Cover Flow In Flash?
Hello,
I downloaded itunes 7.1 yesterday and saw the coverflow feature..
Now I want to know if this is do-able for use on a portfolio website?
I'm a real actionscript noob.. but if someone helps me I can give him some credits on my website... (www.rolandpeelen.com)
greetzz
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Posted on: 03-11-2007, 06:42 AM
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Hi,
I'm not really sure on where to start. If someone could point me in the right direction it would be much appreciated.
This is my whole load function
Code:
function loadNext():Void {
if (!loadedAll) {
var num:Number = current-1;
if (infostruc[current-1].loaded) {
var num:Number = current-Math.floor(distance/2)-1>=0 ? current-Math.floor(distance/2)-1 : 0;
while (infostruc[num].loaded && num<infostruc.length) {
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num--;
}
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loadedAll = true;
}
}
}
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newLoad.createEmptyMovieClip("art",newLoad.getNextHighestDepth());
newLoad._alpha = 0;
var mc:Object = {};
mc.number = num;
var artLoader:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
artLoader.addListener(mc);
artLoader.loadClip("./"+infostruc[num].art,newLoad.art);
mc.onLoadError = function() {
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};
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target._parent._height = frontCDHeight;
root["_bmd"+this.number] = new BitmapData(target._width, target._height);
root["_ref"+this.number] = new BitmapData(target._width, target._height);
root["_bmd"+this.number].draw(target);
var mc:MovieClip = target._parent.createEmptyMovieClip("gradient_mc", target._parent.getNextHighestDepth());
matrix = new Matrix();
matrix.createGradientBox(target._width,target._height,reflectionRotation/180*Math.PI,0,0);
mc.beginGradientFill(reflectionFillType,reflectionColors,reflectionAlphas,reflectionRatios,matrix,reflectionSpreadMethod,reflectionInterpolationMethod,reflectionFocalPointRatio);
mc.moveTo(0,0);
mc.lineTo(0,target._height);
mc.lineTo(target._width,target._height);
mc.lineTo(target._width,0);
mc.lineTo(0,0);
mc.endFill();
target._alpha = 40;
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target._parent.lineTo(0,target._height);
target._parent.lineTo(target._width,target._height);
target._parent.lineTo(target._width,0);
target._parent.lineTo(0,0);
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target._parent.removeMovieClip();
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loadNext();
};
}
}
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Last edited by bmcc81 : 2008-11-18 at 13:24.
Hi,
I'm working on a Itunes continuous Cover Flow. I've made this through looking at other peoples projects, so I'm not exactly 100% on how I did it. But I do get the just of it and I do know AS.
The problem is I can't get the external images from my XML to load into my created MovieClips.
So what's a happening is the following.
So basically I load XML with:
PHP Code:
var x:XML = new XML();
x.ignoreWhite = true;
var urls:Array = new Array();
var captions:Array = new Array();
var whoIsOn:Number = 0;
x.onLoad = function(success) {
var number:Array = this.firstChild.childNodes;
for(i=0;i<number.length;i++) {
urls.push(number[i].attributes.url);
captions.push(number[i].attributes.caption);
trace(urls[i]);
trace(captions[i]);
mc = this.createEmptyMovieClip("mc_"+i, i);
}
loaded();
whoIsOn = 0;
Download_On_Itunes.caption.text = captions[0];
// mc.attachMovie("my_mc"+((i%12)+1),"urls"+([i]+1),1);
}
x.load("gallery.xml");
Then I create a for loop and attachMovies from the library.
PHP Code:
//INIT-----------------------------------------
for (var i = 0; i<num; i++) {
mc = this.createEmptyMovieClip("mc_"+i, i); // THIS ONE I COMMENT OUT AND NOTHING WORKS
mc.attachMovie("my_mc"+((i%12)+1),"mc_"+i,1); // attach MovieClip from Library.
// my_mc.loadClip("images/DIG2-2750.jpg", 1);
// my_mc.loadClip(mc[i],urls[whoIsOn]); // USE THIS ONE OR THE ONE ABOVE DOESN'T WORK
// mcLoader.MovieClipLoader(mc[i],urls[whoIsOn]);
// Place text inside Download_On_Itunes.author.text for the first time only
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// this.my_mc1.art_mc1.loadMovie("images/DIG2-2750.jpg", 1);
// mc.loadMovie("urls"+([i]+1), 1 );
mc.index = i;
// Numbering for debug
var ref:ReflectionFlipper = new ReflectionFlipper(mc, 3, backgroundColor);
refArray.push(ref);
// MC Fuse
//set MCs position if they are allowed to show up. And Fuse them.
if (mc.index<=lastP) {
mc._x = this["guideLine"+i]._x;
loopArray.push(mc);
if (mc.index == centerP) {
mc._xscale = mc._yscale=0;
mc.scaleTo(scaleVal,.5,easingType,.5,{startfunc:'calcRotation', startargs:mc});
Download_On_Itunes.swapDepths(this.getNextHighestDepth());
Download_On_Itunes.captions.swapDepths(this.getNextHighestDepth());
} else {
mc.tintTo(backgroundColor,tintVal,0,easingType);
}
} else {
mc.tintTo(backgroundColor,tintVal,0,easingType);
mc._visible = false;
// set invisible MC in deeper Level.
mc.swapDepths(-1*mc.index);
}
//Y MC
mc._y = yLevel; //set all MC's _y position
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//
calcRotation(mc);
mc.onPress = function() {
home.sequenceFlg = true;
sequenceSlide(this);
};
//
//MC in both sides are invisible
if (i<1 || i>=lastP) {
mc._alpha = 0;
mc._visible = 0;
}
}
I also tried to force in the images by using a MovieClipLoader();
PHP Code:
// New MovieClipLoader
var mcLoader:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
var mcLoaderObj:Object = new Object();
mcLoaderObj.onLoadProgress = function () {
//loader.percent.text = Math.round((loaded/total) * 100)+"%";
}
mc.onLoadInit = function(target:MovieClip, loaded, total) {
// Force image size
target._width = 100; // Adjust this
target._height = 100; // Adjust this
mc.loadClip("images/DIG2-2750.jpg", 1);
}
mcLoader.addListener(mcLoaderObj);
But whatever that didn't work either. Someways I can get the images loaded in, but I lose the REFLECTION and ROTATION. Which are external Classes.
I really hope someone can help me, because I wasted all last week on this and it's looking bad this week too. I've used all my knowledge.
Could it be because of LINKAGE of MCs? Stopping the image information to go through?
I've also attached my files in case some Amazing person would give me a hand.
Click Here To Download
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