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- fugged
So, are drop shadows and bevels coming back?
Looks like some kick butt stuff. Rendering is fast, but how come I feel like the new effects are going to be way over used? =)
- fate_redux0
Why even care about them? I'm much more excited about PS Layer style blending modes for MC's.
- JazX0
fate_redux will be gashing them out for our project! hahaha
- NegativeSpace0
During the FITC keynote when they showed some of those effects with the bevels etc, I cringed bigtime because I could see them being way overused, but whatever, I wont be using them, and was definitely excited about the blending layer modes, and improved rendering.
- fugged0
yeah, the blending stuff is going to be nice.
I think the effects are going to lead to some really cool shit too, but I have a feeling for the most part they are going to be overused.
Anyone know if there's been any improvements on masking? Would be nice to be able to use the alpha channel of a png for masking.
- fate_redux0
fugged, true dat. I would imagine something like that (Targa maps in 3d for example) should be coming.
On another note, anyone notice how the Flash Player 8 beta doesn't really do anything to boost performance?
- Engage_London0
i've noticed a massive boost... I'm foingot paly around with that cool converter that converts flash 7 movies into flash 8 ones...
If I understand correctly you can create them in mx usig flash 8 code... publish them as 7... and then convert them to 8 and they work... or have I got completely the wrong end of the stick?
- anon0
it'll grow. like everything flash has grown. even flash itself.
do you remember the early days? when flash hit the market? everything moved and tweened (even shape tweened) etc.
people get over it. you still see it with rookies, they all make the same errors everyone has made. there will probably be an overkill of said effects but they won't be around that long. last time i saw a shape tween was ages ago.
- Engage_London0
gonna be a lot of motion blue on images as they scroll into shot :)
goona be good when actually used in a 3d setting and taking focal points into account.... wooo!!!
- Rand0
blur easing
- fate_redux0
Engage, do movies have to be converted into Flash8 for the FP8beta to actually effect performance? Does this converter you're talking about work with FP6 files as well (since I hate MX2004 and went back to MX, that's all I publish).
- Engage_London0
not sure... will let you know if i find out anything!
- enjine0
i'm def getting performance boosts with the player8 on version7 swfs.
- NONEIS0
http://osflash.org/doku.php?id=f…
check this page guys, you can already export and try out the new features in flash 8 if you have a pc...
- NONEIS0
BUMP,
i have a feeling there are a few of you out there that dont realize you can do this yet, it can be done on a mac as well, with about 5 minutes worth of effort.
i have been exporting flash 8 movies with cached bitmaps, and glows and stuff most of the day today, get a head start on the new stuff everyone...