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Strange ActionScript dispatchEvent / addEventListener Gotcha

March 27, 2010

I came across a strange situation over the weekend where a custom event being broadcast through dispatchEvent() was not being caught by the registered listener object. To make things even more bizarre, hasEventListener() definitely showed the event as registered, and I could even trace the type out through willTrigger(). Relevant example code is below: private […]

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Custom Event Reporting from Flash to Google Analytics

March 24, 2010

Back at Adobe MAX 2009 in Los Angeles, I did a 30 minute presentation for FITC. This is a composite video from a screen recording I did on my presenter laptop merged with the live stream hosted by Influxis. I’ve been reformatting a lot of the presentations and webinars I’ve done over the past year

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Adobe Creative Suite 5 Global Online Launch Event

March 24, 2010

Be among the first to see Adobe® Creative Suite® 5. Join the global online launch event on April 12. With the right tools, your creative horizon changes. A tree is still timber, but suddenly in a whole new way. Old ideas germinate again, and new ideas branch into unexpected opportunities. Welcome to Adobe® Creative Suite®

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Adobe Has a New “Design and Web” Blog!

March 12, 2010

Great new resource from Adobe showing off some future products, services, and workflows that Creative Suite engineers are working on: Design and Web News and views from Paul and Lea. Paul Gubbay is Sr. Director Engineering and Lea Hickman is Sr. Director Product Management for the Creative Suite Design and Web Tools, Suites and Services.

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Flash Player 10.1 and AIR 2.0 Public Betas

November 16, 2009

The Flash Player 10.1 and AIR 2.0 Public betas are now available via Adobe Labs: Flash Player 10.1 AIR 2.0 These are the first fruits to come out of the Open Screen Project – and hopefully much more good will follow as FP 10.1 for mobile devices will begin shipping later this year into next

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Educause 2009: Streaming Video for Education

November 3, 2009

I’d encourage anyone going to Educause in Denver to stop by the Adobe Booth (#909) for a theater presentation by myself and John Schuman. Streaming Video for Education Wednesday, November 4 12:45pm–1:15pm In this session, you will learn the inner workings of a real-world video solution for higher education based on Adobe Flash technology. Join

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YouTube AS3 Example Using Flash Professional

October 20, 2009

Based on comments received in my previous article I’ve decided to also produce an example using Flash Professional CS4. The approach is different in some ways, but very similar in others. View the Example: [SWF]https://inflagrantedelicto.memoryspiral.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/YouTubeAS3_CS4.swf, 480, 500[/SWF] References: The ActionScript 3 YouTube Chromeless Player is Now Live YouTube ActionScript 3.0 Player API Reference Download the

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Google FINALLY Releases AS3 Player for YouTube

October 14, 2009

Absolutely wonderful that Google has finally released an AS3 version of their chromeless player for use in Flex/AS3 projects. No more weird proxy hacks!!! I’ve thrown together a quick example and have posted the code below. Really simple stuff to set up and use. Google seems to be more and more friendly to the Flash

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Presentation for FITC @ Adobe MAX 2009

October 8, 2009

I gave my presentation at 3:30 on Monday in the FITC unconference room at Adobe MAX. It was well attended and everything went well, for the most part. I did not have a good wireless connection and couldn’t run a live demo- but had screenshots to cover me in such a case. Thanks to FITC

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Adobe MAX Updates

October 6, 2009

Just a quick note that I probably won’t get to posting materials from my session until after MAX is over. Just too much going on. The session went really well- streamed live over http://fitc.influxis.com/ and recorded locally, as well. I’ll have my slides and a recording up soon.

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Archives: Adobe Education Seminar Series

September 29, 2009

The archived presentations from the recent Adobe Education Seminar Series are now available for viewing. Join Adobe in this three-part seminar series to learn how you can create and stream engaging video on the web. Session 1: Video Use Cases in Higher Education: Expand your audience through video Discover new and exciting ways to increase

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Check Out the FITC Unconference @ Adobe MAX

September 22, 2009

Planning on attending Adobe MAX this year? Apart from the main event tracks, I highly encourage everyone to check out some of the sessions going on at the FITC Unconference. There is an amazing line-up of stellar speakers this year. Check out some of the session descriptions and I think you’ll agree that they are

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