Flash :: 3rd Party Tools

Accessing Third Party Tools
Hi everybody!

Is there a way to access a third party tool every time my movie is loaded through a web page?

What I am trying to do is whenever someone accesses my web page (which will be a Flash MX movie), I want to be able to access the third party tool to retrieve the latest information and display it on my page. Something like a real-time stats info. page.

Can this be done through Flash or would it be easier to do through html/javascript?

Any help/advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,

- Alex

Open-source/3rd-Party Flash/flex Tools
To all and sundry,

First off can some one please provide a list of 3rd party /open-source tools that reasonably emulates the Flash 9 authoring environment and secondly are there any tools out there that can convert from SVG format to Flash 9 (AVM2) native vector format...

I've checked out a few things online at Open Source Flash including SVG2SWF converters but conversion is typically restricted to Flash 8 and below...

Thanks in advance to anyone you can supply any help...

Site For Downloading All Tools There Are For The Panel: Tools
What sites have downloadable all self-made tools for the tools panel. (In my Flash 8 video tutorial is teached that you can create your own tool for use in Flash 8). So, i want to download all already created tools.

3rd Party
I need 2 software's: 1 make Screensavers from flash and 1 make "Pop up comercials"...u know...appers OVER the page like a pop-up that is invisible!
WHAT'S THE NAME'S OF THESE SOFTWARE'S ????

3rd Party Swt
Looking for the: "save as generator template option"

I did not have any luck with the swt file creation from flashMX 2004.
I have an old file that used generator to make a template. was woundering if "one" can you export the FLA to a swt file or "two" is there a 3rd party software out there that still does it...
like generator did in flash 4
Thanks for any insight.

Looking For A Party
Hi, I can't seem to find anything that closely fits the effect I am looking for. I'd like to find a tutorial or the like of exploding confetti using particles. I am going to try to edit a snow effect to get what I'm looking for but I wonder if anyone's seen something closer to what I am looking for??

Looking For A Party
Oops! double post!

Let's Party
hehe.. funny stuff

http://512kb.net/flash5.htm

Which 3rd Party Program Is Better?
I am currently developing some software that will utilize file writing and reading through a flash program, and need to buy a third party program to help me with this. Between Flash Studio Pro and SWF Studio which do you guys think is easier to use and has the most/best features. Also, anyone know if either of these has a 'kiosk' mode? I tried to figure it out with flash studio pro in the compiler program but to no avail. For some reason, it didn't disable all the input like it said it would :P. Thanks.

Also, SWF studio says it uses SMTP to send mail, does that mean it would have to prompt a box for the user to send the mail? I want to be able to send it in the background if thats possible, without them having to click any annoying boxes.

3rd Party Software... Where?
how do i get 3rd party software. is it a program, or is it many programs. anybody know where i can buy/download it?

3rd Party Software
Hello,

I'm wondering what 3rd Party software exists that helps to create custom Flash Stand-Alone Projectors. Preferably for creating CD-ROM content all through Flash (with Director thrown in for Video content).

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Flash 3rd Party ...
Hello,

What is there in the way of 3rd party software for flash that can do things like write to files on the users machine, edit the users registry and create projectors (or standalone flash pieces) that connect to the internet for live data ?

Can anyone advise me on this - and/or point me to some articles?. Who are the players in this field?. I know about http://www.multidmedia.com/ but are there any other that I should know about?

Thanks,
Stephen.

LoadMovie With 3rd Party Url
Hi Flash guru, I ran into a big obstacle and need you guys' help badly..

In http://www.mysite.com/my.swf, I have something as follows:

loadMovie("http://www.3rdparty.com/3rdparty.swf", container_mc);

The 3rdparty.swf is successfully loaded and played in the top left corner of my.swf, however when I tried to center the 3rd party swf by accessing this._width and this._height inside the onClipEvent (load) of container_mc, I got undefined values. After some debugging, I learned that every attribute I can obtain through container_mc related to 3rdparty.swf is undefined. I guess that's because of the domain security thing. I went through all the posting related to crossdomain.xml and System.security.allowDomain but no luck. Since I have no control over the 3rd party domain and what's in the 3rdparty.swf, what can I do to access 3rdparty.swf's attributes such as _width, _height, _currentframe, this._totalframes, etc?

