers plunge into some mobile sites then they expect that these sites should be thrilling as well as enticing one. If we need an evidence of having a website of great design then we can deal with the issue of the websites which sell more phones in comparison with the sites selling hardly any mobile phones. To remain competitive in the market it is necessary to adore a technology chosen by the strong players in the market.

Websites never let entrepreneurs to request visitors to buy their products. Rather they should try to improve the overall look and applications more vitalizing with the aid of a flash web design company. Relying upon an unknown technology will never give the effective results. And moreover the ROI will just go in vain which means it will be a great loss for entrepreneurs. To establish a business one needs strong efforts but more than he/she should be smart enough to pick up the technologies which are currently ruling the market. So entrepreneurs need to gear up with the prevailing trend.

Ruby Harrison is writing articles on css website designing and php cms development

Flash Catalyst CS5 Bible

Ray — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:09:54 +0000

Flash Catalyst CS5 Bible

Learn to use the new Flash Catalyst to create rich Internet applications Adobe Flash Catalyst enables you to take designs from Photoshop and Illustrator and convert them into rich Flash-based applications—without writing or even understanding one line of code. It may sound too good to be true, but this helpful reference shows you how to leverage the Flash skills you already have in order to convert your ideas into functioning applications. You’ll explore everything from the basics of

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Flash CS5 pro tutorial for iphone part1

Ray — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:12:40 +0000

Flash CS5 pro tutorial for iphone part1
Video Rating: 4 / 5