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== Reusable AS components and libraries ==
== Reusable AS components and libraries ==


These are exclusively for ActionScript programmers. I will update this in some near future (until XMas 2008) - [[User:Daniel K. Schneider|Daniel K. Schneider]] 17:01, 28 September 2008 (UTC).
These are exclusively for ActionScript programmers. Should be updated- [[User:Daniel K. Schneider|Daniel K. Schneider]] 17:01, 28 September 2008 (UTC).


=== Tweening libraries ===
=== Tweening libraries ===
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* [http://www.cove.org/ape/index.htm APE (Actionscript Physics Engine)]. Free AS3 open source 2D physics engine for use in Flash and Flex, released under the MIT License
* [http://www.cove.org/ape/index.htm APE (Actionscript Physics Engine)]. Free AS3 open source 2D physics engine for use in Flash and Flex, released under the MIT License
=== Visualization libraries ===
* [http://flare.prefuse.org/ Flare] is an ActionScript library for creating visualizations that run in the Adobe Flash Player. From basic charts and graphs to complex interactive graphics, the toolkit supports data management, visual encoding, animation, and interaction techniques. It features a modular design that lets developers create customized visualization techniques. Note tested (but from the demoes you can see the great potential of this !)


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Resources for Flash and AS3 toolkits

This page lists various resources, i.e toolkits, libraries, reusable components, reusable code, for developers at all levels (Flash designers, CS3/ActionScript designers, ActionScript and AS/Flex programmers).

For other links see also:

See also Flash, ActionScript and Adobe Flex.

Reusable Flash and AS code

It's hard to separate websites that rather provide code for Flash designers with little AS knowledge and more advanced AS programmers. Sorry, you will have to find out yourself ...

There are several kinds of components that Flash designers should know about:

  • *.swf - Flash (embedd as movie)
  • *.fla - Flash source code (i.e. a template with drawings and code)
  • *.as - Action Script source code (watch out for the version !!)
  • *.swc - Compiled components (like the ones in the built-in components library).
Code Repositories (mostly free)
Where you can add and manage your own snippets
  • Snipplr.com, this allows you to keep an album with your own code... and access the code contributed by others. Search for "Flash" or "AS3".
  • DZone Snippets. Public source code repository. Easily build up your personal collection of code snippets, categorize them with tags / keywords, and share them with the world.

Search for ActionScript.

Commercial (I only want to have 5-6, the best at some point and not a long list ...)

Reusable AS components and libraries

These are exclusively for ActionScript programmers. Should be updated- Daniel K. Schneider 17:01, 28 September 2008 (UTC).

Tweening libraries

Tweening
  • Tweener Tweener (caurina.transitions.Tweener) is a Class used to create tweenings and other transitions via ActionScript code for projects built on the Flash platform.
  • TweenFilterLite. TweenFilterLite extends the extremely lightweight (2k), powerful TweenLite "core" class, adding the ability to tween filters (like blurs, glows, drop shadows, bevels, etc.) as well as image effects like contrast, colorization, brightness, saturation, hue, and threshold (combined size: 5k).

Flex

PHP bridges
  • WebORB for PHP Server-side technology enabling connectivity between Flex and Flash Remoting clients and PHP applications.

3D ActionScript toolkits

  • See Flash 3D, an entry that should list most of the tools and available AS3 libraries.

Physics engines

Visualization libraries

  • Flare is an ActionScript library for creating visualizations that run in the Adobe Flash Player. From basic charts and graphs to complex interactive graphics, the toolkit supports data management, visual encoding, animation, and interaction techniques. It features a modular design that lets developers create customized visualization techniques. Note tested (but from the demoes you can see the great potential of this !)