Jan 5, 2011 Posted on Jan 5, 2011 in Hints and Tips | 0 comments

Quick Tip: Receive Output in the Browser Using Flash Tracer

In this really quick, but invaluable tip, we’ll look at how to view the output of your Flash movie trace calls in the browser.

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Step 1: What is Flash Tracer?

Flash Tracer is a Firefox add-on. It lets you view the output of the trace() method used in your flash movies in the browser. This can be very helpful when testing your application online using browser related tasks like ExternalInterface for example.

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Step 2: Requirements

To use Flash Tracer you will need Firefox 2.0 or later and the Flash Player Debug version installed. You can view a list of the available Flash Players at the Flash Player Support site.

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Step 3: Features

Besides displaying the output generated, Flash Tracer supports other basic features like:

Pros:

• Live Filters: Lets you filter the output using basic patterns.
• Custom Styles: Applies a custom CSS formating to the output.

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Step 4: Download it!

You can get Flash Tracer using the Mozilla add-ons website or at the author’s site.

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Step 5: Testing

Time to try a SWF file to test Flash Tracer.

Select a file that outputs a value and navigate to it using Firefox to see the result:

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Conclusion

This is an easy way to test your applications in the browser and still receive the output from trace calls, try it!

Thank you for reading!

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Jan 5, 2011 Posted on Jan 5, 2011 in Flash Video Training | 25 comments

How to create 3d wall flash photo gallery – flash slideshow

See how to create 3d wall flash slideshow and gallery www.ourpix.com Tons of 3D Theme flash templates are added, including 3D spiral, 3d wall, 3D screen, 3D sphere flash gallery templates. It’s as easy as 1-2-3 to make your own 3D flash gallery and put on your web sites. If you chose XML as the output, you could update the contents manually without having to publish the flash again. But you need to upload SWF together with the “resource” folder, otherwise, you will got a blank slideshow. Thank 12iMposibLe12′s feedback about this problem. See here about how to edit XML flash gallery. www.ourpix.com

Jan 5, 2011 Posted on Jan 5, 2011 in Flash Video Training | 2 comments

How to decompile a flash on mac

Visit www.sothink.com for more flash tutorial and guide.

Jan 3, 2011 Posted on Jan 3, 2011 in Flash Video Training | 0 comments

Flash CS4 Action Script

nuuvidea.com Flash Actions Script tutorial part 1.

Jan 3, 2011 Posted on Jan 3, 2011 in Hints and Tips | 0 comments

Get 15% Off the Flash Gaming Summit!

The good folks at the Flash Gaming Summit are offering the Envato community a 15% off coupon…

Just enter the discount code 15activeden when registering!

Find out more about the Flash Gaming Summit at www.flashgamingsummit.com.

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