I am going to put my multimedia experiments and updates to media players and flickr mashups on hold to repackage and publish some really cool 3D stuff and interactive maps I’ve done with OpenFlux, Away3d,  Tweener, and Degrafa.

Flickorama 3D Update and Camera Work
Inspired by the PlexiGlass (OpenFlux 3D) example that opened easy to use Element [...]

January 19th, 2009
Categories: 3D, Flex, SVG, maps, photos . Author: Taras . Comments: 4 Comments

Some folks complained that my default UI skin is too dark, it is hard to read photo descriptions in Flickr Flip Book, and the whole charcoal look and feel used in most Adobe Flex and AIR apps is wearing off.
So, I added new silvery Light UI skin to this app with an option to switch [...]

January 12th, 2009
Categories: Flex, photos . Author: Taras . Comments: 1 Comment

Flickr Flip Book is my new Flickr mashup to browse Flickr photo stream and view large photos with all the extra info, Photo Album style!

Flickr Flip Book Features:
- Flickr Tag Search prompt
- Flip Book animation with Photo Album pages displaying photos and extra photo informaion
- Detailed Photo Information: description, tags, author, number of views, date [...]

January 6th, 2009
Categories: Flex, photos . Author: Taras . Comments: 1 Comment

Flickorama finally got approved on programmableweb.com and was selected as the Mashup of the Day today.

I only noticed it because after reading The 3D Web in 2008 by Sarah Perez on readwriteweb.com last night,  I started considering getting back to it and adding some new features to keep me busy.
Eric Miraglia posted an encouraging Flickorama [...]

December 19th, 2008
Categories: Flex, photos . Author: Taras . Comments: No Comments

I’ve spent more time on Flickorama aesthetics last week. Here is the latest screenshot:

New Features:

Slideshow thumbnail photo strip
Large Photo View
Full Screen View
Link to the photographer’s photostream
Photo highlights, transparency, borders, drop shadows and typography enhancements

November 3rd, 2008
Categories: 3D, Flex, photos . Author: Taras . Comments: No Comments

Quick Flickr mashup using OpenFlux 3D PlexiGlass to browse fractal pictures. Actually, you can search for any pics with this app :)
Here is the Flickorama with sample layouts:
Cover Flow:

Roller Coaster:

Time Machine:

There are more layouts available and a larger photo preview feature that is currently in beta.
With Flickorama you can search public Flickr photos by tags, [...]

October 20th, 2008
Categories: 3D, Flex, photos . Author: Taras . Comments: 2 Comments