Flash :: How On Earth Are These Effects Done? I Want To Learn :)

Need To Learn A Couple Effects
A more relaxed theme, for a photographer friend of mine, intro is gonna havel iek 6 cameras that after the intro will be links, they all come in diagonally from bottom left, get to middle of the screen and get into a circle, then spin super fast till in the middle text grows, then the spinning cameras will slow down, then the link names pop up, and thats what I need done or help with

I Been Wanting To Learn This Effects ...
can anyone tell me how do they do this text effects i've seen it on lot of site such as yugop.com ..etc and i've been searching for fla files samples or tutorials can anyone help me on this thanks... here is what im talking about http://www.add4web.com

ID LOVE TO LEARN - Scrolling Blurring Effects
I would really like to know how to create images that blur as though moving very fast out of focus of off screen.
My thoughts were to have a copy on another layer moved slightly under the original?? to give the effect, havn't tried this as yet.

I would like to achieve something similar to the link below

This web site is fantastic, a little weird, though the effect of the images and text zomming in and out I love.
http://www.mypetskeleton.com

THANKS FOR READING, AND POSSIBLY HELPING OUT,

respect!!

Should I Still Learn Fuse? Or Should I Now Learn AddTweener.
Now that I want to only work with AS 3.0, should I just learn addTweener instead of Fuse? When will they come out with Fuse 3 my amigos?

How On Earth Can I Do This?
Hi,

I really want to add a "high score board" to my flash game, but don't have a clue where to start.

I'v tried the tutorial which uses PHP, but my web host won't allow the necessary settings (read, write & execute)

Does anyone know another way??

How On Earth?
I know to some of you this may look stupid, or that i am stupidly blind or something, but how does this guy do this? I am refering to this link. http://www.sfdt.com/xiao-xiao/09.html. In this guys loading screen, and begining screen whatever, he's got this grid with a ball underneath, and it follows the mouse. Simple enough, right? But the grid expands where the ball is! It's incredible! If I haven't given clear enough directions to what happens, coud someone check the link? Can someone explain how he does that? Oh, and by the way, this guy is SOOOOO good at animating. Check out this link. http://www.sfdt.com/xiao-xiao/03.html. You will NOT be dissapointed.
Thanks for your help!

How On Earth?...
Hi all

Can someone please tell me how to navigate to a frame on the main timeline or to a different scene from WITHIN a movie clip? As many will know, the go_to command, inside a sub movie clip, only navigates within that movie clip alone. How do I navigate outside of a specific clip?

Any help appreciated a.s.a.p!

How On Earth?
How did they get the fades and scrolling to work so well on this website?

Does anyone know or have any experience in achieving such smoothness

http://demo.fb.se/eng/volvo/volvoxc9...ng/default.htm

What On Earth?
I was testin some setInterval code, and 5 seconds later after testing the movie (the time set in the setInterval code) I got this in the output window:

Code:
Page Shape Bytes Text Bytes
----------------------- ----------- ----------
terrainviewer 32 2369
creator 1259 1545

Page Symbol Bytes Text Bytes
----------------------- ------------ ----------
close 0 0
menu1 0 831
menu2 0 343
rot 158 0

Sound name Bytes Format
----------------------- --------- ----------
Impact 899 PScdeilnot
_sans 20
Arial 20
Verdana 1108 2_acdefinrstxyz
Verdana Bold 22
2

What is this? And don't poke fun- I'm still learning the setInterval stuff- here is my code...
code: function newImage() {
imgCounter = 1;
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("holder", 100);
holder._x = Stage.width/2;
holder._y = Stage.height/2;
_root.holder.loadMovie("img"+imgCounter+".jpg");
clearInterval(imageCounter);
if (imgCounter<=3) {
imgCounter++;
} else {
imgCounter = 0;
}
}
trace(imgCounter);
imageCounter = setInterval(newImage, 5000);

What is up with this?! Also, if you could, he'p me out with this.

What On Earth Does This AS Do?
hi everyone,

i REALLY need help here. I'm editing someone else's .fla and inside are these two scripts. I am including them below. Each is separated by a dashed line just to make it easy to tell which is which.

Can someone please take a look at these two scripts and tell me what on earth they could be designed to do??!! I don't recognize most of the actionscript in these scripts. I'd say I'm an intermediate actionscripter and this is WAY beyond intermediate.

