Open Forum: Flash-ageddon and beyond

November 17th, 2011 Chris Griffith

December 5, 2011
6:00 pmto8:00 pm

No agenda. Let’s meet at Chevy’s for some food and drink as we discuss the future of our group and the whirlwind of recent events.

Please RSVP (http://sdfug.groups.adobe.com/index.cfm?event=post.display&postid=39576) so we can make sure we get a table for everyone!

Plus, we do have some software to raffle off!


Update To the State of Flex…

November 16th, 2011 James Polanco

Last Friday (November 11th 2011) the Flex Product team made a huge announcement about the future of Flex. The initial impression from the post, in-conjunction with the Flash Mobile announcement, caused a lot of controversy and confusion about the current state of Flex, Adobe’s overall goals with Flex and how they planned to handle Flex in the future.

Yesterday (Nov. 15th), the product team updated the post with a lot more clarity and details about what Adobe is doing with Flex. The core take-away with this update is that Adobe will be donating nearly all of the Flex eco-system (excluding the Flash Player, AIR & Flash Builder) to Apache:

We are preparing two proposals for incubating Flex SDK and BlazeDS at the Apache Software Foundation.

In addition to contributing the core Flex SDK (including automation and advanced data visualization components), Adobe also plans to donate the following:

  • Complete, but yet-to-be-released, Spark components, including ViewStack, Accordion, DateField, DateChooser and an enhanced DataGrid.
  • BlazeDS, the server-based Java remoting and web messaging technology that enables developers to easily connect to back-end distributed data and push data in real-time to Flex applications.
  • Falcon, the next-generation MXML and ActionScript compiler that is currently under development (this will be contributed when complete in 2012)
  • Falcon JS, an experimental cross-compiler from MXML and ActionScript to HTML and JavaScript.
  • Flex testing tools, as used previously by Adobe, so as to ensure successful continued development of Flex with high quality

Adobe will also have a team of Flex SDK engineers contributing to those new Apache projects as their full-time responsibility. Adobe has in-development work already started, including additional Spark-based components.

Adobe also plans to continue support of current and future versions of Flex within the Flash Player, AIR runtimes, and Flash Builder. We definitely recommend reading the full post on the Flex Product teams blog.


Don’t Miss Adobe Developer Week (June 20-24)

June 3rd, 2011 Chris Griffith

Calling all developers! Interested in building apps that run seamlessly across the Web, desktops and mobile devices for Android, BlackBerry Tablet OS and iOS with one tool, a common framework and a single codebase? Then look no further than Adobe Developer Week! Taking place June 20-24, this weeklong event will feature a series of free, live webinars via Adobe Connect hosted by Adobe technology experts.


Announcing AdobeCamp San Diego!

May 30th, 2011 Chris Griffith

The San Diego Flash User Group, the San Diego Adobe Developer User Group and the San Diego Photoshop User Group are hosting a 4 hour deep dive into Adobe’s Creative Suite 5.5!

Join us at the Adobe Camp where we will share with you how Adobe Creative Suite tools have evolved to dramatically enhance your workflow and keep your skills fresh. You’ll learn how to work faster and stay ahead of the latest trends, especially the rapid proliferation of mobile devices and the vast array of screen sizes.

Tickets available now!

When
Saturday, June 25, 2011 from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM (PT)

Where
Art Institute of San Diego
7650 Mission Valley Road
San Diego, CA 92108

You will discover how to:

Design and develop rich browser-based content for desktops or devices with the leading HTML5 authoring tools.

Develop rich interactive applications for Android, Blackberry, and iOS with Adobe AIR, Flash Professional and Flash Builder.

Learn about the new iPad applications available for Photoshop.

Agenda

Welcome & Overview – 10 minutes
Flash Professional – 30 minutes
Dreamweaver – 30 minutes
PhotoShop – 30 minutes
Flash Catalyst – 30 minutes
Flash Builder – 30 minutes
CF Builder – 15 minutes
Community Showcase – 30 minutes
Wrapup and Prizes – 10 minutes
(lunch is included)

Speakers

Chris Griffith – Adobe Community Professional / Manager San Diego Flash User Group
James Polanco – Founding Partner / Web Application Architect at DevelopmentArc
Stephen M. Burns – Manager San Diego Photoshop User Group
Darius Fattahipour – Manager Adobe Developer User Group
Demian Borba – Adobe Community Champion / CEO at Action Creations

We are capping attendance to 50 campers, so get your tickets now. Tickets are $20, which includes lunch and raffle entry. The raffle prize will be a copy of an Adobe Creative Suite (sorry, no Master Collection).


Thanks for the great meeting!

May 3rd, 2011 Chris Griffith

I hope everyone had as much fun attending the lab, as I did giving it! If you want to do more of these type of meeting, let me or James know. Here are the intro slides that I presented.

