http://bryanheisey.com/blog Sat, 22 May 2010 17:40:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I finally had some time to revisit the vCam AS3. I removed a bunch of unnecessary code. Please try out the new version and send me any bugs you find. Thanks! Download vCam AS3 1.1 (Requires Flash CS3 and Actionscript 3) http://bryanheisey.com/blog/?p=73 I've been working on a new Flash app recently. I ran into an interesting scenario where and I needed external ui components to monitor the app changes. After some trial and error I came up with the following: The first step is to download a nifty class called EmbedObject here. It ... http://bryanheisey.com/blog/?p=41 You can easily achieve parallax scrolling in Flash CS4. Using the vCam AS3, apply different Z positions to your movieclips. Then tween the camera and publish your movie. How easy is that? Here is a test I ran (Flash Player 10 Required): Download FLA (Flash CS4) [SWF]vcam_ps.swf, 500, 375[/SWF] Artwork by Tim Allen http://bryanheisey.com/blog/?p=26 Many of you have been asking for a depth-of-field feature for the vCam AS3. I've been running some experiments recently with Flash CS4 and it appears to be feasible. There is however a bug in CS4 that causes timeline based tweens to be deleted whenever you apply a filter using ... http://bryanheisey.com/blog/?p=25 I've made a minor change to the vCam AS3 that should fix a problem when applying filters in CS4. Download vCam AS3 v1.01  http://bryanheisey.com/blog/?p=23 Note: Just released Beta 1.1. Introducing vCam AS3 Interactive. The original vCam AS3 uses the BitmapData class to optimize performance during playback. When you view the vCam AS3 swf you are watching a bitmap transformation of the stage. While this is ideal for animation projects, it causes problems when you want to incorporate buttons ... http://bryanheisey.com/blog/?p=12 Announcing vCam AS3 v1.1 for Flash! For those who aren't familiar with vCam, I'll offer a brief explanation. In 2005, Sham Bhangal and Dave Dixon released the original vCam or "virtual camera" for Flash. Let's say a Flash developer is working on an animation and wants the animation to ... http://bryanheisey.com/blog/?p=1