Papervision 3D Programming Tutorial - Effects

A Flex / Actionscript development tutorial that shows you how to use the Papervision 3D egine to create 3D Flash effects in your webpage. This article demonstrates the use of Flash filters with Papervision 3D objects.

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Papervision 3D Programming Tutorial - Effects

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