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ActiveDen: Flash Upload Instructions

Step 1: Prepare Your File

  1. Before you start building your file take a look at the visual and technical standards we expect from files uploaded to ActiveDen. Read more.
  2. Comment your code so that it’s easy to understand and modify. Read more.
  3. Create useful, written instructions in English for the buyer in either pdf, doc, txt, or html format. You may create video or flash instructions in addition to, but not instead of text instructions. Read more.
    Helpful Hint – Rather than taking time to create a new instructions template, use this one.
  4. Do not use spaces or special characters in your file names. Use only letters, numbers, hyphens (-), and underscores(_). For example, your_image.jpg and yourImage.jpg, not your image.jpg or ~yourimage.jpg. Read more.
  5. Name the items in the library.
  6. Files often react differently locally and online, so be sure to test your files thoroughly on a server.
    Helpful Hint – To make your file as easy to use and customize as possible, use classes or create everything within a movieClip so it can be easily dragged’n'dropped. Also, avoid using _root in your actionscript.

Step 2: Make Sure That You and Your File Don’t Get Banned

  1. Do not upload decompiled files. Authors who upload files containing signs of having been decompiled will be banned, even if the file you decompiled is your own!
  2. Only use images, audio, video, and code you have the rights to use. It is YOUR responsibility to ensure you have the rights to use any materials. We will remove or reject your file if it violates another person’s copyright. Please review this article for more information on acceptable assets.
  3. Do not create a file based on a tutorial.
  4. You may not copy the design, functionality, or code of files from ActiveDen or elsewhere. There is a fine line between being inspired by another file and copying it. If you upload a file that looks too similar to another file, it will be removed and you will receive a warning.
  5. Do not use trademarked logos or products in your file.

Step 3: Upload Your Files

  1. Title and description
    1. Write your title and description in the text areas using proper naming convention. Read more.
  2. Thumbnail
    1. Create an 80 x 80 pixel jpg thumbnail.
    2. Click Upload and select the thumbnail on your computer.
    3. Under the word “Thumbnail”, click the dropdown and select the thumbnail.
  3. Preview Image - fullscreen previews only.
    1. Create an 590 x 300 pixel jpg preview image.
    2. Click Upload and select the preview image on your computer.
    3. Under the words “Preview Image”, click the dropdown and select the preview image.
  4. Preview Source
    1. Name your main swf preview.swf (case sensitive).
      Helpful Hint – If you own encryption software, encrypting your own preview.swf can save time and reduce risk. If you do encrypt your own preview.swf, be sure to say so in the notes to the reviewer.
    2. If you’re not uploading a fullscreen preview, make sure your preview.swf is 590 x 300 pixels.
    3. If you’re uploading a fullscreen preview, name your html page index.html (case sensitive).
    4. If your preview can’t show the true functionality, fake it. If your file is a preloader and you want the potential buyer to see it more than once without having to clear their cache, make the preview a looping animation rather than an actual preloader.
    5. Unfortunately, previews may not use PHP or any other server-side script. Any PHP functionality must be stripped out for the preview. For example, if your file calls dynamic content from a database, for the preview, call static content instead.
    6. Zip (not Rar) up all the files needed to make your preview work and name it preview.zip.
    7. Click Upload and select preview.zip on your computer.
    8. Under the word “Preview Source”, click the dropdown and select the preview.zip.
  5. Main Files
    1. Zip (not Rar) all the files the buyer will need, including all the source and instructions, and name it main.zip. Please note that all source is required, including your component’s source.
      Note: All files meant to be deployed on the web now require a sample .html page.
    2. Click Upload and select main.zip on your computer.
    3. Under the word “Main File(s)” click the dropdown and select main.zip.
    Helpful Hint – To save time, instead of uploading your thumbnail, preview image, preview source, and main files individually, you can upload them all at once. Just click upload and ctrl+click all the files.
  6. Categories & Attributes
    1. Select a category.
    2. Write the published size of your main swf. ex: 23kb, 1mb.
    3. Select what version of Flash your file opens with.
    4. If your file is a fixed size, write the resolution, in pixels, in the text box under where it says “Resolution”.
    5. If your file is resizable, select “Resizable” from the dropdown.
    6. Select your actionscript version(s).
    Helpful Hint – Providing multiple actionscript versions and saving your file to an older Flash version will increase the number of potential buyers.
  7. Tags
    1. Write relevant tags, separated by commas, in each of the three tag fields. Please note that tags may contain multiple words. ex: “deep-linking” or “contact module.” Read more.
    2. Make sure each tag is spelled correctly.
    3. Limit your tags across all three categories to 15 total, not 15 per category.
    Helpful Hint – Effective and relevant tagging can make the difference between 10 and 100 sales. Put yourself in the shoes of a potential buyer looking for your file. Try to imagine what they’d search for. Ask the people around you what they would search for.
  8. Notes to the Reviewer
    1. When using assets you didn’t create such as images, fonts, audio, video, or source code, write where they came from, provide a link to where you found them, and the link to the license stating you are eligible to use them. If applicable, provide proof that you paid for the necessary license.
    2. When using assets you created such as images, fonts, audio, or video, write that you are the copyright holder.
    3. When using images containing recognizable human faces or private locations, link to a scanned version of a filled out and signed model or location release. Read more.
  9. Read the Disclaimer and Click the Checkbox.
  10. Click Upload and Make Some Money! Please note that reviewing your file may take up to a week.
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