Thanks a lot in advance..

3rd Party App For Swf Resizing?
Hi there,

I have created an animation in one size, but now have to resize this animation in 3 more ways to be used on a range of different digital media displays (tvs).

So was wondering if there is a simple 3rd party application that can resize .swf files and maybe also change the frame rate?

I am aware that I could set the dimensions in the HTML file but with what I'm working on there is no need for an html page let alone can work with an html page.

Thanks heaps.

3rd Party Tool Or Wat
hi everyboody

just check out this..

http://c1.virtualcatalogue.co.uk/vie...02576/&fp=true

i am curious abt to know, how it is done. Is it done with the 3rd party software or its completely done in flash.

i guess it must be done with the 3rd party software, if yes dan i am not able to get that 3rd party software.

if any one can figure out this dan plz do let me too know

3rd Party Swf-mov Converter?
Anyone know a good third party swf-mov converter?

Masking A 3rd Party App
Hi guys, first of all sorry for the newbie question.

I have a really small amount of experience in flash...and I've used Macromedia Director before and had fun with that, but I just wanted to see if this was possible.

I currently work in a large centre which allows people to interact with PCs. What we want to do is allow them to use a new piece of animation software but only a small number of the buttons, such as Take Pic, Stop and Play for example and not be able to use the rest of the machine.

Is it possible through Flash to build a type of shell which would take up the full screen and also communicate with the third party program? and if so could anyone be brilliant enough to point me in the right direction? *begs*

Thanks in advance.

3rd Party IDEs For As3?
Anybody know of any good 3rd party IDEs for AS3 that will also compile AS3?
I'm running windows.

Thanks

Is Swf + Third Party Program + Database Possible?
is it possible to have a game server or third party program for a simple game that communicates from swf then passess/process it into a game server/third party program then passes the result to a database? I know it's easier to pass variables from swf directly to a database but i just wanted to secure them that's why i wanted to know if it's possible. If it is, could someone show me how or give me some idea on how to make it work. Thanks in advanced.

Anyone Use Ulead.com For 3rd Party Pulgin's?
I was looking for a way to make Lens flares, came across some1 that posted the site, so went there and found a cool freeware:

Ulead Particle.Plugin
Eight natural particle effects for images and selections - smoke, fire, bubbles, clouds, rain and more.

But the download not working, wondering if anyone has it willing to upload so I can get it, its 2.1meg file

Loading An External 3rd Party .swf?
Here's my dilemma. I have created several movies in Camtasia Studio and have converted them to .swf files. I understand and can create preloaders within Flash and can preload external Flash movies using the "load movie" command via _root.movieclip, etc. However, I'm not quite sure how to preload an external .swf from another application. I know this is something that is probably extremely easy, but I'm blanking out here. Can someone please explain how I can do this? Thanks!

Interactive Superbowl Party
I'm wondering if someone could point me to a good tutorial on this.

I need to make a 10 x 10 grid that people can access online and they can click on a square and write their name in it. Then it's saved in the grid and no one else can write their name in it.

That's all. Very simple. Just something where people can store there names. Any help or direction would be swell. Thanks.

Flash 3rd Party Filters?
Does anyone know of good 3rd party filters available for Flash 8? (free or for purchase?) I'm looking for things like type effects and motion effects, beyond the standard drop shadow, blur, etc.

thanks!!
susan

Where To Install A 3rd Party Package
I have a ZIP file containing Akamai connection classes but I don't know where I should install the package.

How Do You Reach A Third Party Extension?
I installed the RedGiant extensions for FMX 2004 and I noticed that they were exe files to install. They do not appear in the extension manager. I can't figure out how to use them. Can someone help me out please?

