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1.b- How To Install The Plug-in In Adobe Extension Manager
1.c- How To Verify The Installation
3.a- Components
3.b- Steps
3.a- Functions
3.b- Example
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1.a- Download Link
To download the components, please CLICK HERE.
1.b- How To Install The Plug-in In Adobe Extension Manager
Unzip the downloaded file. Then, open Adobe Extension Manager program to start with the installation of AS3 Builder-Standard Ads.
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Click on “Install” and select
AS3 Builder-Standard Ads_ en.zxp
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You should accept the Terms and Conditions to finish the installation in Adobe Extension Manager .
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Once the components have been installed, they will be displayed in Adobe Extension Manager*:
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* To avoid possible incompatibilities, we recommend to have the Adobe
Extension Manager version in the same language as the Adobe Flash program (Ex.:
English Adobe Extension Manager, Adobe Flash in English) www.e-planning.net
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1.c- How To Verify The Installation
Open Adobe Flash program and verify that the AS3 Builder-Standard Ads extension has been properly installed.
To do this, please go to the “ Window ” menu and then click on “ Other Panels ”.
Once the AS3 Builder-Standard Ads window has been enabled, you will view the components in that panel.
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2.a- Format Selection
- Choose NEW AD
- Select the FORMAT TO CREATE
Once the format has been selected, the panel will indicate which components are required. Those components will be automatically added to the scenario when clicking on the
“ Create Format ” button.
According to the selected format, the fla should be designed with the following characteristics:
» Banner: Animation with indefinite Frames.
» Expandable Push: It is composed of 2 frames. The first frame is folded, the second frame, expanded.
» Expandable RollOver: It is composed of 2 frames. The first frame is folded, the second frame, expanded.
» Layer: Indefinite frames; the animation can be done following the designer’s preferences.
» Layer to Button: It is composed of 2 frames. The first frame shows the Layer and the second frame shows the Button. www.e-planning.net
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2.b- Timeline Organization
Three layers will be automatically created in the timeline that refer to the components and their functionalities:
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It contains the FORMAT component, with all the format’s preselected parameters.
It contains all the format’s components needed in order to allow the ad to have the appropriate functionality.
This layer contains all the mentioned API functions, to be able to use them freely. www.e-planning.net
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2.c- ClickTag Inclusion
Next, we will include the clickTag in the creative, so that it counts the number of clicks in e-planning platform.
This component is one of the most important to be included when programming the ad.
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All the formats can be programmed without the need of using e-planning’s panel.
Once AS3 Builder-Standard Ads extension has been installed, you will be able to visualize a folder with the same name in the Flash “Components” panel. This folder will include all the necessary components to program the formats.
EPL - FORMAT It specifies the format to be used.
PARAMETERS
Format » Ad’s format type
Time to Close » Time in ms to close the ad automatically.
EPL - CLICKTAG Active area to execute the ClickTag
PARAMETERS
Click Id » It is the ID of the clickTag.
Click Target » It refers to the manner in which the clickTag should open.
EPL - EXPAND It is used to expand the Expandable formats.
PARAMETERS
Expand » It expands the ad by Clicking or
Rolling over it.
EPL - SHRINK It folds the Expandable formats.
PARAMETERS
Shrink » It folds the ad by Clicking or Rolling over it.
EPL - CLOSE It closes Layer formats.
PARAMETERS
Close » It closes the ad by Clicking or Rolling over it.
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3.b- Steps:
1 - Enter the EPL - Format component in the first frame of the movie:
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FORMATS
BANNER
EXPANDABLE PUSH
EXPANDABLE ROLL OVER
LAYER
LAYER TO BUTTON
2 - Insert the required format’s necessary Components and position them as active areas.
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The traditional ads’ API consists of a set of functions that will enable you to easily control the ads by means of a code. In addition, you will be capable of using those functions in more complex scripts, local connections, etc.
To be able to use it, you need to insert the EPL - Format Component in the stage’s first frame, in order to register the eplAd object.
4.a- Functions: eplAd.adExpand(); // It expands the ad. eplAd.adShrink(); // It folds the ad eplAd.adClose(); // It closes an ad
4.b- For example: import flash.events.MouseEvent; var _root:MovieClip = root as MovieClip; MyButton.
addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, MyExpand);
} function MyExpand(e:MouseEvent):void{
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API (APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE)
It is a set of functions and procedures that a programming interface offers in order to be used by another programming software or library.
.ZXP FILE
It is an installation package provided by Adobe Extension Manager to carry out installations in the software.
It contains all the installation files and addresses where Flash is going to execute the setup. e-planning uses this type of executable file in order to include the components, the panels, and all the necessary files in
Flash.
CLICKTAG
It is a variable that is included inside the programming of the creatives in order to carry out the redirecting and click counting in the Ad Server.
FRAME
Adobe® Flash® Professional documents divide lengths of time into frames. In the timeline, you work with these frames to organize and control the content of the documents. Frames are located in the timeline in the order you wish the frame objects to appear in the final content.
INDEFINITE FRAMES
The .swf file can contain any number of frames in its main timeline.
FLASH PANEL
It is a Graphic Window with functionalities that e-planning offers in order to perform actions over .swf files and to be able to create traditional formats.
To have access to it, please go to: Window >Other Panels > AS3 Builder-Standard Ads Panel.
ACTIVE AREA
Area defined by a graphic or button in Flash that acquires properties to be clickable or interactive by means of the Mouse, e.g.: Click, Rollover, RollOut, Release, etc. www.e-planning.net
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