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		<title>5 life lessons learned from FLV video</title>
		<link>http://flash.sikotiko.com/2011/08/30/5-life-lessons-learned-from-flv-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SikoTiko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever run into this weird situation when you try to make a FLV video file with Adobe Media Encoder and when you try to resize it the encoder changes the dimensions you entered? No matter what you try you don&#8217;t get the desired dimensions. Once I was in this same situation when I found that: When you use export to FLV the codecs used support only even numbers for dimensions; In fact, VP6 codec and some others suffer when their dimensions aren&#8217;t divisible by 16; This causes the resultant FLV to have grey lines on top and bottom or on the left and right side; You should keep that in mind and will have to make videos (that you&#8217;ll convert to FLV) using even numbers for their dimensions or &#8230; Make your videos the desired dimensions and then convert them to F4V with Sorenson H.264 codec and keep their dimensions intact (but it&#8217;s better to use even numbers: divisable by 16 for the width and divisable by 8 for the height!). Hope these lessons help you make your life easier when working with FLV. Good luck!<div class="wherego_related"><h4>Readers who viewed this page, also viewed:</h4><ul><li><a href="http://flash.sikotiko.com/portfolio/"     class="wherego_title">Portfolio</a></li><li><a href="http://flash.sikotiko.com/2011/05/31/some-experiments-with-colors/"     class="wherego_title">Some experiments with colors</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Some experiments with colors</title>
		<link>http://flash.sikotiko.com/2011/05/31/some-experiments-with-colors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 11:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SikoTiko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Experiment #1: I made a little experiment with a movie clip in black with alpha property set to 50%. I started to lay over the black movie clip copies of it and checked with the Eyedropper Tool when the color would become black (#000000). The result: I needed 8 clips to achieve it.<div class="wherego_related"><h4>Readers who viewed this page, also viewed:</h4><ul><li><a href="http://flash.sikotiko.com/2011/01/06/auto-kern-and-letter-spacing-problem/"     class="wherego_title">Auto Kern and Letter Spacing Problem</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Auto Kern and Letter Spacing Problem</title>
		<link>http://flash.sikotiko.com/2011/01/06/auto-kern-and-letter-spacing-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SikoTiko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Auto Kern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[letter spacing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[textField]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever run into this situation: using a dynamic text field for a mask with some letter spacing other than 0 and checked Auto Kern checkbox applied to the text field, adding some string value to the &#8220;text&#8221; property of the text field and after exporting the flash movie for Flash Player 8 and ActionScript 2, you see that the text you expect to show in the text field is not showing and the text field seems like it is empty? I had exactly the same problem recently and found what causes it. Actually when you have a dynamic text field with checked Auto Kern and/or using Letter Spacing other than 0, immediately after you assign any value to the &#8220;text&#8221; property of the text field the field just &#8220;disappears&#8221;. So if you want to use auto kerning and/or letter spacing with dynamic text fields and plan to export the flash movie for Flash Player 8, you&#8217;d better use the TextFormat&#8217;s property &#8220;letterSpacing&#8221; and &#8220;kerning&#8221; (set to &#8220;true&#8221; for Auto Kerning)  like in the example: var tf:TextFormat = new TextFormat&#40;&#41;; &#160; tf.kerning = true; &#160; tf.letterSpacing = 2; &#160; myTextField.setNewTextFormat&#40;tf&#41;; &#160; myTextField.text = &#34;Here goes the text&#34;;<div class="wherego_related"><h4>Readers who viewed this page, also viewed:</h4><ul><li><a href="http://flash.sikotiko.com/portfolio/"     class="wherego_title">Portfolio</a></li><li><a href="http://flash.sikotiko.com/2010/10/09/using-armature-in-flash-cs4-part-one/"     class="wherego_title">Using armature in Flash CS4 &#8211; part I</a></li><li><a href="http://flash.sikotiko.com/2011/01/06/auto-kern-and-letter-spacing-problem/"     class="wherego_title">Auto Kern and Letter Spacing Problem</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Using armature in Flash CS4 &#8211; part I</title>
