A couple of weeks ago I posted a bitmap effect I’d created a while back using the BitmapData class in AS3. It works pretty well, but the problem with it is that it’s a bit limited, in the sense that it can really only be used with a static image. (You could use it with an animation, but not...

Pop quiz: In AS3, are static methods & variables inherited by subclasses? Answer: No. Static methods and properties of classes are not inherited by subclasses. You can however access the static members of a parent class from within it’s subclasses. This question came up today as I was helping...

I saw this effect a long time ago, and wanted to use it in a project, but after about ten minutes of searching for the original, I gave up and just decided to make my own. See it in action. This is just a basic bitmap effect that uses BitmapData to draw an image, with the pixels spilling down from the...

By now, most Flash developers know that ActionScript 3.0 is a huge improvement over ActionScript 1.0 & 2.0. These improvements come in the form of faster performance, enhanced features, and the general awesomeness that comes with using the AVM 2 in Flash Player 9. However, one of the biggest hurdles...

While digging through my archives, I came across this little experiment I did back in January of 2005. I had been playing a lot with the drawing API in Flash, and got the idea to try redrawing a bitmap image, but using the drawing API. As this was originally done in the days of Flash 7, before we had...

I’ll be speaking at 360|Flex Indy in May! I’ll be speaking on using Events, and how to do more with them beyond the basic addEventListener() call that we all know and love. Luckily, after checking out the schedule, I get to present on the first day, right after the keynote, so I can get my...