Any help much appreciated!
-CJ

Actions for Frame 1:

Math.sind = function (theta) { return Math.sin(theta*Math.PI/180) }
Math.cosd = function (theta) { return Math.cos(theta*Math.PI/180) }
Math.atan2d = function (y, x) { return Math.atan2(y, x)*180/Math.PI }
Math.dist = function (a, b) { return Math.sqrt((a*a) + (b*b) ) }
Math.r3 = function (a, b){ return b * 100 / a }
MovieClip.prototype.tresD3 = function ( angleXY, ratioXY, angleXZ , ratioXZ, id ){
za = Math.sind(angleXZ) * ratioXZ
zT = 600 + (za * 2)
zb = ( zT < 1 ) ? 1 : zT
_x = (Math.cosd(angleXY) * ratioXY) + (Math.cosd(angleXZ) * ratioXZ)
_y = Math.sind(angleXY) * ratioXY
_xscale = zb
_yscale = zb
depth = (int( _xscale * 100 ) * 100 ) + id
this.swapDepths ( depth )
}

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Actions for movie clip:

onClipEvent(load){
Obj._visible=0
num = 9
f = 0.9
r = 0.06
w = 900
h = 780
for ( i = 1 ; i <= num ; i++ ){
Obj.duplicateMovieClip ( "b" + i , i )
b = this ["b" + i]
b.id = i
b.angleXY = random(360)
b.ratioXY = 50
b.angleXZ = random(360)
b.ratioXZ = 50
b.tresD3( b.angleXY, b.ratioXY, b.angleXZ, b.ratioXZ, id )
}
}
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
x = (Math.r3 (w, _root._xmouse) - 50) / 10
y = (Math.r3 (h, _root._ymouse) - 50) / 10
for ( i = 1 ; i <= num ; i++ ) {
b = this["b" + i]
b.angleXZ += x
b.angleXY += y
b.tresD3( b.angleXY, b.ratioXY, b.angleXZ, b.ratioXZ, id )
}
}

How On Earth?
Im stuck, i came across this website http://www.elementalmedia.info. I was wondering how it was constructed, im tryin to make something similar.

Any ideas??

Thanks

How On Earth?
http://www.actionscript.cl/ Check out number 35, any pointers on how to achieve this in AS3?

How On Earth?
Can anyone give me any idea on how to replicate this marvellous effect? Blurfilter I'm sure but

http://www.kaourantin.net/2005/08/li...ect-using.html

How On Earth?
My question is how do you get a button where it has an animation for rolling out aswel as rolling in?

thanks

How On Earth Do I Do This? Scripters Help
Hey all,
I have to write a movie that has 6 circles spaced horizontally across the screen, when in the centre they are at 100 percent scale, when left or right of the centre they scale down to give a z depth effect and rotate around almost like a ring. When mouse is left or right of centre this "ring" accelerates, and finally when a section or circle is clicked it flys back to centre position to play its "outro state" I have seen scripts that do almost this but the mathmatics involved is far beyond me, can anyone give me any pointers or help, any help would be much appreciated.

m00p

New Earth Time
Hey guys... I was just reading http://www.newearthtime.net and I got a bit carried away.

http://members.optushome.com.au/chrisrhodes/netTime.swf
http://members.optushome.com.au/chrisrhodes/netTime.as

So i made a class... Feel free to grab it, use it etc.

Its Flash5 Compliant, so thats an added bonii....

How On Earth Do I Get 3D Into Director?
Hey,

I am looking to make a 3D game in Macromedia Director (Shockwave) and was wondering what 3D Modeling program I would use to make the graphics for it. Also, how would I get those graphics into director. Thanks!

Jason

Moving Earth
i want a moving real type earth, not globe. please help.........

Why On Earth Won't This Stop();
Frame 1 of my main movie contains nothing but the following script, with a stop();, yet the movie stops on frame 2 with the preloader still showing and functioning. Tried changing play() to gotoAndPlay(2), adding else { stop(); }, but it still goes to frame 2. Why???
code:
_global.intro = this;
_focusrect = false;
_quality = BEST;

intro.attachMovie("preloader_mc", "preloader_mc", 1);
with (preloader_mc) {
_x = 383;
_y = 250;
preloader_mc.preloaderBar_mc._xscale = 0;
}
myInterval = setInterval(preloader, 10);
function preloader() {
preloader_mc.preloaderBar_mc._xscale = (getBytesLoaded() / getBytesTotal()) * 100;
preloader_mc.preloader_txt.text = "[ " + Math.round(getBytesLoaded() / getBytesTotal() * 100) + "% ]";
if (getBytesLoaded() >= getBytesTotal()) {
clearInterval(myInterval);
preloader_mc.removeMovieClip();
play();
}
}
stop();

Google Earth
I'm wondering if anyone has worked much with flash and google earth. I've seen flash earth, but it doesn't do much other than find a point.

