The StackFlow component uses the popular 3D engine for Flash, PaperVision3D 2, for creating real 3D perspective.
The Live Preview feature allows you to visualize, at design time, how the component will be rendered while changing different properties in the Component Inspector.
The component features XML support that allows you to update its data without having to republish the SWF file. For example, you could add or remove images in the component just by editing the XML file.
You have the option to specify additional data for each item, such as title, description, link, or any other data, in the XML file or by using Actionscript code.
The component can load videos, including H.264 encoded videos, using progressive download or RTMP streaming. The following extensions are supported: .mp4, .mov, .m4v, .m4a, .3gp, .flv, .f4v.
You can also load YouTube videos by simply specifying the ID of the video in the XML file or using Actionscript code.
The Video Player allows you to easily customize its controls the same way the Adobe components that come with the Flash IDE are customized.
The component allows you to zoom over an item and display a higher resolution version of the same item, or even a movie clip animations.
Any property can be changed at runtime and the component also provides a set of methods for adding, removing or replacing items at runtime.
Over 70 properties allow you to change the StackFlow Component's appearance. You can change the orientation to vertical or horizontal, number of rows or columns, scaling, border, preloaders, reflection and many others.
The component provides you with a set of properties to control the zoom, focus and position of the 3D Camera using the Component Inspector or Actionscript code.
Supports externally loaded content (JPEG, PNG, GIF, SWF) as well as library assets and DisplayObject (MovieClip, Sprite, Bitmap etc) instances. You can specify the content's location using an XML file or using Actionscript.
This feature gives you the option to automatically skip all broken URL's and only load images with a valid location.
The StackFlow component has a built-in auto-scroll feature and provides several properties that allow you to set the delay and direction of the scrolling.
5 built-in preloaders to chose from and several properties that allow you to change the color, transparency, and size of the preloaders.
The built-in Event system provides more than 40 custom events that will allow you to track all the mouse interaction and the loading process.
There are 5 Effect Components included which allow you to change the appearance of the StackFlow's items when a user moves the mouse over the items or when an item is selected.
The included Scrollbar component is fully skinnable and very easy to integrate with the StackFlow component. You can also use it in other contexts.