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Flash AS3: Using FileReference And PHP To Upload Files To Server

permadi — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:05:22 +0000

FileReference.upload() function is a handy addition to Flash. In conjunction with server-side language, it can be used to upload files to the server or to a database. In this example, we will use a PHP script to retrieve the file data and save the file onto the server. Outline: Call FileReference.browse() in response to a [...]

Flash AS3: Using FileReference To Load Files (example for Flash CS4 and above)

permadi — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 05:13:48 +0000

Using FileReference, you can allow user to upload files from their computer to be used. This can be useful in applications such as photo processing applications, image manipulation applications, etc. For more information, see: http://www.permadi.com/blog/2009/05/actionscript-3-using-file-reference-to-load-local-swf/ Here’s the general outline of the steps required to load a file from user’s computer. Note that these steps [...]

Introduction To WebM File Structure

permadi — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:34:48 +0000

WebM is the new media-container format announced by Google during the Google I/O conference this year. For a broad overview of WebM, see this post: http://www.permadi.com/blog/2010/05/webm-overview/ WebM is based on MKV (Matroska) container format, which uses EBML structure to store informations, tagging and organizing data in hierachial tree-like structure. EBML is a basically binary version [...]

Workaround For Hand Cursor Missing Flash Buttons In Chrome

permadi — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:26:07 +0000

If you are having issues with hand-cursor icon not appearing when mousing-over buttons in Windows version of Chrome, then a solution that works for me is to se wmode to window or set do not set wmode at all as it already defaults to window. This solution only works if you are not explicitly setting [...]

Sample WebM Video

permadi — Thu, 20 May 2010 06:08:10 +0000

Below is a sample WebM video encoded with Wildform Flix which is a FREE WebM encoder. You need a HTML5 enabled browser and browsers that support WebM videos. And while at it, why not read WebM Overview. Which browser can see this video? I tested playback with these Chromium builds (Chromium is the base of [...]

WebM Overview

permadi — Thu, 20 May 2010 05:14:15 +0000

On, February 19, 2010 Google finalized its acquisition On2 Technologies, the creator of the VP8 codec, the codec used in WebM. On2 (formerly The Duck Corporation) was also the company which created VP6, the video codec used in Adobe FLV2 format. On May 19/20 during the Google I/O Developers Conference in San Francisco, [...]

How To Create WebM Videos With Flix WebM

permadi — Thu, 20 May 2010 03:58:08 +0000

Download the Free software from Wildform (currently Windows only). Check for updates, Flix WebM will also support 2-pass encoding in the near future. Open the input video (this video should be playable on your computer as Flix uses codecs installed in your computer to read the video). Almost all format are supported: WMV, MOV, AVI, MPEG. Select [...]

Permadi.com in Android Game Programming Book

permadi — Fri, 14 May 2010 07:40:51 +0000

The Andoid programming book, Pro Android Games mentions permadi.com’s Raycasting Tutorial. The chapter is about developing games on Android, the mobile OS from Google. The tutorial refered is applicable for all devices, since it’s mainly about the concept, so why not head over there and learn about ray-casting. An excerpt [...]

Flash Effects: Evaporate and Motion Blur

permadi — Fri, 14 May 2010 07:30:00 +0000

Here are two easy to produce effects (although could be processor heavy) and simple animations that anyone can create easily in Flash on the timeline or in the code. These effects can be applied using Flash CS3 and above. Evaporate Effect This can be simulated using the Blur filter combined with Alpha tweening. The key is [...]

Google Chrome: Developer Friendly, No Java Support On Mac (Yet)

permadi — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:30:20 +0000

Chrome is shaping up to be the best browser around. It’s fast and it is developer-friendly, with its own Firebug-like tools. Under View->Developer->Developer Tools you can find the goodie. See below for screenshot. The Element inspector can be accessed with the Magnfying Glass icon on the bottom, and then you can hover your mouse to highlight [...]