I'm wondering if flash could bring in the kml file and put points on the google map. Also, i would like to be able to sort these points by data inserted into the kml file.

Maybe this isn't possible at all yet to get them to work together in such a way, but i thought i would ask anyhow.

Thanks!

Customize Earth Map
hi everbody. just found paul neaves excellent flash google map (http://www.neave.com/lab/flash_earth/) and i really like the interface...easing movement, keyboard control, compass... so, i've tried customizing the flash source to work on a vector image project.

however, i'm having trouble with a button that will turn off labels on the map. i'd like the "label" movie clip alpha to quickly fade out when the test button is clicked and then fade in when the button is clicked again. can somebody please help?

notes:
- the map is located in the No Tile mc (see library)
- source - 180kb

Rotating Earth
Okay, here's the thing. I'm going to make a spinning earth, in flash. But not just spinning rapidly, I'd like to make it mouse- sensitive. So i can move it with mouse. Also, add links - for example, when i click on europe new link opens. Any ideas? Suggestions?

Where On *earth* To Start?
Warning: Newbie alert!

After having it sitting around for ages doing nothing, I've finally decided (with a slight push from works of art like 2A) that it's time I tried to learn Flash. However, I'm a complete newbie - I've never used Flash in my life so I haven't a clue where to start. "Action-what"?!

So, if anyone could recommend a good book, or perhaps somewhere with some great tutorials for absolute beginners, I'd be in your debt. I've seen the "Resources" thread which I'll be sure to take a good look through tomorrow

Many thanks all,

Ant

Earth Turning
Hi, im looking for a earth turning picture, flash, etc. I never done something like this anyone know how? thanks

Google Earth
This may be simple and I'm just not getting it. I know how to link to a URL and Open pop up windows in flash.

First, you need to have Google Earth installed on your system. But does anyone know how to launch Google Earth to a saved location? If I'm not explaining this properly, here's a link:

http://www.evolve-capital.com/ (The google earth link is in the lower right corner.)

Thanks,
Mike.

AS3 Databases HOW ON EARTH ?
Can someone make explain a way to connect AS3 to some decent database (just not XML pls) i dont rly care what exactly MS access or SQL or whatever
i just need a way to connect AS3 to a database as we all know there can be no commercial application without a database !
To the one that posts the answer i can share all my 16TB naughty collection and quite a few more things he might "need"

Does Anyone On Earth Know ? (real Hard)
I've written on several forums and nobody can answer me on this simple question.
Does anyone know how to find the biggest value in array ?

Making A 3D Earth At Flash Mx
someone can teach me how to create a 3D earth and can turning a round at Flash MX. thank you

How Do Create A 3D Earth On Flahs Mx
someone know how to do it? have to use any type of software to create it? thank you

Earth Quake With Frames?
So i want to use the EQ effect in html, but I want to do it in frames and I know that you can shake the page its in, but how do you send that code to the frame html, ( the page that links both pages together) to make the frame page shake?

pls relpy

How On Earth Do They Achieve This Effect?
http://www.hedkandi.com/

The 'trail' effects (for want of a better description) that appear to draw the main illustration?

I cannot get my head round it!

Any ideas?

Google Earth In Flash?
I believe flash ants created a few extensions that allowed developers to embed media players such as Windows Media Player etc into the Flash Player itself via fscommand. check: http://www.flashants.com/root/fmprojector.shtml

I was wondering if anyone has attempted or succeeded in embeding Google Earth in a flash player? how cool would that be? Anyone have any thoughts about how to effectively accomplish this? predefining system requirements would not be an issue. oh and if you haven't seen this. give it a look. http://www.flashearth.com/ too cool...

Flash 10 API For Google Earth
Is anybody developing a Flash 10 API for Google Earth? I believe there is one for Google Maps.

Thanks.

Jordan

Why On Earth No Support For A:visited ?
I have read from other forums that others too would very much like to see Flash support a:visited. Much to my suprise after 4 years and two new releases of Flash supporting css, there still is no support for a:visited. A:visited allows the user to see which hyperlinks they have already selected. I don't even care if a:visited functions after my Flash site closes like html, just as long as it works while the Flash site is running. It would be a great benefit for our clients. We do whole sites with lots of text links in Flash.