Good Third-Party AS3 Editors
From the look of things, Flash's built-in IDE is a little harder to work with than I'd hoped. I've heard plenty of people complaining about it, but I never gave it much thought. The auto-format post in the CS3 topic shook me up a bit, though. Maybe I should try out a third-party Actionscript editor and see if I like anything that's out there.

I have a Mac, but I don't think I should limit this thread to Mac software. Does anyone have any software they suggest, for either platform?

Third Party Text Movie
I created a third party text movie on flash typer, the text is white and the background is black, I loaded the movie on my flash mx and it seems to work except the background is always white, so my text does'nt show up?????? I already tried the host with a black background
anybody?

Third Party App For Syncing Sound ?
I was wondering if there were any third party add ins for syncing sounds with flash ? the most annoying thing i find is you cant hear the music/words when trying to line up in the timeline. unlike for example if i was using poser,

Does such a thing exist ?:

Chance,

Filmmaker, gentleman and polla stilo eleous

Help 3rd Party Tool For Flash 7...
I'm looking for a tool that allows flash 7 files to save data in the hard disk, like "FLAWRITE", from flashtool.de, but it HAS to work with flash 7.

External Preloader Via 3rd Party Application
I have a scenario I'm hoping someone can help me with. I understand how to preload a main .swf file and then preload external .swf files (that are created in flash originally) if needed. The problem that I'm having is that I want to create flash files using Camtasia Studio which then the application will create a .swf file when finished. Having said that, what is the correct action script to use if I want that outside .swf file to preload and play right when the index html page starts up. I know .. probably a dumb question, but I'm stumped on the solution.

Thanks,
MrHelper

Creating Standalone Exe's Using 3rd Party Soft
Apologies for the long post, I'm after some advice here people.

I've been doing some research for a new project (create a CDrom).
I seem to have some problems. First I need an exe that can open pdf's in a browser, so I was looking at Jstart. But I also need the exe to copy dxf files from the cd to the Hard drive. And I was informed that Jtart can't do this.

So next I turned to Flash Studio Pro.. so I was thinking this is a great piece of software (and I still do think so) but my problem is that in for my CD can not have any compatibility problems. Meaning that as FS Pro converts a swf file to exe it doesn't include the flash player. So I know you can force intall the flash plugin but this could cause future problems on the customers machine as it will always instal the version of the plugin on the cd.

So my question is... do you know any other 3rd party apps that can do the two things stated above to an flash exe file?

I would be extremely grateful for any comments?

What Is The Best 3rd Party Flash-base Software
What do you think is the best 3rd party flash based software?
Ex. Swish - I'm looking to buy one but I'm not sure what's the best - and maybe there are some out I dont even konw of. I looking to use it to speed up animation - as well as make some eCards?

Thanks for yoru help and time
JT

ATL

Detect Existance Of 3rd Party Software.
I am developing a CDRom with Flash and need to detect if the end user has Adobe Acrobat Reader on their comp. Does anyone know of a way?

How Can You Call A Function In Another (3rd Party) Swf File?
Hiya
Does anyone know how to call a function in a 3rd party swf file?
For example, I want to call the function

'_root.mc.splitPane_mc.mcContent_1.mcSplitPane.mcC ontent_0.mcSplitPane.mcContent_1.content_mc.sendBu tton_mc.performClickAction();'

Is it possible to do so using javascript, or another flash file, or something like visual basic? Maybe using script injection?

Im pretty new at flash but here is my story. Basically I have a flash object embedded in a visual basic project, and that flash object has a 3rd party swf loaded in it. Using visual basic, I can modify (get or set) variables provided I know their name, using something like FlashObject.SetVariable "_root.mc.splitPane_mc.mcContent_1.mcSplitPane.mcC ontent_0.mcSplitPane.mcContent_1.content_mc.inputA rea_mc.richTextBox_mc.textField_tf", "hello world".

