Flex 3 Effects / Filters Explorer

Backstory: Recently a project at StudioNorth required some custom blur and drop shadow effects. The project is a Web application written using Adobe Flex. The designer had created concepts of the effects in Illustrator, but as we tried to implement his design we found that the settings in Illustrator do not match the settings in Flex. The blur, quality, and strength settings were definitely different and probably others as well. After a quick search we turned up nothing that could help the designers explore effects settings in Flex 3 and direct the developers…so we built one.

Note: This uses the flash.filters classes GlowFilter, BlurFilter, DropShadowFilter, and BevelFilter, NOT the mx.effects classes. Maybe one day we’ll create one with those if they are any different. Here it is for you, maybe it can help you as well. You can right-click to get the source code as well, should you feel so inclined.

Andy leads the interactive offerings and staff engineers at StudioNorth. He consults with clients on strategic technology direction and personally oversees the key phases of the iterative development cycle for many large technology projects. Whether for public web sites, private extranets, or custom applications, Andy uses his rich experience to provide results-driven solutions to our clients. He’s known for being a visionary and for coining the phrase, “conservative wow” in reference to StudioNorth’s ability to create high-impact projects for some of our more conventional audiences. If you want to bring your brand beyond “2.0″, Andy is your connection.

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