2014 has been a good year for me. A number of personal goals were achieved… and things have never been better, professionally. My Lynda.com course, HTML5 Game Development with Phaser, has closed off the year with 5000+ viewers since it was published in August. I am thrilled with the activity on this course as it …
AS3-WebVTT is a set of ActionScript 3.0 utility classes which enable the parsing and sorting of standard WebVTT (.vtt) files for video captioning. Why write a WebVTT parser in AS3? Simple. A lot of video is still served with Flash Player or AIR – we certainly still use it extensively at the University of Denver. Recently, we’ve found the …
Short video demonstrating proper absinthe preparation with some Jade PF1901 (2013 bottling). I use a glass dripper and standard pontarlier style glass with a 1 oz. reservoir in this video. The main reason for this video is to have something to work with and distribute alongside my soon to be released AS3-WebVTT library. It is to be released …
Flash Professional has been the tool of choice for creating animations for over two decades now. Recent improvements are geared towards making Flash Pro CC the tool of choice for creating animations for the next two decades. Join Senior Product Manager Ajay Shukla to learn new features in the product that is revolutionizing the way …
This video describes how to properly prepare a glass of absinthe if you do not have proper absinthe accessories (absinthe glass, absinthe spoon) on hand using common household items; a wine glass, water bottle, and fork.
It’s almost Hallowe’en in the United States. Invariably, a bunch of people will try absinthe for the first time at parties given its reputation as a “spooky” drink. This will probably involve either consuming absinthe as a “shot” or lighting it on fire, or both… THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO DRINK ABSINTHE! To help …
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Last week, I had the opportunity to talk for HFUG about the Flash Player and AIR 15 runtimes and Flash Professional CC 2014.1. Not sure how this got away from me but I haven’t posted the slides and recording yet… so here they are! [View Session Recording]
Adobe is holding a number of neat professional development events for educators over the next few months. I’ll be hosting two sessions on Flash Professional CC at the end of October that I encourage you to attend. The morning session will go over the basics of getting content from Adobe Illustrator into a Flash Project, animating …
The DVD of “Adobe Flash Professional CC Learn by Video (2014 release)” is now available for purchase via Amazon.com, Peachpit.com, and other retailers. Copyright 2015 Dimensions: 5-3/8″ x 8-1/4″ Pages: 1 Edition: 1st DVD ISBN-10: 0-13-392809-8 ISBN-13: 978-0-13-392809-9 This critically-acclaimed interactive training program from Adobe Press offers exceptional quality high-definition video to teach the fundamentals …
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Adobe MAX October 4-8, 2014, Los Angeles, CA My first Adobe MAX was 2008 in San Francisco. This was also the time when I first stepped into my role as an Adobe Education Leader. As a result of these two events coinciding… I always look forward to connecting with both the wider Adobe community and specifically …
In today’s scheduled release, we’ve updated both Flash Player and AIR with new and improved functionality, important bug fixes and security updates. Relaxing Stage3D Render Target Clear Improved support for browser zoom levels – Windows 8 Flash Player Fullscreen Orientation Change – Windows Hardware video decoding on Chrome (PPAPI) for Windows Automatic software fall back …
Pleased to announce that I am the newest higher education representative on the Adobe Education Leader Advisory Board. The process involves being nominated by the current board members and then having nominees undergo an election among the AELs of a particular segment. The board itself exists within the AEL community as a way to provide …