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Creativity ++ we launch our new work, have a look :)

ANTS, Bangalore, India 

ANTS, Bangalore, India

ANTS, Bangalore, India

Just finished the web design of Ants India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, India.
See here http://www.antsindia.com/. This project we are working with couple of months and really passionate about it to show how creative we can think 🙂 , in little different way.

Tech: Adobe Flash 8,  Adobe Dreamweaver 8,  Adobe illustrator CS

Little about ANTS :
ANTS – Animation Training School, a first-of-its-kind animation-training studio in Bangalore, India. Set up with the aim of providing quality education to aspiring young professionals in the field of animation and related multimedia applications.

It will be really nice to hear from you, your feedback/ suggestions anything …feel free to write me ( vivek@i2fly.com) or post here.

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vivek

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Adobe Device central, is something missing?

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While doing a short review of Adobe device Central i feel something is missing.
Like :
1. Why no profile (sample device set) for 240×320 under fl 1.1, i use Nokia 6131 with fl 1.1 very similar case in FL 2.0 no profile for 176×208.
2. Even Screensaver functions support in Nokia 6131 but functions are disable not sure why?
3. An addition of Mini display (on supportive phones) in ADC will be really great advantage as it will help in to see content in emulator itself.
4. In wallpaper mode rather then shrinking the space from top and bottom if we will show default icons then it will be really great and user can see how visually content looks. As in practical nothing happens like that. Off course in other sense user know that design should not disturb user interface.
Kindly read full post here  where i mention why and how its useful and it really save time of developers. As even in other emulator like imode-html Simulator, its there.
5. Under Display>reflections we have indoor, outdoor etc. Why not night just curious we can make backlight glow and it will be interesting to user how it looks in night….just a thought.
6. No auto refreshment or a Restart button, each time user has to refresh manually his apps./screensaver/wallpaper etc. It will be great if we have a restart or rerun button. So no double clicking on device list. It also depends on how scripting is written but in many cases it’s required to rerun applications.
7. Why older device like Nokia 6680 removed in recent device profile list.Just curious as it should be there.
8. I installed device profile 5 in flash 8, got error. When choose Nokia 6131 in wallpaper mode then phone height shrinks which is wrong. Instead of content to be shrink as Its not happening in ADC (Adobe device central).

It will be great if anyone notice or feel some missing or future features of Adobe Device Central, Feel free to post here. I hope any one from adobe will notice or speak something.

vivek

Adobe Creative Suite 3 event, Bangalore

Adobe Creative Suite 3 event, Bangalore, India

Adobe Creative Suite 3 event, Bangalore

Adobe Creative Suite 3 event, Bangalore

Adobe Creative Suite 3 event, Bangalore

Some pics from Live Adobe CS3 event, Bangalore which happened on last thursday, 10th  May 07, Its really cool! got some hands on tips from Rajesh, Adobe and V.natrajan, Image Infotainment ltd. Some Cool features of Adobe which I noticed:

  • Adobe product is now more focussing on similar UI interface and maintain functionality so its easy access from one software to another.
  • More on handy design tools to save time.
  • Now photoshop Supports 3d format like 3Ds, Obj, KMz and collada even video can be edited live(Movie Paint) in Photoshop is really cool.
  • Adobe Photoshop Cs3 extended gives a new dimension to Photoshop like non destructive editing using new smart filters its something very similar to Adobe Fireworks filter where any effects or filters can be applied without altering original images.
  • 2D and 3D measurement tools.
  • Adobe Bridge now can handle Camera Raw Images and even a normal photo can be handled as Camera Raw which is really cool.
  • Adobe Flash CS3 and device central 🙂
  • File handling is easy as Layer supports from Adobe Photoshop CS3 or Illustrator CS3 to Flash CS3 works really perfect for designers 🙂

Vivek

Adobe Creative Suite 3 trials now available

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Adobe released fully functional 30-day trials of all Adobe® Creative Suite® 3 products and editions.This is the first time that Trial version is available in two formats :by downloading or by ordering a trial DVD set. For Photoshop Extend you can download here.

Trial DVDs of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium, Design Standard, Web Premium, and Web Standard cost US$9.99, and trial DVD sets for Creative Suite 3 Production Premium and Master Collection cost US$24.99, including shipping.

Seems Its really  a good implementations as US$9.99 for trial is very cheap and can save download time 🙂 .

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Adobe Cs3 event is happening all around the world, for India you can register with following below details.Just email your name, designation and company name at cs3@endtoend.in with CS3 confirmed’in the subject line. Or fax us your details mentioning CS3 confirmed to the below fax numbers.

Adobe Cs3 event

vivek

Flashing mobile’s future: an article about flash lite

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Just read an article about “Flashing mobile’s future” its very intresting and talk more about why Adobe step in to mobile devices 🙂 Following things which i like in article :

“The key thing that Adobe realises is that we are at this tipping point now where there is actually more phones in the next 12 months that will be connected to the Internet than PCs,” says Mark Szulc, senior systems engineer at Adobe Australia. “So if people want to get content out there, their audience is probably greater on a mobile phone that it is on a Web browser.”

