Articles by: Paul Trani

FLV Cue Points with ActionScript

Want to know how to add a cue point to FLV files? Well, it’s fairly straightforward. The trickiest part is creating the listener object. Check out the code below, or download the source file here: http://www.designupdate.com/cuepoints.zip my_FLVPlybk.contentPath = “http://www.helpexamples.com/flash/video/water.flv”; //add 2 AS cue points my_FLVPlybk.addASCuePoint(2, “first”); my_FLVPlybk.addASCuePoint(4, “second”); //create a listener object var listenerObject:Object = new Object(); listenerObject.cuePoint = function(eventObject:Object):Void { trace(“Here’s the name of the instance, as well as the cue point: “+eventObject.info.name); //play […]

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Old School Flash!

Going through my old files I’ve discovered a Flash file from 1997! Here’s the swf to prove it: https://paultrani.com/misc/OMNI.swf (I never said my first Flash file was any good!) Below is a screenshot of Flash 1.

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Flash Tenth Anniversary

http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/special/flashanniversary/ Very hot site using lots of video and is a great history of Flash. It’s fun to reminisce!

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Photoshop Support

http://www.photoshopsupport.com/index.html  Yeah.  It’s exactly what the links says.  Support and tutorials for PhotoShop!  I like that it’s in video format so it’s easy to see how to do it step-by-step.

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Fear Fest 06

http://www.starz.com/fearfest Great site I created using video created in After Effects and implemented using Flash. Check it out.

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Compare Flash Video Codecs!

http://www.flashvideofaq.com Man am I glad this guy made this site.  Easy reference for comparing video codecs for Flash.  Very handy.  ON 2VP6 seems to be the best!

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Keylight Effect for After Effects

Keylight is a blue and greenscreen keyer. The core algorithm was developed by the Computer Film Company and has been developed and ported to After Effects by The Foundry. Very good effect.

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