My colleagues who went to present our brand new component, FlashEff, to the world, came back two weeks ago from the Flashbelt and FITC conferences. Overall, it seems that many people got interested in it and everyone who heard about the project was very impressed with it. This is a good sign for us, especially since we’ve just launched the final version (so no more beta).
While we were working on the component, we had really useful input from people with high expertise in Fash and ActionScript, many of them highly regarded in the Flash community. So the difference between the FlashEff beta and the final version is very much based on their feedback. Thank you very much to all of you.
Of course, we cannot create a product that would please absolutely everybody in the Flash community, but we tried to do our best in creating a component that would be easy to use (especially for those new to Flash) and also, leave an open door to those experts who like to code more than use the visual workflow.
There is a free version that has 30 patterns, which you can use to create show/hide effects on text, apply filters on clips and create buttons from movie clips on the stage, fast and simple. You can download it from the component’s main page and test it out. If you’re happy with it and want more, you can even purchase a full version that includes all the current (100) and future patterns. Also, we’ve changed the initial pricing model and now you can purchase the component for 1, 6 and 12 months. Also, there’s an unlimited version of the component, which costs a little more than the rest. For more information, you can check out the component’s site: www.flasheff.com.