Difference between revisions of "Open Source Flash Development"
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+ | ==MTASC, SWFMILL & SWFTools== | ||
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+ | MTASC, the Motion-Twin Action Script Compiler, will compile Actionscript 2.0 files into .swf. A lot of widgets can be created with just this tool. The source to an example Chumby widget developed with MTASC is [http://www.risacher.org/local/reference/swf/Star.as Star.as]. | ||
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+ | Swfmill is an xml2swf and swf2xml processor with import functionalities. It's most common use is the generation of asset libraries containing images (PNG and JPEG), fonts (TTF) or other SWF movies for use with MTASC-compiled ActionScript, although swfmill can be used to produce both simple and complex SWF structures. | ||
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+ | SWF Tools is a collection of SWF manipulation and creation utilities. These tools can combine SWF files, extract media (GIFs, JPEGs, MP3s. etc.) from existing SWF, convert media into SWF, etc. It also has its own simple language and compiler (swfc) for creating Flash animations. The source to an example widget developed with swfc is [http://www.risacher.org/local/reference/swf/star5.txt star5.sc]. | ||
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+ | Used in conjunction, these tools provide a moderately-complete, open-source, command-line Flash development environment. | ||
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+ | [http://www.mtasc.org/ MTASC Home Page] | ||
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+ | [http://swfmill.org/ swfmill Home Page] | ||
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+ | [http://www.swftools.org/ SWF Tools Home Page] | ||
==FlashDevelop== | ==FlashDevelop== |
Revision as of 04:36, 29 November 2007
OpenLaszlo
OpenLaszlo is an open-source platform that compiles to Flash 7 .swf files. Development is done through a local web server that is included with the compiler. The applications can be compiled on a production server on the fly, or served as static .swf files. The latter is called "SOLO", and is the way that is useful for chumby developers.
MTASC, SWFMILL & SWFTools
MTASC, the Motion-Twin Action Script Compiler, will compile Actionscript 2.0 files into .swf. A lot of widgets can be created with just this tool. The source to an example Chumby widget developed with MTASC is Star.as.
Swfmill is an xml2swf and swf2xml processor with import functionalities. It's most common use is the generation of asset libraries containing images (PNG and JPEG), fonts (TTF) or other SWF movies for use with MTASC-compiled ActionScript, although swfmill can be used to produce both simple and complex SWF structures.
SWF Tools is a collection of SWF manipulation and creation utilities. These tools can combine SWF files, extract media (GIFs, JPEGs, MP3s. etc.) from existing SWF, convert media into SWF, etc. It also has its own simple language and compiler (swfc) for creating Flash animations. The source to an example widget developed with swfc is star5.sc.
Used in conjunction, these tools provide a moderately-complete, open-source, command-line Flash development environment.
FlashDevelop
FlashDevelop is an open source ActionScript source editor that can be used with the free MTASC ActionScript compiler.