Lets face it, writing ActionScript in Flash has never been its strong suit. New users had to face a dauntingly empty Actions panel, and advanced users had to pillage previous projects to speed development. Flash CS5 has changed all this starting with the introduction of the surprisingly easy Code Snippets panel, advanced code hinting and custom class introspection. Lets take a tour of these new features. Open the Starter File Download the exercise file for […]
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OnDemand: Going Multiscreen with the Flash Platform
Last week I participated in the eSeminar series “Going Multiscreen with the Flash Platform”and some of the presentations have been recorded and assets uploaded. All are worth watching, (especially Thibault’s on optimizing web content). Best Practices in Optimizing Web Content Thibault Imbert: @thibault_imbert, http://www.bytearray.org Slides Recording: Coming soon The Quickest Way to Build Cross-Platform Apps with AIR 2 Paul Trani and Bruce Hopkins (BlogRadio): @podblogr, http://www.podblogr.com Assets and Recording Rich Internet App Development with Flash […]
Read MoreOff Topic: What Motivates Us?
Jump 5:00 in to see how people are motivated. (hint: It’s not money)
Read MoreAdobe AIR 2 SDK Available
The Adobe AIR 2 SDK is now publicly available for download (Windows, Mac and Linux).
Read MoreNew Lynda.com Course: Animation in Flash CS5
Flash has many strengths, but its top two have to be animation and interactivity. In this title I show how to tackle the former allowing you to create engaging, eye-catching animation. So whether you’re making a Flash banner, animated graphics for a site, or a full Flash site, this title is for you. And if you’re still using the classic tween in Flash then this is a perfect title to transition to the motion tween […]
Read MoreCreating Flash Content for Mobile Devices
Props to Flash Evangelist Michael Chaize, Thibault Imbert and others on the Flash Player team for help with the content.
Read MoreVideo Encoding Format for Mobile
I’ve recently been working on encoding video for mobile devices and these are the best settings for the current device set that will support Flash: Preferred Alternate Video codec H.264 Constrained Baseline Profile, up to 30 fps On2 VP6 Simple Profile or Sorensen Spark, up to 30 fps Audio codec AAC-LC, 44.1 kHz, stereo MP3, 44.1 kHz, stere Wi-Fi 3G EDGE/1x-RTT Combined bit rate (audio and video) 500 kbps (350 kbps for On2 VP6 and […]
Read MoreDesigner/Developer Workflow Conference
Next week is what is known as D2WC. Let’s face it, most organizations has some pretty wacky workflow processes made up of legacy systems and “that’s the way we’ve always done it” thinking. This conference is aimed at easing the pain and even making the development of a project seamless for any size team. If that isn’t enough, it’s really a good chance to get with some of the best speakers in the industry in […]
Read MoreAdding Animation, Audio and Video to Flash Catalyst
Adding Animation, Audio and Video to Flash Catalyst from Paul Trani on Vimeo. In this video you’ll see how easy it is to add audio (MP3), video (FLV) and animation (SWF) to your Flash Catalyst Project. Download Source Files
Read MoreCreating Components in Flash Catalyst
Creating a Scroll Panel in Flash Catalyst from Paul Trani on Vimeo. In this video you’ll see how easy it is to convert your custom deigned scrollbar into a fully functional component that scrolls the content of your choice — all without writiing code! Download Source Files
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