However I have no idea how to call functions... there is a CallFunction function available for the flash object, but FlashObject.CallFunction "_root.mc.splitPane_mc.mcContent_1.mcSplitPane.mcC ontent_0.mcSplitPane.mcContent_1.content_mc.sendBu tton_mc.performClickAction();" does not work.

I know it IS possible to do it somehow. There is a program called 'flash game master' (http://www.cordyblog.cn/?action=show&id=148) that lets you 'run a script' into a loaded swf file. for example if i 'run script' "_root.mc.splitPane_mc.mcContent_1.mcSplitPane.mcC ontent_0.mcSplitPane.mcContent_1.content_mc.sendBu tton_mc.performClickAction();" it works perfectly. but how is flash game master accomplishing this?

3rd Party Flash Video Encoders?
What is the advantage of using 3rd party software, such as, squeeze or Cleaner to encode video as Flash video instead of using the Flash Video Encoder?

Thanks.

Can I Use Third Party (h.264& Aac)encoders For Live Streaming Through FMS
Hi,
I want to know can i use third party encoders for streaming through FMS?

praveen

What Does Everyone Think About The Wide Variety Of 3rd Party Extensions Available For
If you visit http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/extensions/ you can see a list of the latest extensions.

expensive? worth it? what does everyone think?

The Best 3rd-party Flash Animation Program
There are so many flash 3rd-party animation software (e.g. SwishMAX) which say they could cut your animation process by at least 50%. But what do you use and do you even use it in the first place?

What Third Party Tool Should I Buy, To Make Projectors?
These three third party tools are really good, which one do you reckon is the best?
Screenweaver: http://www.screenweaver.com
Flash 'N Pack: http://www.flashnpack.com
Flash Studio PRO: http://www.multidmedia.com/software/flashstudio/
SWF Kit :http://www.swfkit.com

Anyone use any of these tool?
cheers

3rd Party Flash Streaming Service?
Im looking for a 3rd party service which will allow me to remotely stream high quality video (and audio), which I can embed into a website. The video has to be private, so the only way you can view the stream is if you are viewing it from the site that has the coded embedded into it. Free or paid services are fine.

Its going to be used for cams, where people have to have a valid membership to a site in order to view it.

Can anyone suggest something like this?

Third Party Servers Rotating Banners
Does anyone know how a third party uses flash to rotate banners in a single banner space.

Need to know how a new banner can be added or removed dynamically without changing the flash on the server hosting the banner? Is there a way to change the link as well?

Thank you,
Dave

Video In Standalone Apps (3rd Party Progs?)
I am doing a project that runs from a standalone projector program. I know a little about importing videos and making swf's, but aren't there some 3rd-party programs that will allow me to make projectors with mpeg or avi support? I want to be able to load a movie file directly and have it play in the projector.

If anyone knows of any software for this, please let me know. Thanks in advance.

Audio Format Problem Using Symbols And 3rd Party S/w
Hi - I have a library of 500 audio assets which are brought into a client movie as required. Each one is in a seperate swf with nothing on the timeline - the audio file is in the library with a linkage name (obviously!) This format was established before mp3s could be loaded directly but even so I quite like the fact that they won't play if the file is retrieved from the cache.

One problem - client wants to be able to add new audio assets themselves and I can't find any way (using Flix etc) to get wavs & mp3s auto-converted into this format... they all put stuff on the timeline and then, surely, I have no way to use duration & position do I?

Many thanks for any suggestions

Importing Third Party Form Into Main Stage
Is there anyone that can help me
i am trying to import a form into my main template,but not sure what is the right way, i have the .fla .swf and .php script for the form, now im trying to import it into a template .fla main stage. How should i do this so that the movie file works correctly. if i install the from library the script works but the movie file does not. Please help

3rd Party Tools

Does anyone know if there is any software out there that can convert a powerpoint presentation to a.swf?thanx

Does anyone know if there is any software out there that can convert a powerpoint presentation to a.swf?

thanx