There are some quite powerful tools for creating Flash (and Javascript) dynamically from code, without having to install the Flash compiler of Micromedia/Adobe:
- haXe: OOP language for creating xml/javascript/flash
- http://haxe.org, see also: http://blog.haxe.org/
- haXe uses the neko language virtual machine: http://nekovm.org/
- compare this to the also interesting lua http://www.lua.org/
An alternative open source API for haXe is xinf: http://xinf.org/trac
- swfmill: Compiles ? into swf flash files. http://swfmill.org/
- The wiki home for swfmill is the Open Source Flash site: http://osflash.org/
- See also the red5 open source Flash server: http://osflash.org/red5
- Alternatives for haXe/neko are:
- MTASC: open source actionscript 2 compiler http://www.mtasc.org/
- … and a recipe for creating flash with ruby/rake + swfmill + MTASC: http://tinyurl.com/d8syh
I recommend haXe/neko over Flash MX - much more transparent and focussed for my tastes. Did not try ruby approach. haXe is pretty much optimized for web deployment of rich media, so it seems a better choice.
P.S. Question: What is FITC about? http://www.fitc.ca/about.cfm
P.P.S. Interesting example of Adobe Hydra effect. “Stained Glass”: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelero/2192754476/
P.P.P.S. Quartz Composer?
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