WOWvx Flash Player and Action Script API

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Ben

We have developed a flash player and AS3 API to display flash content on the WOWvx 3D Display. Designers create a 960×540 swf our player then automatically renders depth using flashes layering, special variables can be placed in movies to give advanced control of the display, and set depth data dynamically.

Performance was the biggest issue we had to overcome after much experimentation we found native rendering in flash was pretty much out of the question mainly due to the high overhead of scan converting the flash content to the required 1920×1080 interlaced image.

Our solution uses a special projector executable developed using visual studio .Net that hooks into the flash player. The projector performs the image conversion and a flash API controls the display via the projector, and renders depth data.

We are currently working to furthur optimise the system. If you have a project for the WOWvx display that you think could make use of our player please get in contact via our website: www.mediastation.co.uk.

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