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Desuade Partigen 2 Available for Pre-order Now!

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

We’re almost there!  Partigen 2 will be out in a few weeks, and starting today, you can pre-order your copy to get it before everyone else. The site has been updated, and the Partigen section of the site has been launched:

http://desuade.com/partigen

Pre-ordering also helps get the product out even faster, as more resources can be devoted to the project. So not only will you get your hands on Partigen 2 before the general public, but that time will come even sooner.

The site will be updated over the next few weeks with more examples and demos, so keep an eye open and be sure to tell all your friends. You should also follow @desuade on Twitter now for the latest news, and exclusive behind-the-scenes development updates!

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Partigen 2 and DMP RC2 – Almost There…

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Desuade Partigen 2 and the Desuade Motion Package are almost done! This is the last release before the final “dot-oh” releases, and the commercial component for Partigen 2. There’s less than a month before Flash on the Beach, and things should be up just in time!

This is mostly a bug fix/tweak release for the DMP, but Partigen sees a shiny new toy… the BitmapRenderer.

The BitmapRenderer was originally going to be put on hold until 2.1, but it was just too easy to build and too powerful to leave out. Example fla for Partigen has an example of using the BR, so be sure to check it out now to see a lot of particles… and motion trails.

DMP and Partigen RC2 - download now here: http://desuade.com/developer

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Flash on the Beach 09 Brighton

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Exciting news! I will be speaking at FOTB in Brighton this year as one of the 3 Minute Wonders, flying all the way in from the USA.

I plan on doing a quick pitch on Desuade Partigen 2, and hopefully a bit of inspiration to boot. This will be the first talk about Partigen, and I can’t wait to tell people about it!

This is the first time for me personally that I’ve been to the UK, let alone out of the country, so it’ll be a great experience. If anybody is going to attend, please let me know, I’d love meeting up!

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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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DMP and Partigen 2 Beta 3 Now Available

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

The Desuade Motion Package and Partigen 2 libraries have undergone some big changes from the first beta release to the current near-final releases. If you haven’t gotten a copy yet, now’s the time to get curious as the API is reaching a very stable point.

This release offers a 200% speed improvement for tweens, due to a small syntax change and internal rendering. The ‘target’ property is now outside of the tweenobject and physicsobjects that are passed in the constructor.

I know that causes some backwards compatibility issues, but I figured the speed was worth it – and again these are beta releases so nothing is final yet.

It’s nearing the end of the beta, so now is your chance to get your input heard. You should download the betas now: http://desuade.com/developer and let me know what you think!

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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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Partigen 2 & Desuade Motion Package Beta Soon

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

I’ll cut to the chase this post, so I can get back to working.

Big news: the engine for Partigen 2 and the new Motion Package that powers it, are done. The documentation is being made now, and will follow with examples.

As previously announced, it will be open source. Free. As in beer.

Once the documentation is done, all current customers will have the opportunity to beta test the package before it’s released, as a special thank you and appreciation of your support.

Note: this is for just the source code and classes aimed at AS3 developers, no presets or interface.

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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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