I'm currenly attempting a workaround to override the css style for a selected <a href> section of text. I may end up not even using css and have to create a bunch of code to simulate it somehow. I held off resorting to such extreme measures assuming Flash 9 would have it by now. But it looks as though it may never be incorporated for unknown reasons.

Any suggestions on the a:visited workaround are very much appreciated.

Of course Windows Presentation Foundation may offer this and 3D too.

Earth 2: Base 11 Calculations
This is in JAVA, by the way…

This problem was incredibly easy, because I got it by accident. The idea is that there is an alternate Earth exactly the same, but they have 11 fingers (one extra on their right hand), so they have created a base-11 counting system (they don't actually call it that, though, of course).

USAGE

The challenge is to convert the input data like this (n.b. the # is stuck between 5 and 6):

Code:
4
29
#00
5
#
(The four represents the number to follow…)

into this…

Code:
32
726
5
6
SOURCE

Code:
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

public class pr95 {
public static void main (String args[]) throws FileNotFoundException {
Scanner scanner = new Scanner (new FileReader("pr95.txt"));
scanner.nextLine(); // Ignore useless first line
while(scanner.hasNext()) {
StringBuffer original = new StringBuffer(scanner.next());
for (int i=0; i<original.length(); i++) {
if (original.charAt(i)=='#') original.setCharAt(i, '6');
else if (Integer.parseInt(original.charAt(i)+"")>=6) original.setCharAt(i,Integer.toString(Integer.parseInt(original.charAt(i)+"",11)+1, 11).charAt(0));
}
System.out.println(Integer.parseInt(original.toString(),11));
}
}
}
Not the prettiest code, but it works. I don't like the line that changes 6, 7, and 8 into 7, 8, and 9 (any suggestions?).

This uses Java 1.5.

Hope you like it.

Edit: Divided the code to be about half the lines. Wouldn't normally do this, but it was a challenge.

Edit 2: About five lines shorter, now.

Edit 3: Three more lines off…

How On Earth Do You Get Instance Name Of A Button?
on (rollOver) {
butID=1;
butName=this._name;
trace(butName);
}

the third line, is that not it?? When I trace I get nothing. Why do buttons have to act weird...

HOW DO I STOP THE EARTH QUAKE
So here is a link to a site I am designing http://www.d-decks.com/new_interface3.html
You will see on the home page I made a scrooling lanscape and when it gets to the end it does an earthquake shake that is making people nauseous and vomit.
cool zelda!

here is my script.

_root.homes.onMouseMove = function() {
constrainedMove(homes, 4, 1);
};
function constrainedMove(target:MovieClip, speed:Number, dir:Number) {
var mousePercent:Number = _xmouse/Stage.width;
var mSpeed:Number;
if (dir == 2) {
mSpeed = 1-mousePercent;
} else {
mSpeed = mousePercent;
}
target.destX = Math.round(-((target._width-Stage.width)*mSpeed));
target.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (target._x == target.destX) {
delete target.onEnterFrame;
} else if (target._x>target.destX) {
target._x -= Math.ceil((target._x-target.destX)*(speed/100));
} else if (target._x<target.destX) {
target._x += Math.ceil((target.destX-target._x)*(speed/100));
}
};
}

Google Earth + Flash
So, the same client I recently designed an interactive map, would like one integrating Google Earth in flash. I don't know if this can be done, because I've never done much of anything with Google Earth. I've told my boss I'm not sure if we can do what he wants, so now we're trying to come up with a list of why it wouldn't be a good idea to persue his idea.

If it can be done, would anyone be able to point me in the right direction to at least get started?

If not, then what are some opinions as to why it's not a good idea. Thanks again in advance.

Getting A Picture Of The Earth To Spin On It's Axis
I've seen this effect before and I'm having trouble recreating it. I'd like to have a picture of the earth (currently a JPG) spin on it's axis. Can anyone point me in the right direction for getting this started ? I don't know whether I should be trying to spin or rotate the image using a tween or if I should use a mask with a cirle and a move a picture of the earth across it ...

Help !
Thanks : )

LoadVariables Is Fine......., But How On Earth Do You WRITE OUT?
okay , simple question.
But i can't seem to search out an answer.

1.
i have some variables which i want to put out to a .txt file, so that i can use loadVariables again.
Sort of like a weak Database.
This is not web-based.
I need a method that uses Flash 5 alone , and does not point to a URL for scripts to out the file.

