“Wallaby” is the codename for an experimental technology that converts the artwork and animation contained in Adobe Flash Professional (FLA) files into HTML. Wallaby is not a final product and is still in the testing and validation phase. We are not yet able to commit to a roadmap for this experimental technology.
vivek
 Adobe is organizing a two day conference in Bangalore, India on August 25th and 26th. The Adobe Flash Platform Summit will be the great place to update yourself and to learn about their latest technologies and network with other industry professionals.
With 40+ sessions spread over 2 days, the conference promises to be bigger than ever. Day 1 will be focused on RIA development and Day 2 will be focused on RIA design. Apart from the Adobe experts, listen and interact with the vibrant Flash Platform community. Registrations are open and you can pay electronically as well at the website.
Some great news I have some discount codes I can give away to people interested to attend. If you are interested and want to get one, just leave a comment on this post with your thoughts on the future of the Flash Platform. What features would you like to see supported? How do you see the technology being adopted in India? Are there any obstacles to overcome?
I will be there, let’s keep in touch and see you there. 🙂
vivek
Building Multi-Screen Applications with the Adobe Flash Platform and Adobe Creative Suite 5
Monday, May 10, 2010 | 11:00 AM US/Pacific
Building Mobile Applications with Adobe Flash Professional CS5: Create a Game
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 | 11:00 AM US/Pacific
Creating Sexy Applications with the Adobe Flash Platform: Designer-Developer Workflow
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 | 9:00 AM US/Pacific
Building Desktop Applications with Adobe AIR 2.0
Friday, May 14, 2010 | 4:00 PM US/Pacific
vivek
Steve Jobs recently posted a long letter on Adobe Flash, why Apple has decided not to support it on the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
The letter is a clear, in-depth view in all of Flash’s defects from Apple’s point of view, and while we’re sure it will be dissected over and over again in the upcoming days (especially the part about Flash not being open), you have to admire its frankness.
In short, Steve Jobs claims Flash drains the battery of mobile devices; it’s not very good for multi-touch operation; and its performance, reliability and security are all shoddy. It’s also a proprietary system, and while Jobs admits that their mobile OS is also proprietary, he claims that web standards should be open, like HTML5, CSS and JavaScript.
Most importantly Apple doesn’t want “a third party layer of software [to] come between the platform and the developer.†Finally, Jobs concludes, Flash is a relic. “Flash was created during the PC era –- for PCs and mice,†he says, “but the mobile era is about low power devices, touch interfaces and open web standards –- all areas where Flash falls short.â€
It’s a long discussion and i love adobe flash since long time. what you think, Do you think flash will survive in next years? Write us? i like to hear from you.
vivek
Some important snippets are:
“At CES, Palm demonstrated Flash content in the browser on a Palm Pre. Palm’s press release states that developers can expect to download a free Adobe Flash Player 10.1 plug-in from the Palm App Catalog in the coming months. Palm webOS will be one of the first mobile platforms to support the full Flash Player in the web browser. Here you can check out a quick demo by Adrian Ludwig showing various Flash games from Armor Games and Miniclip.com on a Palm Pre.”
“Consumers demand that the same high-quality Web experience they know from the desktop port easily to their mobile experience as well,” said Sanjay Jha, co-CEO of Motorola and CEO of Motorola Mobile Devices. “Working with Adobe to bring rich Flash content to our smartphone portfolio will revolutionize how consumers experience the mobile Web by making it more vivid and interactive than ever before.”
“Flash is an integral part of the Web and delivers rich content, applications and videos to millions,” said David Wadhwani, vice president and general manager, Platform Business at Adobe. “By working with us to bring virtually all Flash content on the Web to its devices, Motorola is ensuring consumers have an uncompromised Web browsing experience no matter where they are.”
