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A useful Flash Blog to keep an eye on
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 in ArticlesWe always try to provide Flash community with valuable information and today we’d like to speak of Flash99Good.com. It’s a blog started by Kevin Airgid – a web designer, blogger and speaker. Kevin runs a small interactive studio that develops creative projects for many famous companies and from what we can read at Flash99Good.com he is also a Flash fan.
To be short Flash99Good.com was launched to promote a book called Flash 99% Good: A guide to Flash Usability. Later it turned into a blog about Flash and general interactive development topics.
Frankly speaking Flash99Good.com was one of the first sites to review Flash content management systems. In his post entitled List of Flash CMS Systems (or lack there of) Kevin has introduced the Flash CMS’s that were available some years ago.
As Flash developers are constantly creating new tools and applications many new Flash content management systems have been released since then.
We at TopFlashCms.com appreciate that Flash99Good.com was the first to speak on this topic and we’ll go on sharing information on useful Flash CMS’s that can help you with your Flash projects.
Video effects by VideoSmash.com
Friday, July 31, 2009 in ArticlesA new site providing video effects has been recently launched. It’s VideoSmash.com.
The site offers a huge choice of high resolution video effects. All video effects are divided into the following categories Abstract Video Effects, Fireworks Video Effects, Nature Video Effects, Web Design Video Effects.
As you may know, video effects are created to be used in Flash Animations, Flash websites, Motion Graphics, TV and video ads, HD Flash Intros, etc.
Currently Video Smash library includes 50 video effects in 3 different colors. Thus, the total number of video effects is 150.
To download video effects you should sign up for a membership that costs $150. However you can purchase it at half price! To get a 50% discount you should buy any Flash product from the leading template provider TemplateMonster.com. That can be a Flash template, Flash Intro template, Dynamic Flash photo gallery or a SWiSH template.
Impressive video effects offered by VideoSmash.com may be useful for Flash developers and everyone who creates video files and applications. Just don’t forget to take advantage of the 50% discount.
The Flash Tutorials at the Flash Perfection
Friday, June 26, 2009 in Articles
Some people say Flash is as easy and others say it’s rather complicated. So, what’s the truth? I would say Flash is easy but you need to learn how to use it first. This is where a good Flash tutorials site steps in.
Flash developers and web designers who love the Flash technology will be pleased to know about the Flash Perfection.
It’s a wonderful site that offers many Flash tutorials for novices and advanced Flash users. All Flash Tutorials are divided into the following categories
- 3D Flash Tutorials
- Flash Actionscripting Tutorials
- Flash Animation Tutorials
- Flash Audio Tutorials
- Flash Dynamic Content Tutorials
- Flash Games Tutorials
- Flash Basics Tutorials
- Flash Interactivity Tutorials
- Flash Optimization Tutorials
- Flash Special Effects Tutorials
- Flash Text Effects Tutorials
- Flash Tips & Techniques
And that’s not the whole list of categories 
Basically the Flash Perfection offers step by step guides on how to setup and manage the Flash sites. Feel free to visit this tutorials site to find the whole range of the Flash tutorials.
Flash website without Flash skills or XML Flash templates
Friday, March 13, 2009 in ArticlesUsually we tell you about Flash CMSs but today we’d like to make a short review of XML Flash Templates. The case is XML templates operate similarly to Flash CMSs.
XML flash templates are very popular due to the fact that they make it extremely easy to edit Flash websites. Of course all Flash templates go with the source .fla file, but the advantage of XML flash templates is the ability to modify the template without Flash. Using XML document you can edit texts, images, video and mp3 files.
So each XML flash template is like a Flash template with a comfortable admin panel included. In other words you can edit an XML flash template and turn it into your website without any Flash skills.
Below we’ve added a couple of the most impressive XML Flash Templates. Please browse them and decide if any of these designs can be used for your future online projects.
XML flash template for a photo portfolio
Now you can track Flash Websites
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 in ArticlesAre you using websites powered by Flash? If your answer is positive then Google has good news for you. At the Adobe MAX Conference in San Francisco Google Analytics Tracking For Adobe Flash was announced as a great solution for tracking Flash content.
So Google Analytics enables you to track Flash Websites. It means you don’t need to spend extra time, money and efforts to track your website if it is powered by Flash.
So, how does it happen? What is the process of tracking Flash powered websites? The new Flash tracking code translates the current Google Analytics tracking code into the ActionScript 3 programming language that dramatically simplifies the ability to track your Flash, Flex and AS3 content.
Seems you can forget about guessing and predicting what’s right and what’s wrong at your flash website. From now on you can track your Flash site without additional efforts and find out how many people have watched your video and etc.
If you are inspired to use this tool at your Flash website you can visit the project page.
Google Analytics team did a great job having developed Google Analytics Tracking For Adobe Flash. This tool makes tracking your Flash content really easy. So it should be incredibly popular with Flash developers and Flash website managers.
Advantages of using Flash Templates
Monday, December 29, 2008 in ArticlesFlash Templates are ready made web page designs which enable you creating stunning websites. Flash websites launched with the help of Flash Templates look incredibly attractive and dynamic. The case is that Flash templates add animations and sounds to web designs. Therefore Flash-based websites look more impressive than other static sites.
If you want to build a Flash website you can order custom made website (an expensive way) or purchase a Flash template (cheap way). Of course Flash templates need some customization. In a case you have basic skills in Flash you can make the customization by yourself. If you don’t have any experience in Flash you can hire a professional web developer who will edit Flash template for you and turn it into a wonderful website. Note template’s customization costs less than custom made design.
