The Flashy Side of Adobe Edge

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Joseph Labrecque

I’ve been busy at D2W this year! Last night, I was able to do show off some of the cool new features in Flash Professional CS6 and Edge preview 6 at the Adobe CS6 Launch Party here in Kansas City. This morning, I delivered a session dedicated to similarities and differences around Flash Professional and Edge – and how these tools can benefit each other through trans-application content workflows and other subtle considerations.

The Flashy Side of Adobe Edge

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The talk was recorded over Connect and I will update this post when that is made available.

Adobe Edge Preview 6 released!

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Joseph Labrecque

A new version of Adobe Edge is out at Adobe Labs! Adobe Edge Preview 6 includes a number of new features including:

Welcome Screen redesign
Lessons Panel
Instant Transition Mode
Full code mode in Code Editor
Edge Symbol file format
Google Chrome Frame support for down level browsers
Auto-Keyframe mode changes
Editable Time Codes
Context menu improvements
Copy & Paste, Import & Export Symbols
Publish to DPS
Publish to iBooks
Render Static HTML
Localization

That’s a LOT of new stuff since preview 5! In preparation for these release, I’ve recorded six new videos focusing on specific aspects of this release.

Adobe Edge Preview 6: Welcome Screen and Lessons Panel

Joseph Labrecque demonstrates the new enhanced welcome screen and new Lessons Panel in Adobe Edge Preview 6.

Adobe Edge Preview 6: Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

Joseph Labrecque demonstrates the new keyboard shortcuts dialog in Adobe Edge Preview 6.

Adobe Edge Preview 6: Code Panel

Joseph Labrecque demonstrates the new Code Panel in Adobe Edge Preview 6.

Adobe Edge Preview 6: Exporting and Importing Symbols

Joseph Labrecque demonstrates the export and import of Symbols in Adobe Edge Preview 6.

Adobe Edge Preview 6: Publish Settings Enhancements

Joseph Labrecque demonstrates the enhancements made to publish settings in Adobe Edge Preview 6.

Adobe Edge Preview 6: General Enhancements

Joseph Labrecque demonstrates a few of the general enhancements in Adobe Edge Preview 6.

As always, these and other Edge resources can be accesses via http://memoryspiral.com/adobeedge/.

What’s New in Flash Player 11.2 and Adobe AIR 3.2

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Joseph Labrecque

Here you can find the slides and recording for my talk “What’s New in Flash Player 11.2 and Adobe AIR 3.2″ – given on May 10th 2012 for the Hawaii Flash User Group.

FLASH LIVES!

What’s New in Flash Player 11.2 and Adobe AIR 3.2

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The release of Flash Player 11 and Adobe AIR 3 six months ago has greatly expanded the capabilities of the platform in ways that truly overshadow previous releases in terms of the raw capabilities added to the platform – but there are a lot of nice little things to talk about as well.

In this session, Joseph Labrecque, author of the O’Reilly books “What’s New in Flash Player 11” and “What’s New in Adobe AIR 3”, will present a number of examples showcasing the more stand-out features of these releases along with examples of additions recently released with Flash Player 11.2 and AIR 3.2. For those who have yet to explore all of the new runtime additions and enhancements – this is a great opportunity to do so!

Download the slides or view the recording!

Flash Professional CS6 : Video Resources

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Joseph Labrecque

Now that Adobe Creative Suite CS6 has been released, here is a little round-up of content from myself and others that you can use to get started with Flash Professional CS6!

AdobeTV

First, check out the great content over at AdobeTV. There are videos from Adobe peeps like Paul Trani and Tom Barclay – and additional materials from myself and my colleagues Anastasia McCune and Justin Seeley:

Learn Flash Professional CS6: Getting Started with Flash Professional CS6

What is Flash Professional CS6? (Justin Seeley)
The Flash interface (Joseph Labrecque)
The Welcome Screen (Joseph Labrecque)
The Main Menu Bar (Joseph Labrecque)
The Toolbar (Joseph Labrecque)
The Stage and the Work Area (Joseph Labrecque)

Learn Flash Professional CS6: What’s New in Flash Professional CS6

Generating sprite sheets from the library (Anastasia McCune)
Generating sprite sheets from the Stage (Anastasia McCune)
Creating a prepackaged AIR app (Anastasia McCune)
Using AIR native extensions (Anastasia McCune)
Simulating mobile content with the new Content Simulator (Anastasia McCune)

Video2Brain

I also have the following new features course available from Video2Brain. A “getting started” course is also in the works.

Adobe Flash Professional CS6: New Features Workshop
Learn What’s New and How It Affects You
In this workshop, Flash authority Joseph Labrecque looks at the new features available in Flash Professional CS6 and shows you how to incorporate them into your workflow. You’ll learn about the awesome new mobile simulator and new export options like sprite sheets and PNG sequences, as well as less obvious additions like advanced debugging and publish options. You’ll also see what features have been removed and how that affects what you do in Flash Professional.

Peachpit / Adobe Press

Lastly, here is a lengthy publication coming from Peachpit and Adobe Press. It’s a DVD course which comes with a small ~50 page book and can be used to study for the Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) exam!

Adobe Flash Professional CS6: Learn by Video
Core Training in Rich Media Communication
This critically acclaimed training program from Adobe Press and video2brain combines exceptional quality HD video and a printed reference to teach the fundamentals of Flash Professional CS6 as well as the basic principles of rich media design. Structured around the objectives of the Adobe Certified Associate exam “Rich Media Communication Using Adobe Flash Professional CS6”, the product includes 10 hours of video, complete with lesson files (included on the DVD), assessment quizzes, and review materials. The video’s unique interface allows the viewer to jump to any topic and bookmark favorite sections. The unique Watch-and-Work mode shrinks the video into a small window to allow the student to follow along with the instructor in Flash.

Experienced instructor Joseph Labrecque presents all the foundational features in Flash Professional CS6 through workable examples. The student gains a solid understanding of the tools so they can continue along any path: animation, gaming, application and mobile development, or working with premium video solutions.

Joseph starts with a survey of all major application interface elements, asset creation and manipulation, and document properties and file types. He continues with a deep look into the Flash Library and the use of different symbol types across projects to exploit robust animation techniques using the timeline. Next, he explores the inclusion of sound and video, the ActionScript programming language, and application development for mobile devices. Finally, Joseph demonstrates testing and debugging applications before compiling and publishing onto a variety of platforms.

The Flashy Side of Adobe Edge at D2W

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Joseph Labrecque

The D2W conference in Kansas City, MO is coming up fast! This will be my second year at D2W and I’m getting pretty amped up for it. For those not in the know; D2W is the Designer/Developer/Mobile Workflow Conference and includes just a stunning amount of great people speaking, organizing, and attending: tons of Adobe and community people… authors, video tutorialists, and real honest-to-goodness experts in such a variety of areas.

I’m thrilled to be speaking again this year, this time on two of my most favourite subjects: Flash and Edge :) Check out the session information below.