FLASHER ZINE: ISSUE #3

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FLASHER ZINE : WEEKLY FLASH NEWSLETTER WITH NEWS, TIPS, SITES.

Issue #3 - Week of June 22. 1998

ONLINE VERSION: http://www.flasher.net/zine/3/


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INSIDE:

1. EDITOR'S CORNER

2. FLASH NEWS

3. FEATURE: CREATE A CLOCK WITH FLASH AND JAVASCRIPT

4. BABBLE

5. COOL SITES

6. TOOLBOX: Sound Resources


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1. EDITOR'S CORNER: 


Flashers,


Firstly, I'd like to thank all subscribers for your patience and understanding

while this (late) issue of the zine cooked to completion. I won't release the

zine until I feel it is absolutely worthy of a place in your Inbox. 


So in interest of improvement, I have decide to produce 2 versions of the

zine.


1. Email edition - What you are reading now

This edition will be sent out weekly. It will contain content suitable for

email 

(news, tips and tricks, etc.) It should arrive every tuesday or so.


2. Web edition - Found at: http://www.flasher.net/zine/3/

This edition will be placed on the website, and contain the more involved

content

that is too long to put in the email edition. This is also the place I get

to have

fun with Flash. Since its more involved, this edition will come out twice a

month. 


Since the web edition will sometimes mirror the email edition (news, sites,

etc.), email

subscribers will be given premium content. (Otherwise, why subscribe?) This

content will

be tips, tricks, and tidbits mined from Flashpad. The collection will be

called 'Babble', a type

of 'ear on the buzz'. Flashpad has grown to become I couldn't imagine it

when I started Flashpad

a year ago, but this place has  created a little community. And with this

community comes 

wisdom, encouragement, flames, gabo-worship, etc.) So here is a microscope

on the Flashpad community.


I hope you enjoy the zine. Email me if you have any suggestions or ideas:


Paul

paulflasher [dot] net

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2.	FLASH NEWS                   http://www.flasher.net/zine/3/news.htm


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EXTRACT MOVIE CLIPS FROM FLASH MOVIES!


Burak is Back! He's latest swiffer, Hercules, can probe a file

and extract movie clips from it. These movie clips are then saved as a 

separate .swf file. This provides a handy way to study those more 

complicated movies you may have lying around in your cache. Be sure to 


provide your feedback to

burakkusa [dot] net (mailto:burakkusa [dot] net)

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	Download Hercules Now:

	http://24.130.20.178/flasher/source/latest/swiffers/herc_a10.zip

	

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FIRST FLASH GEN APP FLASH MENU 1.1


One Flash Menu coming up! First a wave of .swf utility tools and now the 

first trickle of a Flash Generator app. Greg's FlashMenu allows you to 

create hierarchical based menu items. You enter the items you want in a 

menu, and then Flash Generator cranks out a menu for you. Its kinda rough, 

but that is precisely why Greg put it out: to get Flasher's feedback.


	Flash Menu Website

	http://www.summitworks.com/%7Enebula


	Demo generated menu

	http://www.summitworks.com/%7Enebula/example.html



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SOUNDS! SOUNDS! SOUNDS!


I created a folder within SOURCE called 'sounds'. Feel free to upload

and download sounds from it. I'd like to start a collection of useful

fx, loopable sounds, wacky clips, etc. that we can all use in our movies.

However, beware that using copyright material is not cool and will probably

get you in big trouble. So, it would be best if we tried to keep it as

'royalty free' as possible. Shouts go to Bigfoot for kicking off the

collection with a two meg zip file(!). Inside you will find several wave

files with cool musical loops. Some pretty nice ones too. Anyhow, upload

your toons. (BTW anyone know any cool music clip art companies? Where

do DJs get their stuff?)


	SOURCE

	http://www.flasher.net/source/



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YET ANOTHER SCREENSAVER: SCREENWORX


Yet another Flash screensaver project has arisen. This one

by Andrew from ScreenWorx. Here's what he had to say

about it:


"I will be selling customized screen savers in that I mean the

player will only be able to play the file I specify. Creation of

the flash content is also available or people can simply send

the completed movie (SWF, EXE or AVI) and I will create the

screen saver and customize the install and setup options. I

will also have a shareware version with the usual nag screens

and it will be limited to a certain length movie."


They don't have a website yet, so be sure to email Andrew

(

scrworxicon [dot] co [dot] za (mailto:scrworxicon [dot] co [dot] za)

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FLASH GEN BETA 2 (HELLO MAC)


Beta 2 of Flash Generator is out. This version lets Mac users

get in on the fun. Mac users can now create template files

and generate them off-line. To deploy them online, they will

still have to use NT or the upcoming Solaris version.

Hopefully, Mac OS X will be supported in the future. 


	Download at:

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



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3.	FEATURE : CREATE A CLOCK WITH FLASH AND JAVASCRIPT


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Using just Flash and Javascript you can build a real, working clock.

