Here’s a site I’ve created for Starz that uses the ON2VP6 codec that supports alpha channels: Starz On Demand Demo The hosts were shot on a green screen, taken into After Effects, keyed out, and exported as FLV using the ON2VP6 codec. Then it’s brought into flash dynamically!

My first post! The idea behind this blog is to keep my past and current Flash students up on what’s happening with Flash and pretty much anything that’s cool on the Internet concerning Interactive Designers. Also it’s going to be an archive for me of code and urls important to Flash. I also hope to post links to some projects here, which will live on www.paultrani.com. In general if you want to find out more […]

http://www.flashvideofaq.com Very useful and easy reference for comparing video codecs for Flash. Part art. Part science.

Keylight is a blue and green screen 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.

Below is the code I use for all buttons I make. It’s short and easily. The parameter you pass into the function is mainly the section name and also the button name. Really easy to use…. Create 3 movie clips on the stage called “section1″,”section2”, and “section3”. Inside each movie clip have “in” and “out” labels. // This function controls all the buttons createButton = function (item) { //whatever button your rollover, do this… this[item].onRollOver […]

http://www.flashearth.com Hasn’t anyone told them about Google Earth? Actually this Flash version of Google earth works online and not as a separate app. It also plays incredibly smooth.

http://www.ifbin.com/ Download sample Flash files from this previously subscription-only service. Now free with great files written with good code by the industry’s best.

Makes the active window go full screen in After Effects 7.0. Very helpful.

http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/thedavincicod Very nice site with great use of video in Flash.

http://theflashblog.com Great site by Lee Brimelow, the man behind gotoandlearn.com. Easy to read and understand. Lots of Flash Video references as well.