Please advise with any ideas or links or files.
This ought to be pretty straightforward, but i can't find a help in Flash 5's inbuilt aid.

Animation Like The Game Earth Worm Jim
Hello - I want to create animation like the game earth worm Jim. Were if you do not click on anything he would get impatient and have a fit.I have four mc with the different animations and I want to randomly target one of them every forty seconds if nothing is clicked. How would I go about doing that. Thanks -Dave

What On Earth Is Wrong With The Vector Drawing?
I draw a shape with the pen tool, create another keyframe few frames down to change it (shape tweening), and as I use the white arrow (subselection tool) to move around the vector points Flash MX 2004 seems to just arbitrarily add new vector points as it sees fit. I find it practically impossible to create a shape tween that I want.

I go back to the original frame and what do you know, instead of the original 4 vector points that I had created, there are now 8.

I don't understand this. No mention about it in the preferences either. Is it so much to ask for than to have a vector based drawing system like that of the immortal Illustrator?

If I want an extra vector point, I will add it myself.

Please, if anyone can shed some insight onto this I would very much appreciate it as I'm close to tearing all my beloved hair outta my head.

Opening Google Earth From Flash
I am trying to open Google Earth directly from Flash using getURL("location.kmz", "_self"); this works fine on my PC but other people are experiencing download dialogue boxes before opening up Google Earth.
Using an html href kmz file link Google Earth always opens fine on any machine it appears. Can anyone help?
Regards Astronaut100

Getting Tiles From Google Earth Server
hi im trying to build a kind of map based on the google earth sat pics, the idea is to get the tiles at 6000 feets of a specific zone so we can add options for the user, i dont want to build a flash clone of google earth like "flash earth" i just want to get just a big zone (a state) show it in flash and be able to zoom to 6000 feets (dont need the big pic of 30 000 ft just all the tiles at 6000 ft).
Here is what i founded :
http://lists.netfilter.org/pipermail...st/062134.html
But how can i interpret the links to get the coordinates and altitude
I will try later with ethereal (a snnifer) to see what i get...
Also i was wondering if exists a program to make path recognition from images, it will be cool to identify automatically big buildings or streets i guess it should be done something in php i will search.

thx

How To Load Images Like Flash Earth
Hello Guys

I think all you know about the amazing flash application Google Earth's Flash version

http://www.flashearth.com/?src=nasa

I have a huge image .. about 16 mb JPG. It is a map of big housing society and i need to make an flash application that should work like Flash Earth to display , pane , zoom like Flash Earth.

Can anybody help me how can i do this . I mean i want to load that image in such a way thay it load in lower resolution and become detailed on zooming . What should i use to make that application working. I need your guidline .

Thanks in advance

Google Earth Effect Project
I am looking to make a project in AS 3 where the main stage is a large vector map. I am looking for suggestions of resources to use. My idea is as follows and kind of simulates google earth: Considering using papervision 3d for this project as well.

A map overview of an area will come in from the top and scale in at a 45 deg z axis angle and then flip to a full upright view. This part will be produced with Swift.3d as an intro

The map will then default to a central location or starting point on that map and zero in on it.

a library of locations will fade in on the main stage each will be a button to that location.

once the button is pressed, the buttons will fade away and it will zoom out on the map and walk to the x.y location of the selected location and zoom in.

the location will automatically display an auto tooltip with a selectable area that willl lead to more info etc. have a 3 second delay and the map will fade into black while tooltip is being displayed.

So since I am new to AS 3 I realize there are much more efficient ways to do what we used to do in AS2, any assistance or ideas are very welcome.
Cheers

Quick Google Earth Question
I was wondering if anyone has seen a puligin of some sort for drawing google earth into flash. I've seen it with maps, and with the release of the google earth api, i'm sure it has opened possibilities, but i've just been wondering if anyone has done this yet.

Importing Google Earth Into Flash
new to this forum, and pretty new to flash. I'm doing a simple infographic about a plane crash. I would like to show the route, and the location. I was wondering if there is someway I can use google earth to zoom into the location, and import that into flash. I know I can save a jpg in GE and import it into flash, but I'd like to have the zoom animation as well. any ideas? thanks in advance.

mb

How On Earth Are These Effects Done? I Want To Learn :)

http://67.ufc.com/how are these done? the 3d effects are amazing...

http://67.ufc.com/

how are these done? the 3d effects are amazing...