Experiments page
h264 Encoding for Flash
Here´s a quick HOWTO on encoding h264 video for Flash 9 using Premiere Pro CS3. I had a hard time figuring this out for some reason, so here´s hoping it´ll save someone else a few hours.
Windows Media Play
When Microsoft released their new Windows Media Firefox plugin this week, I just had to check it out. The promise of things like WMODE and Scripting the Windows Media Player in Firefox has been a long time coming. I'll show you how to do it, here!
Z-Index Flash & Windows Media Player
As a follow-up to the above article, this experiment shows how you can z-index Windows Media Player behind transparent Flash content.
Pod People
A flash experiment inspired by Cube World. Each block is interesting on it's own, but when stacked with other blocks, unexpected and hilarious results spontaneously occur!
Mandelbrot Fractal Explorer
Using Flash 8's BitmapData class, this applet generates the famous Mandelbrot Fractal, and allows you to zoom in and explore areas you might find interesting! It's pretty slow, be warned that you'll need a pretty fast PC to get timely results!
Three-Level Parallax Scrolling Starfield
A very simple three level parallax scrolling starfield, just as the title suggests. Could make a nice background for a small space shooter game!
The Bench Viewer
A flash viewer for checking out all the old "The Bench" comic strips. The Bench was a site created by Penny Arcade, which invited fans to create comic strips using a pre-set toolbox of characters / images (most notably, Gabe, a squirrel, and a bench).
Starship Comparator
Based on the Starship Size Comparison image put together by Dan Carlson, this flash movie gives nerds the ability to select up to four starships from various Sci-Fi franchises, and compare them side by side.