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DMP and Partigen 2 RC1 Now Available

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

It’s been a long time coming, with numerous rewrites and lots of feedback, Partigen 2 (and it’s motion library) is being finalized. This release packs incredible changes, including the following major features:

  • Tweens/physics performance increase 400%-500%!
  • Both packages can export and import XML from classs
  • Sequence class rewritten with tons of extra features
  • Physics and Tween packages re-factored into new classes
  • New Bases package that provide a base for Primitives
  • Eases are now strings, for XML compatibility
  • Lots of internal changes and fixes

See the full list of changes: Changelog

There’s just a little more work to do and then we’re at a final stable version, so this is your last chance to get your input heard, as the API and syntax is pretty much finalized now.

So stop waiting, and download them now here: http://desuade.com/developer

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Desuade Website Relaunched!

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Desuade.com v2 is live: http://desuade.com/

The original desuade.com website has been up for about 2-3 years, and it was time for a refresh. The first design was, in my opinion, a beautiful work of a typography-based design, but like most people, I felt it was too much text. That, along with new products and a slew of new experience, it was long over-due for a re-haul.

The new site is a bit snazzier, and although there is still a bit of typography work, I feel there is a healthy balance of graphics and text.

Most importantly, the new site is smaller, easier to maintain, and straight to the point. Get what you want, and get it fast. It’s all about logical, coherent, instant gratification.

Next month, Partigen 2 will be launched. Until then, the Partigen pages in the site are logically unavailable, since Partigen 1 is not being sold anymore.

Over the next few days there will be some tweaking here and there of content and backend optimizations, so a few site quirks may occur.

Any feedback on navigation, page layout, or content would be appreciated. The user experience is what counts, and if something missing, please let me know!

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Desuade.com Server Migration/Relaunch

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

In preparation of the new products and site redesign launch, it has also been decided to migrate to a new VPS server as well. This should make the site and all subdomains a lot snappier.

The forums and blog should be up and running as normal, and seem to be super fast.

The main desuade.com site will be back up next week with a redesign, as well as making DMP and Partigen 2 libraries available.

UPDATE: DLP server is offline until DLP2 is up and running. Users trying to activate/deactivate Partigen 1.x may experience disruptions in service. We are working on a way to keep legacy products usable in the platform, instead of a quick fix. Thank you for you support in this large upgrade.

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Partigen 1.1 Being Discontinued

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

In preparation of Partigen 2, the current version of Partigen 1 will be discontinued at the end of the month. This means that you only have until May 31st to get your license for Partigen 1.1.

Support for Partigen 1.1 will continue to the end of this year.

It’s understood that this may affect a small percentage of users that still use AS2. In order to continue the kind of innovation Desuade is known for, focus needs to be placed on the future and the majority of Flash users have made the transition to AS3. Partigen 1 is over 3 years old and it is time for it to retire and make way for version 2.

Thank you for your support in this move to better serve the Flash community as a whole.

*Update: The Desuade website is currently being redesigned and prepping for relaunch in the coming weeks. Due to the original short-notice, Partigen will still be available for purchase until the new launch.

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Follow Desuade on Twitter Now!

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

That’s right, you can now follow us on Twitter!

Just follow @desuade on Twitter now to receive all the latest development updates for Partigen 2, and any special deals on the release!

Knowing that many people are beginning to feel the anticipation for the release, this might help ease you’re excited.

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Partigen 2 in Development – AS3 Particle Effects!

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Hello everyone! It’s been awhile since I have updated the community on what’s happening with Desuade and Partigen, so I thought I’d take a moment to do so because I’m sure you’re curious.

Partigen 2 – Ok, so cat’s out of the bag. Partigen 2 has been under development for a few months now, and will be entirely in AS3 for Flash CS3 and CS4. Partigen is being completely rewritten from scratch, and will make 1.1 look like a square wheel – it’s almost too powerful.

This time around, something’s going to be different. The Partigen 2 engine and ActionScript classes will be released 100% free, Open Source. That’s right, you read that correctly – free. It will be distributed and open for contributions from the public via github.

There will still be a commercially supported plugin for Flash, for those users who wish for this and all the same preset effects and easy point and click configuration. Again, this is going to blow the previous version out of the water.

By now I’m sure you’re wondering, when exactly is it going to be released, weren’t you? Well if you’re compelled to know all about Partigen, then I would have to say you can feel excited about beginning to get anticipated for the release in about 2 months!

So tell everyone you know now, get them excited about it – because Partigen 2 is going to be epic, and it’s just like when you were a kid, the night before Christmas, feeling giddy with excitement, waiting for just what you wanted this all along.

You can expect more updates soon!

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Hiring AS3 Developers and Designers

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Petty client work, ridiculous deadlines, projects without passion, monotony of the same old thing, day after day – work that doesn’t really mean anything.

Sound familiar?

But what if you could break out, and let your true abilities really shine, and be appreciated by thousands of new friends…

Let me ask you: have you ever wanted to be a part of something revolutionary in your industry? To create something that thousands of people use and rely on everyday, that really changes the face of an entire culture? How many chances does one get to do anything that’s actually really something?

Are you a talented and experienced AS3 ninja that can create OOP and MVC classes and engines as easily as one sleeps? Someone that really loves working on opensource projects to better the world. Or how about an interface rockstar that gets giddy when a transition has the prefect blur and alpha value that really makes the difference?

Have you been looking for that really glamourous and bleeding edge project that allows your creativity and attention to detail to take over, a time where everything goes by quickly because you’re having so much fun doing something that nobody else has done before?

Well – now’s the time. Here’s that one opportunity to be a leader in your field now that you can feel that passion really burning to be on the cutting edge of something better, even magical.

Someone’s looking for just that; someone’s looking for you. Get in touch now, won’t you?

http://desuade.com/company/contact/inquiries/

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Desuade and Flashloaded Partnership for Partigen

Monday, July 28th, 2008

After many months of preparation, the partnership between Desuade and Flashloaded to resale Partigen is now official and live.

Flashloaded will be reselling Partigen to it’s expansive customer base, allowing the word to get out about this powerhouse particle effects plugin for Flash. They have a huge market share for Flash components, and can provide great support to all of the new users they bring in.

Of course buying Partigen directly from Desuade is your best option, but for many other solutions, Flashloaded offers quite a selection of high quality components – be sure to check them out!

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Partigen 1.1 Update Now Available

Monday, April 28th, 2008

The long awaited 1.1 update to Partigen is finally here!

This is the first update since its initial release, and I find it quite remarkable there have been no critical bugs requiring one. Needless to say, this is quite a nice upgrade, offering decreased file size, improved performance, and a much refined UI.

A 15-day trial is now being offered for those of you who wish to take it for a test-drive before purchasing. The trial functionality is possible by the Desuade Licensing Platform that handles serials, activations, and licenses.

What are you waiting for? Get the full details on the Partigen homepage.

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Partigen Reviewed In Layers Magazine

Monday, December 10th, 2007

Marcus Geduld from Layers Magazine has reviewed Partigen in the recent November/December 2007 issue of Layers Magazine.

While giving it a rating of 4/5, Marcus calls Partigen a “fantastic plugin” and saying that he “grudgingly admits this blows After Effects out of the water”.

Read the review or pickup your copy today!

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