RE: FLASH: layering

[Branden Hall]

Ahh.. but you are incorrect sir...

Generator is a lot more than most people think.

It is the only dynamic graphics application server on the market.  Generator

is for a lot more than just flash.  You create your templates in flash, but

then your output can be anything from an SWF, to GIF, to MOV, and even EXEs

for PC or Mac.  Generators charting capabilities make programs like Crystal

Reports look like a joke...  not to mention, its other dynamic insertion

capabilities... GIFs, JPGs, text, SWFs, WAVs...  and all of this information

being inserted on the fly can come from text files, middleware such as ASP

or Cold Fusion, files via HTTP, files via FTP, direct calls to ODBC

databases (you put your SQL *inside* of the template), or even Java class

files.  Not only that, but all of the information generator uses can be

variablized and brought in via another datasource.

There is simply nothing else out there like it!

Generator is an *enterprise* level solution, and both its power and price

reflect this.


-= Branden J. Hall

-= Multimedia Developer/Instructor

-= Fig Leaf Software





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Subject: RE: FLASH: layering



You wouldn't think Generator would be that expensive, but it is ($3000).

And yes, all it seems like it is, is a plug in for Flash (but I'm sure it's

more than that).  But it does take Flash a step farther by allowing you to

dynamically create Flash movies.

http://www.macromedia.com/software/generator/


P a u l T r a n i

Web Designer

Parsons Brinckerhoff 4D Imaging

303.390.5896

TraniPB4D [dot] com

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-----Original Message-----

From: TSun Lee [

ancient100hotmail [dot] com (mailto:ancient100hotmail [dot] com)

]

Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2000 8:29 PM

To:

flasherchinwag [dot] com

Subject: RE: FLASH: layering


Generator is a macromedia product It shouldn't be that expensive since it

must be used with other programs(I think)


 >

From: "Kelly, Michael" <MKellycsr [dot] com [dot] au>

 >

Reply-To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

 >

To: "'flasherchinwag [dot] com'" <flasherchinwag [dot] com>

 >Subject: RE: FLASH: layering

 >Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 08:21:47 +1100

 >

 >thanks Tsun, i know this has probably been adressed before but where do i

 >get my hands on generator?

 >

 >Thanks

 >Mick Kelly

 >Mob: 0410 531 511

 >

 >-----Original Message-----

 >

From: TSun Lee [ancient100hotmail [dot] com (mailto:ancient100hotmail [dot] com)]

 >Sent: Friday, 7 January 2000 6:43

 >

To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

 >

Cc: simonparrishotmail [dot] com

 >Subject: Re: FLASH: layering

 >

 >

 >From what I've been taught and hav experienced, flash is just like that.

I

 >believe it has to do with the interactivity of flash...if covered how

would

 >it work..of course as the designer you wouldn't cover flash buttons with

 >regular html.

 >

 >some things you might want to check out if you can't find a solution with

 >what you have in mind is:

 >1)convert the flash animation(if it has no interactivity note above) to

 >individual pictures and then recompose them as an animated gif...gif's can

 >be placed behind other layers in DHTML.  that would atleast still look

like

 >flash and using the most recent tools like photoshop 5.5 and image ready,

 >you'd see next to no quality loss.

 >

 >2)make the whole thing flash...anything you can generate in basic HTML and

 >the majority of DHTML can be done in flash..you'd jsut have to learn the

 >techniques which are everywhere.  Your only concern with this option is

 >that

 >

 >if you're pulling from a database..what would you do?....that's why flash

 >generator was made.  :-)  generator can pull data from textfields,

 >databases, or folders and replace it daily/hourly/wheneverly you need it

to

 >change right inside your current flash structure.  check the template

 >function in flash

 >

 >

 >

>From: "Kelly, Michael" <MKellycsr [dot] com [dot] au>

 >

>Reply-To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

 >

>To: "'flasherchinwag [dot] com'" <flasherchinwag [dot] com>

 > >Subject: FLASH: layering

 > >Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2000 14:23:19 +1100

 > >

 > >G'day,

 > >

 > >I've used a bit of dhtml in the past and am now moving into flash (as it

 > >seems like the way to go), but sometimes the positioning ability of

chtml

 > >can come in handy. I have a page already completed and being used but

the

 > >boss would like to see some flash in there to show the users we're doing

 > >something flashy. He thought we could put an image like a background

 >behind

 > >what we already have (as space is limited). So i created a simple swf

 >which

 > >has a light grey and white world map scrolling across and we would like

 >it

 > >to appear behind everything else which is written in html.

 > >i put the flash object in a div with z-index 0 and the rest in a div

with

 > >z-index 100 and flash inists on being on top. Do you know if what i'm

 > >trying

 > >to do is feasible? Here is the code...

 > >

 > ><body topmargin="0" leftmargin="0" bottommargin="0" rightmargin="0">

 > ><div style="z-index: 0; position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width:

 > >100%; height: 100%;" align="center">




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