ActionScript Scraps

This FLV Info tool enables you to view embedded MetaData without needing to play the video. Just like the SWFInfo tool I blogged about last year, using this tool you select your FLV file using the FileReference class and then you can view all you need to know about your Flash video : duration, width, [...]

Twitter has different crossdomain.xml policy files for the root domain and the ’search’ subdomain. This is great news for Flash developers wanting to use their data.
http://twitter.com/crossdomain.xml
http://search.twitter.com/crossdomain.xml

I just managed to get TortoiseSVN connecting via SSH to my new subversion repository but it wasn’t easy (MediaTemple (gs), Windows XP).
Once the repo had been set-up I could connect via PuTTY without any problems, however trying to get TortoiseSVN to connect proved more difficult.
Here is a great tutorial “How to use TortoiseSVN to access [...]

Here is a brilliant post ‘Zooming in Flash & Flex’ on how to use the transform Matrix to zoom and rotate DisplayObjects. Daniel Gasienica writes well and has some great examples demonstrating to correct way to apply these transformations to your clips.
Using this method saves you messing around with the Point class and localToGlobal / [...]

I’ve just launched my new portfolio site. This is v3.0 of sitedaniel.com, and takes a more minimalist approach to the design than the previous versions. This site is powered by ActionScript3.0 and XML, and uses some fun BitmapData effects.

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This is a fun ‘Flip’ Clock that is counting down the days until Xmas.
It is AS3.0 and chooses images randomly from a large set.
Online for a short time only!

This was an uncomplicated build: an eight-page microsite built using AS3.0 with XML driven data and limited animations.
It came together quickly and I’m happy with the end result.
Production Express

Here is a great post about how to make sure your XML loaded over HTTPS in Internet Explorer doesn’t fall victim to a nasty bug.
If you’re getting Sandbox Security errors but your crossdomain.xml file is set up correctly then you might need to alter the header values in your server response. This really is a [...]

Due to a breach at my hosting provider, this blog has been temporarily out of action for the last 3 days. I had to basically do a clean install of WordPress because of some lax security at my hosting provider. It has been a pretty frustrating experience and has left me considering moving to another [...]

Have a local SWF but no FLA? Need to know the width, height, swf version, actionscript version or framerate?
You can use this tool to load in your SWF and find out everything you need to know.
It works with Flash Movies using ActionScript 2.0 or 3.0 and will tell you instantly all the information you need [...]