ActionScript 3.0 :: Create A Mask At Runtime?
Sep 8, 2009I was wondering if it was possible to create a mask at runtime. To clarify, I have an image that I would like to reveal as a user starts to draw on it.
View 3 RepliesI was wondering if it was possible to create a mask at runtime. To clarify, I have an image that I would like to reveal as a user starts to draw on it.
View 3 Repliesmaybe point me towards a better way to mask. png file is way too big. I have been using the mask layer option to create my own mask around a jpg image by drawing around it on the mask layer. There has to be a fetter and faster way to do this. Is it possible to maybe have a specific color range have an alpha value of 0. Similar to green screening whereas If I put the item I want to clip on a green background flash will auto take out the green for me. and by auto I mean action script maybe. I think this can be done but im not finding it.
how are these guys clipping these images [URL] they have the movie clips set up where the black background on the 3 layers of shoes is getting masked out. When I go into the shoe movie clips I see there is a black background but it just disappears when I go back to main timeline.
Trying to animate a mask in runtime:
Code:
var _mask = new Sprite();
_mask.graphics.beginFill(0x000000);
_mask.graphics.drawRect(0,0,mc.width,mc.height);
_mask.graphics.endFill();
mc.mask = _mask;
var timer:Timer = new Timer(100);
var foo:Function = function (e:TimerEvent) {
_mask.x += 1;
if (_mask.x > mc.width) timer.stop();
} timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, foo);
timer.start();
Nothing happens... FYI I tried with Tween too but the same result. I know that mask only works when the associated displayobject is on the display list. Can it be something with that? If I set the x of _mask staticly (no animation) it works.
Just wondering if anyone knows of a method to build a mask at runtime. The mask may not be entirely dynamic (i.e. there may be an existing movieclip that the new components will be merged with).
View 3 RepliesI have been doing a search to find out how to create a simple mask using only AS3 but I am not having any luck. Would you be willing to to give me a quick example of how to create a mask with AS3?
View 4 RepliesI am dynamically creating movie clips using something similar to[code]...
This works fine for creating and loading movie clips, but at the same time I'd like to apply functions to these clips as they're created. For example, I'd like to apply a distinctive onMouseDown or onRollOver behavior to each ie ...
I am using Flash CS4. I insert and build a SWF file just fine. In the component inspector there is a preview entry but there is a note that says it is only for development not runtime. It says to use ActionScript and the Export option. I have used the Export Option to create the thumbnail image but I have no idea how to setup the ActionScript.
View 1 Repliesmy goal is to have a small circle movie clip (would it work as a movie clip?) spawn when the mouse button is pressed. I know how to add the code for the button being pressed, but I do not know how to create the object on demand.
View 5 Repliesim trying to create a dragable mask in actionscript 3 but can only find tutorials for actionscript 2. Is there anything i could do to make it compatable with actionscript 3.0? codes below
onClipEvent(load)
{
_root.createEmptyMovieClip('square',0);
function drawSquare()
[code]...
how do i create a feathered edge on a mask?
View 13 RepliesI am trying to create a mask. I don't even see the mask clip. Using this code, I don't see the mask at all.
var signalBuildClip:SignalBuilderClip = new SignalBuilderClip;
signalBuildClip.buttonMode = true;
signalBuildClip.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, launchSignalIndicator)
signalBuildClip.y = 509;
signalBuildClip.x = 489;
addChild(signalBuildClip);
[Code] .....
If I were to add this line before the addChild it I wouldn't be able to see the signalBuildClip.
I am trying to create a slideshow of pictures, but I want to get rid of the sharp edge that is a result of a mask. I would like the movement of the slideshow pictures to be smoother, that it smooths out when it gets closer to the edge of the mask.
View 0 RepliesI'm dabbling with 3D tweens but I've hit a snag. The tween works fine on it's own and also with a simple mask on it. My issue is when I add a second keyframe to the mask layer to create a different shaped mask. When it reaches that frame my 3d tween goes crazy and flies off.
View 1 Repliesi would like to create a composite from different sources ( video, bitmap) and save it as a swf file.is this possible within the flash runtime ?
View 1 RepliesSo as you may or may not know, BlazeDS (open source version of LiveCycle Data Services) is a nice way to get your server-side Java and client-side Flex application to play together. Unfortunately, it does have several pitfalls that need to be corrected. I'll try to explain one of them here.
