Groups | Blog | Home
all groups > flash actionscript > may 2007 >

flash actionscript : XML Slideshow a bit rough around the edges


wyclef
5/8/2007 8:55:52 PM
Hey there,

I'm supposed to be wrapping up another xml slideshow and could use some help
ironing out some of the problems.

1. The transitions between sections is a bit harsh, I'd like to smooth it
out some by fading from 1 color to the next or something.
2. The captions don't sync up with the pictures the first time around until
the pics are cached.
3. When you click on the button of the section you are in, the slideshow
stops.

Just click on main.swf and you'll see what I'm working with. Thanks a lot.
Here's a link to all the files.

http://www.dynodealz.com/slideshow.zip
dr_ross
5/8/2007 10:39:53 PM
Few suggestions to sharpen it up, add a fade out to the last graphic shown,
especially when changing catagories, and there wait for the first graphic to
load before fading the last.

With the colour tabs you could quickly have flash do the colour change for you
by putting all the colours in one movieclip and having shape tweens between
them which you can simply call when changing catagory i.e label frame
redToGreen and have it simply shape tween red to green.

You could also fade in the text as well if you used embeded fonts. Change the
description copy font as well. Podium Sans perhaps.

Other than that looks good, a little tweak of the style and i think you've got
it, nice clean simple
wyclef
5/8/2007 10:57:53 PM
AddThis Social Bookmark Button