“If you look at the traditional developer community, the creative professionals that have used Adobe products for years and years, there is a real interest,” Murarka says. “They are trying to figure out what they should do in mobile. Flash is proving to be three to five times faster for the application and content development than most of the technologies they have used in the past. But I don’t think Flash is a direct competitor for Java, because they solve different needs — Java is meant for a programmer, and Flash is meant for a creative professional 🙂 .”

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vivek

Calsoft pacts with U-Eyes to distribute Flash player in to device

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California Software Company Ltd. (Calsoft) has partnered with U-Eyes, China to enhance one of its products, the electronic visor of a car, by incorporating a flash player in the device. 

The software enables the visor in vehicles to serve a dual role, to shield the sunrays, besides providing entertainment. While passengers of the cab can watch a film or a music video, there is room for useful information in the form of tailor made advertisements. This also keeps the passenger informed of any special offers or events. The best part is that the content could also be updated or changed depending on the requirement.

The company also said that its relationship with Adobe Systems Incorporation allows it to license, distribute, and integrate the Adobe Flash Player SDK and Adobe Flash Lite into embedded and handheld devices in India, South Asia and U.S Markets.

vivek

Adobe Device Central Online Goes Live with first Device Update

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Adobe Device Central Online release the 1st Device Update, now available with over 40 new devices.

“Adobe® Device Central Online is the online service where you can easily download free device profile updates for use in Adobe Device Central CS3. Stay on top of new Adobe® Flash® Liteâ„¢ mobile devices from around the world through regular updates that plug into Device Central CS3 and provide the same functionality as the built-in device profiles.”

You can download Adobe Device Central User Guide — Complete Help here

Download device update here

vivek

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New features of Adobe Flash® CS3 Professional

Create and Deliver Interactive content

Adobe Flash® CS3 Professional

Adobe released Adobe Flash® CS3 Professional 🙂  great
This is something for everyone, many new features are added for designers as well as developers.

Main features are:

Flash® CS3 Professional

Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator import

Import Adobe® Photoshop® (PSD) and Adobe Illustrator® (AI) files, while preserving layers and structure, and then edit them in Adobe Flash® CS3 Professional. Optimize and customize the files during import with advanced options.

Frame-based timeline

Quickly add motion to your creations with the easy-to-use, highly controllable, frame-based timeline inspired by traditional animation principles such as keyframing and tweening.

Shape primitives

Easily create pie wedges, round off rectangle corners, define an inner circle radius, and do much more. Visually adjust shape properties on the stage. And create custom shapes with the included JavaScript API.

ActionScript 3.0 development

Save time with the new ActionScriptâ„¢ 3.0 language, featuring improved performance, increased flexibility, and more intuitive and structured development.

Sophisticated video tools

Create, edit, and deploy streaming and progressive-download FLV content with comprehensive video support. Ensure the best video experience with a standalone video encoder, alpha channel support, a high-quality video codec, embedded cue points, video import support, QuickTime import, closed captioning, and much more.

MP3 audio support

Integrate audio into your projects by importing MP3 files. Integration with Adobe Soundboothâ„¢ makes it easy to edit files as needed, without requiring audio production experience.

Rich drawing capabilities

Visually adjust shape properties on the stage with smart shape drawing tools, create precise vector illustrations with the new Pen tool inspired by Adobe Illustrator, paste illustrations from Illustrator CS3 into Flash CS3, and more.

Extensible architecture

Leverage the Flash application programming interfaces (APIs) to easily develop extensions that add custom functionality.

Convert animation to ActionScript

Instantly convert timeline animations into ActionScript 3.0 code that can be easily edited, reused, and leveraged by developers. Copy animations from one object to another.

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Device Central

Adobe Device Central

Design, preview, and test mobile device content using Adobe Device Central CS3, now integrated throughout Adobe Creative Suite® 3. Create and test interactive applications and interfaces viewable with Flash Lite™ software.

I really want to test this flash version as some of the features are great help for designers.

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vivek

New article: Introducing Adobe Device Central CS3

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A new article published on the Adobe Mobile devNet about Device Central CS3: Introducing Adobe Device Central CS3. The new solution developed by Adobe specifically to help designers and developers minimize these challenges and focus on creating engaging mobile experiences.

About “Adobe® Device Central CS3” is designed to boost the efficiency and productivity of creative professionals and mobile developers who want to produce innovative and compelling content for a broad range of mobile phones and consumer electronics devices. A regularly updated library of device profiles, combined with intelligent integration between Device Central CS3 and the other Adobe Creative Suite® 3 components, simplifies the mobile authoring workflow and makes it a snap to preview designs and test content on the desktop — before loading it on the target device for final testing.

Its really a good article to know all about Adobe Device Central CS3 and how its going to effect mobile spaces for designers and developers.

Read more about Adobe® Device Central CS3 here

Great things 😀

vivek