By default in HTML, if a Flash object is hidden, the DOM will not play nor load the animation. However, what happens if you have some tabs that hide the animation or video? This was an issue I ran into when building my portfolio. After doing some digging I found a solid solution that worked well for stopping the animation or video. Continue reading…
Stop an Animation/Video From Playing When Hiding the Object
September 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Converting a Flash Animation to an HTML5 Canvas
February 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I recently created this Flash animation at O.C. Tanner that had a fun design by Steve Newman.
I thought I would challenge myself and see if I could convert it to HTML5 using a JavaScript library by Grant Skinner called EaselJS. Easel is appropriately named since it makes holding the canvas highly manageable. It basically simplifies writing to the HTML5 canvas; it is nearly as easy as doing it in Flash. I took all the assets I used in the Flash project and utilized placement from the Flash interface and animated the elements within the canvas with JavaScript. Some of the animation was simplified, but for the most part I think it turned out quite well. I even tested it on my iPad and it works great (minus the sound not working).
Printing Content Within Flash
May 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Recently, I was given the challenge to make Flash in an eCard printable in all browsers through the HTML. The thing about printing an HTML page with Flash is that the default on all browsers is to suppress printout on background images as well as Flash Objects. The challenge was that both content from the HTML page and Flash content needed to print. The solution I came up with was to push all desired printed content into Flash and utilize Flash’s PrintJob Object. Continue reading…
Using JavaScript to Communicate With Flash
April 25, 2011 By 2 Comments
Lately I have been working on this project that requires JavaScript to communicate with the Flash on the page. It is something that I have done in the past, but this time I was running into issues that were giving me problems. Sometimes the issues were in all browsers, but many times the errors were only showing up in Internet Explorer. Here I will go through the steps to properly set up your Flash and JavaScript and explain a couple ways to avoid seemingly erroneous errors so communication between the to can take place. Continue reading…
Three-Peat Win For Web Design of the Year 2010
March 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Todd Schofield and Nick Haroldsen--2010 Web Design of Year
Flash and Web Design
July 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I have discovered a desire to not only design things to look pretty, but also function practically. Somewhere along this persuit of creativity I have become fond of the way programming functions logically. This culmination of form and logic has moved me to a love of Flash and Web Design—namely the programming that goes behind the scenes. I am working up to the level of “Code Nazi†when it comes to Actionscript and HTML. I get a bit anal with how my code is generated. I don’t trust layout programs such as GoLive or Dreamweaver to write all my code. Although, I must admit they are getting better with newer versions.