Category Archives: Flash Catalyst

Performance difference between debug and release builds

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Judah

Check out the difference in speed between a release swf and the debug swf in the example project. debug build outline time: ~250ms release build outline time: ~50ms In the above tests I set the font size to 200 and … Continue reading →

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Understanding FXG with a vector based button example

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Judah

This post will show the FXG code generated from Illustrator of creating a button with vector based artwork from start to finish. For this post we’ll be creating a circular button with a transparent gradient on top. You will see … Continue reading →

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Getting the Video Player to work with Audio

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Judah

As you know, the Video Player in Flex 4 is capable of playing various types of media including audio. However there are a few issues that will wreck havoc on your progress if you’re not aware of them. There are … Continue reading →

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FXG for an arrow (chevron) and triangle

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Judah

FXG for a right arrow (or chevron rotated to the right): <s:Graphic width="100" height="100" > <s:Group width="100" height="100" > <s:Path data="M 0 0 L 50 50 L 0 100 L 50 50 L 0 0 z"> <s:fill> <s:SolidColor color="#FF0000" /> … Continue reading →

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Flash Catalyst Jailbreak for Flex Developers

Posted on September 3, 2010 by ase

UPDATE: MANY of these issues I had have been addressed in the new Flash Catalyst CS5. You may find it unnecessary to modify it. BTW if you are a designer this software is the best choice in maintaining your high … Continue reading →

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