Google also announced their new Nexus One. As part of the Open Screen Project, Adobe’s working with Google to make sure that the Nexus One will have Flash Player 10. It’s got a very powerful 1 GhZ chip made by Qualcomm, so you’ll be able to play a ton of games, watch video, and browse other Web content built with Flash. We’re still working on the finishing touches so Flash Player 10.1 isn’t available publicly yet, but we’ll deliver it over the air to existing phones once it’s available. In the meantime, I thought you might like to see this video of some examples Flash content running on this great new phone.”
Adobe Flash Player 10.1 beta 2 now available for PCs. You can read more about the new capabilities of Adobe flash player 10.1. Â here
vivek
Via Dale, another great video on “Flash Lite for the Digital Home” is the jumping point for application developers to move their existing skills and experience onto an entirely new screen – the TV! In this episode we outline the fundamentals of understanding Flash for TV, and some of the things developers will need to consider.
vivek
Dale has published another cool video: Â In this episode you will look at the ways Flash exists in various mobile browsers and what implications it has on how consumers interact with your Flash content.
It’s important as day be day more and more web traffic is being generated from smartphones and mobile devices, so it’s becoming increasingly important to consider how Flash content is consumed through the mobile web browser.
vivek
Join Adobe SEO Evangelist Duane Nickull and Flex/Flash Programming Guru Rich Tretola as they demonstrate some of the fundamentals of how search engines build indexes and results, and delve into top techniques you can use to increase your search ranking.
vivek
Via Serge Jespers, Intel’s Developer Forum Engadget recorded a demo of an Intel (an Open Screen Project partner) based set-top box running a Flash based user interface and Flash based applications. The heart of this set-top box is Intel’s CE 3100 Media Processor which according to Engadget “combines an 800MHz Pentium M core with a proprietary video processing core all on one chip. That’s about as much power as a 1.2GHz Atom”.
The video demonstrates the Flash UI on top of a Linux operating system. It shows how you can add Flash based applications on top of a video signal coming from the tuner and run full screen Flash based applications. The future is bright for the Flash Platform! Flash on!
Looks like an early stage development, and lot of work is required in User interface to make them smart!!.
vivek
Via flashmagazine, “Rumors had been flying around for a few days before the conference that we were going to see some sneak peaks at this year’s Adobe keynote, and that’s exactly what happened. Richard Galvan and Mark Anders, “Senior” Principle Scientist at Adobe, were back again this year with an update on the Flash platform and a sneak peek on Flash CS5 and the new Flash Mobile features”
Some exciting features are:
If you are attending Adobe MAX you will get to see it in it’s full glory and even if you can’t make it to MAX, all sessions are promised to be online at Adobe TV within 3.5 hours after each presentation so you’re not missing out on all that much by not attending either.
vivek
Adobe has just announced the Flash Lite Developer’s Challenge in various catagories. The contest will award prizes to the best Flash Lite applications in the following categories:
1.Game
2.Infotainment
3.Lifestyle
4.Sports
5.Social Networking
Deadline for entries: 31 May, 2009
vivek
Sr. Media Producer Julie Campagna interviewed Omar Ramos of Scrapblog, which won the MAX Award for Best Rich Internet application, as well as the People’s Choice Award. quite cool and Interface design is preety neat and easy to use 🙂
I love creating my scrap blog soon . .hehe 😉
vivek
Watch From Adobe Flash Catalyst to Adobe CS4, see highlights from Day 2 of the Adobe MAX 2008 General Sessions.
Read more Day 2 keynote here.
vivek
See this live recording from max 2008 and early preview of Adobe Flash Catalyst Introduction Session. Adobe also released “thermo” official website which now known as “Adobe Flash Catalyst” with few tutorials and guide lines. cool 🙂
vivek
SWF2Go Professional enables you to create rich, powerful and engaging Flash Lite applications rapidly by combining the power of Python for S60 and Net60. Making professional class deployment packages is now one-click operation with new redesigned and friendlier user interface.SWF2Go is a RAD (Rapid Application Development) friendly tool, allowing Flash Lite developers to deliver fast and on-time through simplified SIS packaging process.
Some of the key features are:
I use personally SWF2Go and i feel easiest way to package and distribute my mobile contents quickly. 🙂
vivek