Breaking News: next generation of FlashFilterLab in alpha

The new version of FlashFilterLab was renamed to SourceBinder. This was already badly neccecarily, because this thing is far-far away from being only a filter compositing tool for flash. After it's first public presentation at the Flashconference in Stuttgart a closed alpha version was released. You can check it out and aply for alpha invitations at SourceBinder.org . Of course flashfilterlab will still be available, but after the final release of SourceBinder there will probably be no reason any more to use this instead of the new thing. And one more good news: we still keep the whole thing free for any kind of use.

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Overview of FlashFilterLab

FlashFilterLab (FFL) a web-based visual application for easy creation, real-time tuning and sharing of complex Adobe Flash effects and movies. FFL extends the possibilities of Adobe Flash and provides a sound environment for beginners to advanced Flash users to fully leverage the full potential of Flash. Furthermore, the mostly cumbersome way of using, combining and tuning of Flash objects now becomes just as easy as a child’s play!

FFL is an intuitive visual programming environment – a kit of reusable components, Flash units and filters - that can be wired together to build so-called scenes. Those can comprise complex visual filters, effects and interactive Flash movies. Using FFL, you create graphical flowcharts to model real-time effects. Effects are built as a model of nodes. Those are the basic functional units of FFL. They have connectors in order to communicate with each other. To attain a contact between two nodes you just drag-and-drop a line between the desired connectors...

To try FlashFilterLab, simply click on the Start Lab> link on the top left of this page or click here >>

figure 1., showing the Lab

The benefits of FlashFilterLab to..

Flash community

• The Open Module API of FFL makes it possible for everyone to write new nodes (objects) for FlashFilterLab using easy and regular actionscript. The new nodes can be easily used by everyone with just a mouse click and the best is, they can be wired together to give more complex functionality. That makes FFL an ideal framework for sharing and reusing ideas and techniques.

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Media artists

• Experiment easily with new ways of interactivity like using webcam or microphone as an input device. Learn and develop techniques to procedurally generate animated backgrounds or other movie parts. Create fascinating visual effects and movies using the unlimited variations FlashFilterLab has to offer. Make your Flash movie or cartoon more impressing by using smart and interactive filtering techniques.

Flash enthusiasts and Web designers

• Create rapid prototypes and complex projects and try the unlimited number of it’s visual variations. Learn and explore advanced Flash features and techniques without spending a lot of time with actionscripting.

Media education

• FlashFilterLab displays an easy visual explanation of complex Flash filter trees which is just perfect for teaching and explaining, allowing educators to focus on concepts instead of software skills. FlashFilterLab gives an excellent environment to teach a common visual programming approach.
  

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