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Same Code, Different Frame

October 02, 2006

I am working on this project and I had to go through hours* of video within Flash (FLVs dropped onto FLA timelines) and drop function calls along the timeline in order to trigger events based on the audio. I had already watched all the clips to find the key frame numbers (which wasn't that bad because some of the clips are hilarious) but after I had all the frame numbers, I needed to go through and drop 2 lines of code at each frame... the same 2 lines... on each frame... a tedium that I did not look forward to. So I ended up writing this panel to help do it faster and with less 'boring' than the 'by hand' way.

With this Script Sprinkler panel, you can enter a frame number and some Action Script. The panel will then make a keyframe at the frame number entered, on the currently active layer and add the Action Script entered. I found it to be really helpful for marking these videos that where thousands of frames long.

ScriptSprinkler_panel.jpg

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*Ok, so it wasn't really hours of video but it felt like it when I marked the first 2 by hand. It was probably more like 10 minutes of footage.

Posted by A at October 2, 2006 03:04 AM




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dustin added:

brilliant!

on October 2, 2006 02:04 PM

A added:

Thnx :) It saved me some time on that project. Hopefully someone else finds it useful too

on October 4, 2006 09:45 AM

jm3 added:

LOL at "well it was probably more like 10 minutes of footage" -- relating strongly to this mindset.

also, i check hard for anything called the Script Sprinkler. nice work.

on October 15, 2006 11:17 PM

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