Red5 Media Server is one of my favourite open source tools, but setting it up on a mac can be difficult. Here’s the process that works for me.
1. Download Red5 (be sure to get the ZIP form, not the DMG!)
2. Unzip and place in Applications directory
3. Open Terminal, navigate to your red5 directory (ex. cd /Applications/red5-0.9.0/)
4. Run the Red5 shell script with: sh ./red5.sh
5. Verify that it is running by visiting: http://localhost:5080 and click Install to install sample apps
A small collection of classes for drawing irregular spirals, waves and circles
This is SineMonger, which instantiates a sequence of sine waves to produce a more complex visual pattern. Read More »
Sometimes it is handy to work on parts of your project as separate swf files and have a mother swf that loads the child swfs. It is a bit of overkill in this example to be loading the screen content as a separate swf but I think you can see where this is going. Once the swf is loaded in you can talk to it like you would any other movieclip object- accessing/manipulating properties of the child swf and such. Read More »
There are many instances where interacting with a computer via keyboard and mouse just doesn’t cut it. The Arduino is a mini-computer that can be used to take inputs from things like light and motion sensors, ultrasonic range detectors, touch sensors etc, and stream that data out to a computer that visualizes it using Flash. It can also be used in the inverse scenario where Flash is telling the Arduino to turn on outputs like motors, lights, or any other electromechanical contraption.