Best part is, you can make it look like anything you like. This feature

teaches you how to control a Flash animation using Javascript. For the 

intermediate flash scripter.


	view clock:

	http://www.flasher.net/zine/3/


	article:

	http://www.flasher.net/zine/3/flashclock.htm


	



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4. BABBLE 


Buzz features useful and unique conversations overheard on the FlashPad. 

A mini-microscope on the flasher community


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Is 'borrowing' from source files the same as sampling sounds?


http://database.mbbnow.com/cgi/flashers/messages/7768.html


World cup coverage: Argentina V. England


http://database.mbbnow.com/cgi/flashers/messages/7767.html


SOURCE miss use - honor the code.


http://database.mbbnow.com/cgi/flashers/messages/7756.html


Which 3D program is best with Flash?


http://database.mbbnow.com/cgi/flashers/messages/7658.html


Got the Flash blues? Tips on creativity


http://database.mbbnow.com/cgi/flashers/messages/6987.html


Intellectual property and Flash. Open source or proprietary


http://database.mbbnow.com/cgi/flashers/messages/6716.html


World cup coverage: Romania V. England


http://database.mbbnow.com/cgi/flashers/messages/6689.html


Client wants a Gabo-like site. Make the bucks, or honor the code?

Its a question of ethics:


http://database.mbbnow.com/cgi/flashers/messages/6505.html



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5. Cool Sites                        http://www.flasher.net/zine/3/sites.htm


Cool Flash sites from around the web.


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12 Facial Expressions


http://www.bway.net/%7Ebperry/projects/12facial/


Brian's 3 minute Flash movie was a featured finalist in the

recent Real Flash contest. No Flash eye candy here...just a

guy with 12 facial expressions. Done in the style of a 16 mm.

film, the movie is a technical and artistic tour de force. While

we watch a face in the foreground, the background action

uses Monty Python type animation techniques to further

accentuate the absurdity of the narrative. Even the hefty

file (over 700k) downloads and preloads smoothly. A fine,

original piece of flash craftsmanship.


Athens Development


http://www.athensdev.com


Some flashers are just too humble. Joseph has been quietly

visiting Flashpad all the while his company site, Athens

Development, has spoken loudly about its designer's talents.

Visit the site to see an elaborate design of colorful animated

buttons.


The Secret Garden of Mutabor


http://joshua.micronet.it/utenti/mutabory/home.html


The secret garden of Mutabor is in grave danger and you

need to help save it. But how? Follow Youmiko's helpful

instructions. Follow along the adventure as you traverse the

site solving many puzzles created in Flash3. Good artistic and

flash programming abound.


PornBuster Flash Banners     (contains sexual explicit content)


http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/7484/banner1.html


MaxDude caused quite a ruckus on Flashpad when he

posted a banner created in Flash for a porn site. Regardless

of their subject matter, these banners are very fine examples

of flash illustration. Part comic book, part ad, these banners

entertain and entice the viewer to visit the site. If you find

the subject matter distasteful, then appreciate the artist

behind the pencil. Contrary to posts on Flashpad, these

movies are not traced but meticulously illustrated.

(try banner1.html to banner7.html)




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6. Toolbox: Sound Resources	   http://www.flasher.net/zine/3/toolbox.htm


A round up of useful places to gets sounds for your flash movies


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Sound Loop Page


http://members.xoom.com/vedstar/loop.html


Need cool, looping drum or bass beats sounds? All looping.

Most small. This is site is a haven for getting some good

beats for those preloaders or splashy intros.

(spotted by E. Czervionke)


Sound Central


http://www.soundcentral.com


As far as we're concerned, this is the Granddaddy of sound

collections. They've got sound files in just about every

format. Plus, they will soon have a section listing

downloadable shareware and freeware sound applications for

a wide variety of operating systems. Our only complaint was

that they didn't have a specific section devoted to drum

loops. Still a giant collection of quality sounds. You'll want to

stop by here first.


Wave Central


http://wavcentral.simplenet.com/index.htm


Over 3 Gigs of sound files here folks! Including a nice fat

section devoted to sound effects with clearly labeled

filenames. If you are looking for a sound to go with that killer

button you just made, this is a great starting point. Another

nice feature is the option to receive a brief email when the

page is updated.


Wave Emporium


http://wav-emporium.forsite.net/


These guys don't have much in the ways of music or event

sounds. We include them here due to their nice collection of

female computer voice wav files. They also have a section

devoted entirely to gun and explosion sounds. A little too

violent for us, but probably a good resource for those of you

wanting to add a little havoc to your Flash movies.



The NoNex-Group


http://www.nonex-group.simplenet.com/index.htm


Who are these guys with the super long URL? Beats the heck

out of us. But they've got something the rest of these sites

lacked; a drum section. And not only that, a nice drum

section. Not too big, but some very nice loops live there,

definitely worth the visit. This is one of the most popular

sound requests on the FlashPad and in FlashChat. Hope it

brings you some inspiration.


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