All of BlazeDS's configuration is written via XML files in the flex/ folder of your webapp. The default names are separated for clarity, such as services-config.xml, remoting-config.xml, messaging-config.xml, etc. In these configuration files (particularly services-config.xml), Channels are defined; these setup URIs and objects used to capture and send information between the server and the client. In these config files, it is quite common to use a syntax like so:
[Code]...
Unfortunately, what they don't tell you is that some of these key-in replacements (ie: {context.root}) are not replaced dynamically upon execution but upon compilation of the WAR file you intend to distribute. Obviously not a good idea when switching domains.
So, instead I seek to dynamically define these channels. According to the documentation, that's all good and fine, but it only works if the channel already exists when the webapp is launched. I feel like that sort of defeats the point. So my question is, how do you truly create channels dynamically so that both the client and the server recognize their existence?
How can i create native installer for windows, MAC and linux, which will check the system if air runtime is not install in the user system then installer will 1st install the AIR runtime and then the AIR application.
Do we need to use any third party software to achicve this?
For checking system wether the AIR runtime is install or not Do we need to write custom script or installer will automatically get things done.
I'm currently using the print class to create a nice bitmap-based summary of user input. Wondering if it's possible to somehow push this out into a file that can be emailed (by a script).
View 0 RepliesI am trying to create irregular Mask from Bitmap (Who has Alpha) and then apply it to Sprite. Then register mouse hover on sprite. My mask should be made considering bitmap Alpha, I need irregular shape Mask. I read somewhere that I should set cacheAsBitmap = true for Mask, then it will consider Alpha, but I can`t get it to work.
[Code]....
how to create a fullscreen mask transition like the example of - www(dot)hellohikimori(dot)com/#/home - If you hover over the "works" menu link then choose a project, you can see the transition effect
View 0 RepliesI am trying to create a draggable mask with an image around it. More specifically an iPhone that looks as if it has X Ray cappability. I know how to make a draggable mask but can't seem to figure out how this situation might work.
View 1 RepliesThis is what I try to do: I am creating a game with spoken sentences. These sentences are loaded dynamically from an XML file, which contains the paths to mp3-files.This is what is currently happening: All sentences are spoken at the same time.I want them to be spoken one after another - how to I obtain this requirement?This is my (simplified) code example:
import com.hydrotik.queueloader.QueueLoader;
import com.hydrotik.queueloader.QueueLoaderEvent;
_oLoader.addEventListener(QueueLoaderEvent.ITEM_COMPLETE, onItemComplete,false, 0, true);
[code].....
I wanna add dynamically (at runtime) new states to a container and, to this states, add different elements (like TextInput, Label etc.). This must be done from actionscript, I don't use any mxml file. I can add states and change properties or styles for different elements, but I didn't figured out how to add child elements for different states.
View 1 RepliesIs it possible to create a mirroring effect in Flex4 at runtime? (load picture and create a mirrored part of that image).
View 1 RepliesHow would I create a strongly typed class at runtime (so to be able to create instances of it)? It can't be a proxy.
Additional Info: For example, say I want to create a Person class with first and last where both are Strings.
Context This is for an application that lets you create the data model and custom components at runtime. This is only part of it. I need to be able to have strong typing. If that means going to the server and creating a new SWF on the server with the value objects then loading in the definition at runtime then I would but that is a lot more work if there is an alternative.
Is there a way to create a replicating a display object on runtime, so it imitates all the actions done on the original, or do I have to perform every action I'm doing on the original, on the replica as well? I thought maybe there's a way by making a Bitmap object out of the original and updating it each time, but I don't have lots of experience using these kinds of methods.
View 0 RepliesI'd like to create a mask for both component textinput and datefield.
I'd like to do something like that [url]...
I was wondering how you could move an empty movieclip that is set as a mask?
PHP Code:
this.createEmptyMovieClip("mask", 1);
mask.setMask(square);
[code]......
1. Can I create an UNDO button to my runtime editing website?
2. Can I create a REFRESH button which will only refresh the current frame?
Typically you create a Vector (strongly typed array) specifying a data type like:
new Vector<PictureBox>();
However I need to create a utility method that should be able to create a vector of any given datatype. Is it possible to specify a type using a variable instead of hard-coding it?
var type:Class = PictureBox;
new Vector<type>();
Is it possible to create wrong Regular expression in ActionScript/Flex which will cause runtime error? I've tried so many weird regexpes in Flex and Flex never complained! How do I know If my regexp valid?
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