Here are some resources that were posted last night, along with the announcement that Creative Suite 5.5 is now shipping!

Narciso Jaramillo (nj) has a great tutorial on building an app that gets the latest trending topics from Twitter and lets you see the tweets for each topic as well as who posted each tweet.

The document I was referencing during the lab can be found here.

Have fun!


FlashCamp this Saturday in SF!

April 26th, 2011 Chris Griffith

Flash CampOn Saturday, April 30th in San Francisco, there will be free, all day Flash Camp focusing on Flex 4.5 and mobile development. This is an excellent opportunity to get introduced to the framework or get acquainted with the mobile side of Flex. Both iOS and Playbook development will be covered. Adobe team members will be on hand to provide support. Registration (and more details) can be found here:

http://adobeflashcampsf2011.eventbrite.com

So, if you are up for a road trip to San Francisco, or have some miles saved up for the flight, head on up! For more details, you can read Ryan Stewart’s blog about it.


Flash Player 10.2 is Here!

February 8th, 2011 Chris Griffith

Adobe has released Flash Player 10.2 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. They’re especially excited that this release introduces Stage Video, a full hardware accelerated video pipeline for best-in-class, beautiful video across platforms and browsers. Additionally, this version of Flash Player offers all the new capabilities previewed in our beta release, like custom native mouse cursors, multiple monitor full-screen support, Internet Explorer 9 hardware accelerated rendering support, and enhanced sub-pixel rendering for superior text readability.

Feel free to tweet with hash tags #Adobe #Flash #stagevideo

Flash Player Team blog post
http://blogs.adobe.com/flashplayer/2011/02/flash-player-10-2-launch.html

ADC
Adobe Stage Video page
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/stagevideo.html

Getting started with stage video
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/stage_video.html

Working with native mouse cursors in Flash Player 10.2
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/native-mouse-cursors.html

Debug Players Here:
http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html


Watch Adobe MAX 2010 keynotes live

October 20th, 2010 Chris Griffith

Join Adobe executives, Adobe product experts, and special guests to be immersed in technologies, techniques, and inspiring work — watch the keynotes live. Register now
Keynote: Welcome to the Revolution
Monday, October 25, 9:30am–11:30am PDT
We are in the midst of a revolution across a variety of screens, new input methods, new formats, and new distribution models. Join Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch as he shares insights, future perspectives, and plenty of demos.
Keynote: User Experience: The Next Generation
Tuesday, October 26, 10am–noon PDT
User expectations and experiences are evolving rapidly, and Adobe has long taken the lead in creating the tools and services to design for the future. Join us to be inspired (and, yes, entertained) as we show you the future of building interactive and engaging experiences in ways you’ve yet to imagine.
Choose how you watch
If you aren’t able to attend Adobe MAX this year, you will have several ways to experience the keynotes.
• Watch in real time through our high-quality video player with full adaptive bitrate technology.
• Watch on your Adobe® Flash Player® 10.1 compatible mobile device via the latest mobile optimized player.
• Test drive the new peer-assisted networking technology available with the release of Adobe Flash Player 10.1 and Flash Media Server 4.
Whichever way you choose to watch, be sure to join us.

D2W designer/developer workflow conference – online!

June 9th, 2010 Chris Griffith

So how is this different than the normal registration?

It is online. So you are free to watch any of the presentations live, but when you register, you also get access to the recorded presentations. That is 33 sessions from some of the biggest and best names in the business, including the keynote by Adobe’s Doug Winnie.

After you register, you’ll get an email back telling you the live room recordings. You’ll be sent where to view the recordings after the conference.

What is D2W?

Kansas City’s first Designer/Developer Workflow Conference. June 19-20 in downtown Kansas City, MO near the Power & Light District. We have some of the best speakers both locally and internationally coming to talk on all things workflow. If you are a designer, developer or both, this conference is for you.

Why Workflow?

What’s the big deal about workflow? Workflow is something we all do, day in and day out – although you may not even think about it. Do you work with multiple applications during the day? Do you work with team members, departments, clients, etc.? Improving those workflows is what D2W is all about. We have 3 tracks, with 60-minute sessions. Sign up as a designer, developer, or as a hybrid of both. In addition to the sessions centering around workflow, there’ll be several biz-type sessions for Web professionals.

Who is speaking?

We have an amazing speaker list. Doug Winnie, Flash Catalyst Product Manager and Workflow Manager, Paul Trani – Flash Platform Evangelist, Pariah Burke – Adobe Instructor and workflow is his middle name, Rob Huddleston – Adobe Instructor and author extraordinaire as well as Tom Green who is a legend in the Flash world. We have many more amazing speakers, check out the speakers page and find out more.


Flash Camp San Francisco

May 10th, 2010 Chris Griffith

Flash Camp San Francisco session recordings are now available online. Here is your chance to learn about the latest Flash Platform tools and technologies. http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/events/

Recorded sessions: