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Flash and Flex Developer’s Magazine

Flash and Flex Developer’s Magazine

Flash and Flex Developer’s Magazine is one of few magazines that target Flash and Flex development.  It offers tutorials, product reviews, and articles from the industry’s talent.  Recently, this up and coming magazine subscription has gone digital and completely FREE!

September marks the first month of this free digital publication.  They are also, providing downloads from previous months.

Download your copy now!

Current Issue: Study of Flash Media Server

Flash & Flex Magazine 05 2009

  • Putting “Brains” into Flash Apps…
  • News Digital Media Toyota Tarago Campaign Driving a Difference…
  • Working with MySQL Database from Flash Media Server Server-Side
  • Adobe Flash Media Server 3.5…
  • Streaming to Flash and iPhone with Wowza Media Server 2 Advanced…
  • Wowza Media Server…
  • Options When Planning a Video Application With FMS…

Previous Issue: Branding for Developers

Flash & Flex Magazine 04 2009

  • Creating a game using WOW-Engine…
  • How to monetize your game?…
  • So you’ve written your AIR application, now what?
  • Five Reasons Enterprise Developers Learn Flex…
  • Bring Flash content into the social realm of Facebook…
  • Rich Components with Flash and Flex…
  • ActionScript 3.0 programming paradigms, and code organization Through OOP

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Integrating a Kuler Panel Within Flash CS3/4

Integrating a Kuler Panel Within Flash CS3/4

As many have come to know, Kuler is a great color theme-sharing tool released by Adobe. It started out as a web-based application that enabled users to create, save, and download community-created color themes.   This community wave led to the creation of many Kuler tools like: Mac OS X Dashboard widget, Kuler Desktop, and now comes the Kuler Panel.

Integrating Kuler Within Flash CS3/4

Ben Pritchard’s contribution to the Flash community is the Kuler Panel for Flash CS3/4.  Integrating the Kuler panel with Flash is as simple as installing the Flash extension.   Access all of the community-created color themes or harmonies directly right through Flash.

With the release of Flash CS4, Adobe has integrated its own version of a Kuler panel.  Installing this version of the Kuler Panel will not effect the built in panel and infact they can be used together.  Kuler users will find these tools very handy.

Curious…

If you are as cusious as I was to see how Ben built this panel check out his article on Adobe Developer’s Connection.

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ActionScript 3 RIA API Guide Updated!

ActionScript 3 RIA API Guide Updated!

What is the ActionScript 3 RIA API Guide?

This ActionScript reference for rich Internet application development provides an alphabetical reference for all native ActionScript APIs for the Adobe Flash platform runtimes: Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR-as well as the Adobe Flex framework APIs.  The RIA guide has been recently updated to include the API changes effected by Adobe AIR 1.5, Flex 3.2 and Flash Player 10.

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Google Analytics Tracking For Adobe Flash: Keep Track!

Google Analytics Tracking For Adobe Flash: Keep Track!

If you’ve ever wanted to track your Flash content over the web, then you’d know what a challenge this task entails.  In the past, Flash tracking was not provided out of the box, and every implementation had to be customized.

It is now safe to say that tracking your Flash content, has gotten much easier and more accurate.  With the assistance of Adobe and other third party developers, the Google Analytics team has developed and released Google Analytics Tracking For Adobe Flash.

What is Google Analytics Tracking For Adobe Flash?

This new Flash tracking code offers all the rich features of the current JavaScript-based version as it translates the current Google Analytics tracking code into the ActionScript 3 programming language that dramatically simplifies the ability to track your Flash, Flex and AS3 content.

Fun Times!!

Google Analytics for Flash Demo

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ASExpander: Trying to Make AS3 in CS3/4 Easier

ASExpander: Trying to Make AS3 in CS3/4 Easier

Anytime you can extend your tool sets to fit a much more simplified work flow, the better control you have over the tool versus the tool over you.  Being able to store code snippets within Flash has been a feature that I am sure a lot of Flash users would love to have available.  You’d think a functionality like so would already to integrated within Flash, however until then you can focus your attention to ASExpander.

What is ASExpander?

ASExpander is a JSFL extension created by Keith Peters for Flash CS3/4 that allows you to integrate a ActionScript snippet functionality into your existing Flash workflow.  ASExpander allows you to store your existing or new ActionScript code snippets into an external file and then map it to a command of your liking.  There are no limits to the amount or type of snippets stored.

While the ASExpander does have its flaws like no interface to interact with it, it is a very nice alternative to a previously created snippets panel created Lee Brimelow.

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Come And Get Em!

Come And Get Em!

As of today, trial versions of Flash CS4 are now available for download.  Now is your chance to try CS4 to see if it’s worth the upgrade.  However, I’d find something to do in the meantime as these downloads range anywhere from 888Mb and 1.75Gb. So start your download now!!!

The trial versions of Flash CS4 are available for Mac and PC in the languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Swedish.

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3D Spiral: Take It For a Spin

3D Spiral: Take It For a Spin

What is 3D Spiral?

Flashloaded presents a new innovative Flash component called 3D Spiral.  The 3D Spiral is a Flash gallery component that displays images on an interactive 3D rotating spiral using the Papervision3D engine.

Features to be expected of 3D Spiral are:

  • Customizable height, width and spacing
  • Control what images are loaded via XML or ActionScript
  • Double sided thumbnail view
  • Customize how the thumbnails animate on
  • Mouse and keyboard interactivity
  • Built-in skinnable scrollbar and preloader
  • many more…

Examples of 3D Spiral in Action:

Wide Spiral Rotating On Fixed Axis With ScrollbarWide Spiral Rotating On Fixed Axis With Scrollbar

Spiral Rotating On Fixed Axis With ScrollbarSpiral Rotating On Fixed Axis With Scrollbar

Tall Spiral With Free Mouse MovementTall Spiral With Free Mouse Movement

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Adobe Flash Player 10 Officially Available

Adobe Flash Player 10 Officially Available

Today is a great day for the Flash community with the official announcement of the release of  Adobe Flash Player 10.  Flash player 10 introduces many great features and enhancements over its predecessor.  Along with the release of Flash Player 10, Adobe Flash CS4 is now available for pre-order.  Once again, Adobe gives us all something to talk about today.

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Flash on the Beach 2008 Keynote

Flash on the Beach 2008 Keynote

With the Flash on the Beach conference wrapping up at Brighton, UK, Peter Elst just posted a video on the keynote held at this year’s conference.  This year’s keynote is given by Richard Galvan,Serge Jespers and Mark Doherty as they took the stage to talk about Flash CS4, AIR and Flash Lite.  Enjoy!

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Flash CS4 Feature Tour: Enjoy the Ride!

Flash CS4 Feature Tour: Enjoy the Ride!

Since Adobe announced its latest version of the Creative Suite, Lee Brimelow has put together a great video demonstrating some of the new features of Flash CS4 experience.  These new features are definitely creating a huge buzz from within the Flash community and it is nice to see Adobe’s evangelists hyping it up even more.  Well done, Lee.

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