If you want to get a professionally developed Flash template you should purchase it from a reliable templates provider with a great experience and reputation. TemplateMonster.com is one of the best places for getting top-quality Flash Templates for different Flash websites. The collection of TemplateMonster is really huge and it’s regularly updated. So it won’t be a problem for you to find the best basement for your website. Currently this templates provider offers Flash templates for real estate companies, travel agencies, architecture companies, business companies, hotels, restaurants, night clubs, online casinos, web design companies, hosting companies and etc.
TemplateMonster collection of Flash Templates is subdivided into several categories such as Flash Site, Flash Site 8, Stretched Flash Site and others. So it’s very easy for every customer to find the most appropriate template.
TemplateMonster.com has started a special program which quarantines the best quality of Flash Templates developed by this company. Flash template quality control program is a nice proof that TemplateMonster cares of its customers and their satisfaction.
Flash CMS Intros have been launched
Friday, December 26, 2008 in ArticlesGreat news for Flash developers and web designers: Template Monster has launched Flash CMS Intros. Template Monster is already famous as web templates provider but the company widens its horizons.
Template Monster is the first company that makes it easy for everyone to edit Flash intros. Most Flash intros are used to quickly introduce a web site visitor to a web site or organization. At the same time Flash intros are very impressive solutions that attract your visitors’ attention.
Flash CMS Intro enables you to easily manage the content and design of your Flash intro without any kind of Flash editing software or skills. Using a comfortable admin panel you can edit your Flash Intro in a way you wish. For instance you can easily change the color scheme, texts, slogan or intro’s default logo. You can also edit the web address where the visitor is taken if he presses skip or when the intro is over.
Managing Flash intros have never been so easy and effective. Template Monster has created a brand new CMS that deserves your attention.
Rear readers it is Christmas season now! It is that time of the year again, when you are thankful for everything merry and bright. May this Christmas be a delight! Wish you a Merry Christmas and may this festival bring abundant joy and happiness in your life!
I’m thankful for your attention to my articles. Next year I’ll share more Flash CMS news with you.
Tutorial on PaperVision 3D Flash Gallery
Tuesday, December 23, 2008 in ArticlesRecently I came across a useful tutorial on PeperVision Gallery. The tutorial can be found at FlashMoto.com. It teaches how to build a PeperVision gallery. The tutorial I’m speaking about is just the first step in exploring Papervision 3D. FlashMoto.com promises there will be new tutorials on this topic.
The first tutorial on PaperVision 3D Flash gallery is divided into different chapters. These chapters are:
- Application Initialization
- Application Initialization
- Loading XML Data
- Loading Images
- 3D Engine Initialization
- 3D Objects Creation
- Adding Objects to the Stage
- Adding Interactivity
All these chapters teach you to build a 3D Flash Gallery using Papervison 3D. The key point of the tutorial is passing through all stages of flash application development. Along with this you’ll find answers to contradictory questions on working with Papervision 3D.
Tutorial difficulty level is marked as Basic-Intermediate. The author of the tutorial believes even those of you who are the beginners in Actionscript 3.0 will do the tutorial with awesome results. Having read the tutorial you’ll learn how to create an interactive Papevision Flash Gallery. The tutorial is easy to follow because it includes step-by-step guidelines.
The author of the tutorial shares his plans with the readers. He says, “I’d like to explore some ways to optimize Papervison3d applications and make them work faster. I plan to learn different ways of image positioning, navigation, dynamic gallery appearance and logic changing, creating reflections, mouse wheel navigation, and etc.”
So I’ll follow FlashMoto.com and let you know when it publishes another tutorial or something like this.
PaperVision 3D Templates
Friday, November 21, 2008 in ArticlesTemplateMonster has launched two PaperVision 3D templates. PaperVision 3D templates are Flash templates based on ActionScript 3 and made with the PaperVision 3D engine. PaperVision 3D templates have great functionality thanks to ActionScript 3 and they look really fascinating thanks to PaperVision 3D engine. To be short PaperVision 3D templates imply animation, beautiful design and 3D effect.
Creating PaperVision 3D templates requires deep knowledge and creativity. Luckily Template Monster developers possess these qualities. If you would like to customize these templates you should have basic knowledge of Papervision 3d, Flash and Photoshop.
Have a look at PaperVision 3D templates from TemplateMonster.com. Don’t you think they look really stunning? Still perfect outlook isn’t the only one advantage of this kind of templates. To name just a few things that differ these templates from the others: they give you an opportunity to add as many sub pages to your Flash site as you wish, you may interlink sub pages with each other, you can make changes in the XML file instead of dealing with Flash.
Being a photographer you’ll really appreciate PaperVision 3D templates because these templates will help you introduce your pictures in the most remarkable way.
Debugging Papervision3D applications becomes easier
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 in ArticlesPapervision3D is an open source 3D engine for the Flash platform. It can be effectively used for personal and commercial projects.
In a case you use Papervision3D quite often you’ve faced different bugs of this software. No doubt it’s always sad to meet any bugs especially while working with software you trust.
Luckily some people don’t complain but do something to predict the bugs and even remove them. Jason Bejot is such a person for Papervision3D. Recently he has launched a PV3DDebug. This tool aims to be used with Papervision3D applications in order to debug them.
PV3DDebug comes with such useful tools as:
• Showing all render stats (i.e. Triangles, Render Time, Particles, Filtered Objects, etc.)
• Showing system stats (i.e. FPS, Average FPS, Current Memory Use, Max Memory Use, Run Time, etc.)
• Showing camera properties
• Giving you the possibility to switch between multiple cameras
• Providing you with the possibility to adjust camera properties
• Giving you a chance to turn on/off individual stat windows
With PV3DDebug tool debugging your Papervision3D applications becomes easier. So you save your time and your efforts while using Papervision3D.
