When creating a new Bitmap Data object, there is a transparency flag. Now, you might be forgiven for thinking that if you set this to true it will give you alpha goodness but alas it will not.

All this flag does is tell Flash not to ignore the alpha channel of each pixel. You need to actually specify the colour. See code below and enjoy.

Overview

Little Ewe has been around for a little while but has recently become popular after being given a starring role in the latest moonpig.com TV advert. This in mind, Little Ewe's creators felt it was time for him to have his own website not only as a promotional tool but as a place fans could find information and download cool Little Ewe stuff!

Last week I made another update to the Forever Friends Facebook app which now allows users to send animated 3D bears as well as the the existing static images.

The new animated bears are similar to those seen in Forever Friends eCards, but Hallmark have had these created specifically for the app.

The most significant part of this update is that users of Facebook can now play the animations directly on their walls.