Projects and experiments with Flash&Papervision3D/Away3D And Other stuff too.

3d First person type of approach for this project has been dropped and now we’ll do it completely different way.
Neat feat is that it supports multiple videostreams as materials. While playing and another video is clicked the previous video pauses.

So, here’s the final version: mall3d.v7
Too much überfancy (:P) actionscript to give away freely. Sorry.

Older versions of Photoshop (up to CS1) had this really nifty Multi-page pdf to psd function (in file->automate) which could convert easily pdf’s to images with couple of clicks. For some weird reason Adobe decided to remove it from newer versions. Twice a year I have to convert few hundred pages of pdfs to images, so it was kinda of draw back. But, thumbs up for those people who are willing to help us earthly worms!
There are couple of options available:

1) MultiPDFtoPSD.8LI – Install this to Plug-Ins/Automate-folder. Will appear in file->automate. I’m not quite sure in what version this is supposed work. It works fine in CS2, but seems to be a bit buggy in CS3. I’ve had this file for years now, can’t remember where I originally found it.

2) PDF Processor CS3 – Install this to Presets/Scripts-folder. Will appear in file->Scripts. It worked like a charm in CS3 like the file name promises. It can select Single page, All pages or Range of pages to extract. Each page is saved in the same location as the original document. It can resize using Fit Image and run an Action if required. I found this file here ps-scripts.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1882.

Start view of PDF Processor CS3

Adding “worldly” feeling to a 3D scene is almost essential, especially in games.
It is just a box or a sphere that surrounds camera/player. Using blurred texture will give nice effect of distant horizon or view.
Check out mcasperson’s simple tutorial how to make a Skybox.

Example of a sites using skybox-method:
www.papervision3d.org
ww.ecodazoo.com

I was just surfing the web and stumbled upon this awesome set of tutorials:
50 Essential Photoshop Text Effect Tutorials.

A very nice effect

I merrily published  a website using cufón without checking it with “all major” browsers when I changed the font. My bad, yes. It wasn’t a big surprise when I noticed that something is wrong with Internet Explorer (as usual). For some reason it doesn’t show big “P”s. FireFox&Mozilla work like a water closet though. Of course it depends on font etc…
I don’t know where’s the problem, notice title “ProgaPanda” in content and in top navigation. Here’s some screenshots:
1) FF – big letters

2) FF- Small letters

3) IE (6-8) – big letters
PROBLEM!

4) IE (6-8) – small letters

Check out the difference in Big and Small letters in IE. Just to point out that Cufón does not do perfect job (NOT YET, MAN). But it still does great and it’s something every webdesigner wants. Thanks to Simo Kinnunen for outstanding development.