I’ll be in Germany until next Monday and then will be going to Paris for a few days. These are very exciting days; Ozzfest is happening the week after getting back home so yea, is an awesome Summer so far.

or have an "allow all" rule like this:

Allowing all domains may have some security risks so it should be used carefully.

This method works the best by far but there are also other ways to work around this issue. One involves having a dummy SWF file, referred as shim, residing on the same folder as the XML file that needs to be loaded and having it load all the XML data which then can be read by simply loading this SWF file onto your main SWF. Before it can retrieve any information you have to add some security clearance to the both of the flash files by using the security.allowDomain method:

The latter method involves quite a few steps so always go with the crossdomain solution.

Relevant Resources:

Loading data across domains

External data not accessible outside a Macromedia Flash movie's domain

I was a bit disappointed 'cause the movie I wanted was Master Killer which seems hard to find in the US. A true classic!! The Leg Fighters was pretty cool though, can't complain. Gordon Liu is on one of the other movies I've got so is all good.

The great thing about this kind of movies (I think) is that it opens the possibility for movie makers to work with limited budgets and resources. The need for making those big sets only possible in Hollywood is beginning to pass more as another one of options at the director's disposal. What I am most excited about is the fact that the tools to make great movies are becoming more reachable for the average person and the amateur film maker. High Definition (HD) cameras are revolutionizing Hollywood and indie films due to his relative absurd-low-cost compared to Film which costs thousands and leaves little room for error. To put it into perspective, for Star Wars - Attack of the Clones they spent something like $16,000 in digital tape where in films could have gone to more than $1.5 million; and keep in mind that since it is cheaper they could have (and possibly did) shot a lot more than they would with film.

The difference is quite astonishing. A level entry high-definition camera can be found under $5,000 nowadays and low-cost editing programs such as After Effects will definitely make it possible for more indie movie makers around the world to create master pieces that focus on the storyline and not the budget! Add to the mix the web and YouTube and the future looks very exciting.

I've been considering having a "downloads" sections with some things that people might find useful, especially some Flash Actionscript I have written throughout the years. There is also a few textures I've made a while ago which can be very useful for making games and such others. They will probably reside on Flickr to take some of the bandwidth off my server. Creative Commons seems to have some sort of support for OpenSource files so yeah, that could work too.

On another great news, tonight (if shit doesn't happen) we'll be launching a new shopping site I've been working for a couple of months. I am very proud of this site as we put a lot of work and devotion to it and it looks terrific. That had me thinking that there should be a section on the sidebar showcasing my latest work. So it shall be done!!

In another note, I've been considering moving some of the graphics out of the server to prevent some downtime if hit pretty hard by site traffic at some point. Flickr could be used but they dont allow unless there is a link back. It can be done but there is the risk of them cancelling my account. That will uck very much considering there are almost 2000 photos of mine uploaded. But, if i make a basic account just for this, then if it is cancelled it doesn't matter. It is worth checking out.

Ok, back to work