		<link>http://flash.sikotiko.com/2010/10/09/using-armature-in-flash-cs4-part-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 23:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SikoTiko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tutorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[armature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bone tool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inverse kinematics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[layer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Using armature in Flash CS4. Part I - some hints on how to work with Bone Tool, add/remove Poses, copy/paste Poses, name armature layers.<div class="wherego_related"><h4>Readers who viewed this page, also viewed:</h4><ul><li><a href="http://flash.sikotiko.com/2010/07/30/my-first-website-made-with-gaia-framework/"     class="wherego_title">My first website made with GAIA framework</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>My first website made with GAIA framework</title>
		<link>http://flash.sikotiko.com/2010/07/30/my-first-website-made-with-gaia-framework/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SikoTiko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Portfolio]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a link to my first website I did with the GAIA framework: Advertising Displays from DPD BG Ltd<div class="wherego_related"><h4>Readers who viewed this page, also viewed:</h4><ul><li><a href="http://flash.sikotiko.com/svilen-georgiev-aka-sikotiko/"     class="wherego_title">About me</a></li><li><a href="http://flash.sikotiko.com/portfolio/"     class="wherego_title">Portfolio</a></li><li><a href="http://flash.sikotiko.com/2010/02/10/taking-seomoz-seo-quiz/"     class="wherego_title">Taking the SEOmoz SEO quiz</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Taking the SEOmoz SEO quiz</title>
		<link>http://flash.sikotiko.com/2010/02/10/taking-seomoz-seo-quiz/</link>
		<comments>http://flash.sikotiko.com/2010/02/10/taking-seomoz-seo-quiz/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SikoTiko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tests]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[50% Take the quiz at SEO mozI knew I&#8217;ll have 50%. I have so much to learn yet.<div class="wherego_related"><h4>Readers who viewed this page, also viewed:</h4><ul><li><a href="http://flash.sikotiko.com/2009/10/11/as3-event-enterframe-strange-behaviour/"     class="wherego_title">[AS3] Event.ENTER_FRAME strange behaviour</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>[AS3] Event.ENTER_FRAME strange behaviour</title>
		<link>http://flash.sikotiko.com/2009/10/11/as3-event-enterframe-strange-behaviour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SikoTiko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Experiments]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever tried in ActionScript 3 this: this.addEventListener&#40;Event.ENTER_FRAME, cpF1&#41;; this.addEventListener&#40;Event.ENTER_FRAME, cpF2&#41;; &#160; function cpF1&#40;e:Event&#41;:void&#123; trace&#40;&#34;cpF1&#34;&#41; &#125; function cpF2&#40;e:Event&#41;:void&#123; trace&#40;&#34;cpF2&#34;&#41; &#125; Don&#8217;t expect to have traces like &#8220;cpF2&#8243; only. You&#8217;ll have &#8220;cpF1 cpF2&#8243; traced on every frame. This is a very hard to find mistake, if you expect an object to have only one onEnterFrame listener but you add another.<div class="wherego_related"><h4>Readers who viewed this page, also viewed:</h4><ul><li><a href="http://flash.sikotiko.com/2009/07/06/moving-from-actionscript-2-to-actionscript-3-troubles/"     class="wherego_title">Moving from ActionScript 2 to ActionScript 3 troubles</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Moving from ActionScript 2 to ActionScript 3 troubles</title>
		<link>http://flash.sikotiko.com/2009/07/06/moving-from-actionscript-2-to-actionscript-3-troubles/</link>
		<comments>http://flash.sikotiko.com/2009/07/06/moving-from-actionscript-2-to-actionscript-3-troubles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SikoTiko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1086: Syntax error: expecting semicolon before line Have you ever seen this error, when trying to move your fla from ActionScript 2 to ActionScript 3: &#8220;Location: tempInit, Line 2   Description: 1086: Syntax error: expecting semicolon before line.&#8221; In my case the problem was that I had a movieclip with a Linkage identifier in my ActionScript 2 file that contained space in the name. When I moved to ActionScript 3 all my Linkage identifiers were converted to class names and when I tried to compile my AS3 flash file I got this error above. So be careful when you name your linkage identifiers. Better use &#8220;camel case&#8221; instead of using spaces. This will help you move your ActionScript 2 fla file to ActionScript 3 fla file without seeing this error. Happy coding!<div class="wherego_related"><h4>Readers who viewed this page, also viewed:</h4><ul><li><a href="http://flash.sikotiko.com/2009/07/03/as3-be-careful-with-shape-tweens-above-buttons/"     class="wherego_title">[AS3] Be careful with Shape tweens above buttons</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>[AS3] Be careful with Shape tweens above buttons</title>
		<link>http://flash.sikotiko.com/2009/07/03/as3-be-careful-with-shape-tweens-above-buttons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SikoTiko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you use a standart timeline animation with a shape tween above a button and you want to call a function that sets the events for the button from a frame &#8211; put the call to the function after the shape tween is over. If the shape tween is over the button, the shape receives the Mouse events and the button won&#8217;t work.<div class="wherego_related"><h4>Readers who viewed this page, also viewed:</h4><ul><li><a href="http://flash.sikotiko.com/2009/05/05/as3-skinning-slider-component/"     class="wherego_title">[AS3] Skinning Flash Components &#8211; Part II</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>[AS3] Skinning Flash Components &#8211; Part II</title>
		<link>http://flash.sikotiko.com/2009/05/05/as3-skinning-slider-component/</link>
		<comments>http://flash.sikotiko.com/2009/05/05/as3-skinning-slider-component/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 20:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SikoTiko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Skinning Slider Component In a comment on my previous post [AS3] Skinning Flash Components I was asked to show how to change the size of the thumb of the Slider component. After some experiments with the component here is the way it can be done: import fl.controls.Slider; &#160; var s:Slider = new Slider&#40;&#41;; s.move&#40;10,10&#41;; s.setSize&#40;500,300&#41;; /*s.setStyle(&#34;thumbUpSkin&#34;, SliderThumbCustomSkin); s.setStyle(&#34;thumbDownSkin&#34;, SliderThumbCustomSkin); s.setStyle(&#34;thumbOverSkin&#34;, SliderThumbCustomSkin);*/ s.maximum = 100; s.minimum = 0; s.tickInterval = 5; addChild&#40;s&#41;; s.getChildAt&#40;1&#41;.width = 50; s.getChildAt&#40;1&#41;.height = 100; With the code above I found that the thumb of the Slider component is positioned at index 1 and can be reached by s.getChildAt(1) (where s is the instance of the Slider component). Then you can easily change its properties like Width, Height, etc. Here is the list of the styles that can be used for skinning a Slider component: Slider component styles sliderTrackDisabledSkin sliderTrackSkin thumbDisabledSkin thumbDownSkin thumbOverSkin thumbUpSkin tickSkin<div class="wherego_related"><h4>Readers who viewed this page, also viewed:</h4><ul><li><a href="http://flash.sikotiko.com/2009/07/03/as3-be-careful-with-shape-tweens-above-buttons/"     class="wherego_title">[AS3] Be careful with Shape tweens above buttons</a></li><li><a href="http://flash.sikotiko.com/svilen-georgiev-aka-sikotiko/"     class="wherego_title">About me</a></li><li><a href="http://flash.sikotiko.com/2009/01/21/as3-skinning-flash-components/"     class="wherego_title">[AS3] Skinning Flash Components</a></li><li><a href="http://flash.sikotiko.com/2009/05/02/flash-player-10-strange-artifacts/"     class="wherego_title">Flash Player 10: Strange Artifacts</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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