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CS5 is Coming! Register for the APAC launch event!

Andrew Spaulding — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:55:59 +0000

Also check out the Creative Suite Buzz Hub http://csbuzz.adobe.com/ to get a glimpse into the future of Adobe Creative Suite technologies.

Adobe removes all restrictions on SWF and FLV specs

Andrew Spaulding — Thu, 01 May 2008 05:16:38 +0000

Adobe has announced the Open Screen Project http://www.openscreenproject.org/, an initiative dedicated to driving consistent experiences across all devices including mobile phones, personal computers, consumer devices and more

Specifically, this work will include:

Removing restrictions on use of the SWF and FLV/F4V specifications
Publishing the device porting layer APIs for Adobe Flash Player
Publishing the Adobe FlashÂ® Castâ„¢ protocol and the AMF protocol for robust data services
Removing licensing fees â€“ making next major releases of Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR for devices free

I wonder how long it will take to see various open source flash players?!

More info here http://www.adobe.com/openscreenproject/

Wanna be a moviestar? With H.264 you can be!

Andrew Spaulding — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:31:52 +0000

The latest Flash Player 9 update, codenamed “Moviestar” adds support for H.264 video and HE-AAC audio, just to name a few. There’s a series of examples over at Flashcomguru.com, with downloadable source, that demonstrate the new HD video codec in Flash Player.

Very cool! Bring on the competition hehe.

Fuze Instant Messaging built on AIR

Andrew Spaulding — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:26:17 +0000

Check out the FUZE all-in-one instant messaging app built on AIR. I’m yet to try it because the install badge isn’t working correctly with the Flash Player 9 Update (Moviestar) installed, so it looks like I’ll need to downgrade.

If you’re using the application, please leave a comment and let us know your thoughts.

Adobe announces Developer Fridays

Andrew Spaulding — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:13:35 +0000

Here at Adobe Australia we’ve announced a series of live sessions for developers, introducing new technologies, ideas, and concepts, in an open forum using Acrobat Connect. What’s great about it is the time slot! Perfect for developers living in Australia and New Zealand (but not limited to people from these audiences, so if you find yourself unable to sleep feel free to join us!)

Both myself, Mark Szulc, and Brian Chau will host the presentations, with the first session on July 6 at 2pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time) discussing what’s new in Flex 3.

Topics include:

What’s new in Flex 3?
Introduction to LiveCycle Designer
Web applications and AJAX using Dreamweaver
ColdFusion 8 – Working with PDF forms and documents
Maximising the User Experience with AIR
Improve the performance of your applications with ActionScript in Flash CS3
LiveCycle Data Services – Combining PDF documents into your Flex applications
Take your applications off-line with AIR
Develop custom components for Flex with Flash CS3

For more information visit the registration page and sign up for any or all of the sessions.

Australia and New Zealand, check out the AIR derby

Andrew Spaulding — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:58:16 +0000

Do you live in Australia or New Zealand? Remember the previous Flex Developer Derby? Yep that’s right, the one you couldn’t be involved in due to competition regulations. Well, times have changed, and the Adobe mothership has included just about everyone in the latest Adobe AIR Developer Derby!!

There are some tasty prizes available, and I mean tasty!! Check this out –

Grand Prize / Best of Show

The Best of Show winner will receive the trip of a lifetime, a travel certificate valued at up to US$100,000, to be used for the travel of your choice!

Five category winners will each receive â€œThe Ultimate Development Environmentâ€? to power your Adobe AIR development (and play) for years to come:

A Mac Pro 8Core with 4 gigs ram, 1.5 TB (2×750GB) of storage.
(2) Dell 2707WFP 27″ widescreen monitors.
(1) one Sony Playstation 3.
(1) $200 gift certificate to Amazon.com.
(1) Herman Miller Aeron chair.
(1) Bose Quiet Comfort 3 noise canceling headphones.
(1) copy of Adobe Flexâ„¢ Builderâ„¢ version 3, Macintosh edition.
(1) copy of Adobe Creative SuiteÂ® 3 Master Collection for Macintosh.
And one squishy stress ball.

Plus each winner also receives:

A trip and conference pass to the Adobe MAX 2007 annual user conference.
Your application showcased on Adobe.com for the world to see.

Want to be involved? Check out these links for more information:

http://labs.adobe.com/showcase/special/airderby/
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/logged_in/aludwig_air_derby.html

The Adobe Tour Tracker – real time bicycle race info

Andrew Spaulding — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 02:47:28 +0000

The AMGEN Tour of California … how cool is this, The Adobe Tour Tracker 2.0! The 8 day, 700 mile race has a multitude of information viewable in real-time using a combination of Flex, Flex Data Services and Flash Media Server, all built by Adobe in 4 weeks!

Mike Potter has a great write up on his blog and, and for the official news I prompt you to check out the press release from the tour.

Amgen tour of California
Adobe Tour Tracker

From: RIApedia, Mike Potter

Flash Player 9 gets a new set of clothes

Andrew Spaulding — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:32:42 +0000

Flash Player 9 can now put on the Tux (and whatever you want to call it for Windows Vista) with the pre-release versions of Flash Player 9 Update software on Adobe Labs. Plenty of new features and additional OS support, including Linux, yep Linux, and Windows Vista … ubiquitous, you betcha!

Read more on Emmy Huang’s blog or visit Flash Player 9 Update on Adobe Labs.

The best in personal photo editing, management and sharing?

Andrew Spaulding — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 23:13:06 +0000

That’s right, Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0. What a fantastic product for basic (and even not so basic) image manipulation, editing, colour/tone/lighting adjustments, and even creative ways to present your photos. Of course there’s more to it, so check out the feature tour at http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelwin/.

To demonstrate the powerful sharing capabilities I created this gallery of my new car, and had it uploaded to the server in less than 5 minutes. That included importing the photos from the camera, selecting the images to include in the gallery, creating the gallery and uploading the files. Fantastic!

Australian Flex Developer Derby – WINNERS!

Andrew Spaulding — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:24:28 +0000

Adobe and BuilderAU pleased to announce the winners of the recent Flex Developer Derby here in Australia. There really were some impressive entries across the 5 categories, but more importantly, the winners are …

Just Freakin’ Cool (aka Wild Card)
Winner: AT2 Booking System – Nathan Vale (#1 Overall Winner)

Product Configurators/Self-Service Guided Applications
Winner: Accommodation Finder – Harald Krefting

Components and Gadgets
Winner: SpellCheck – Hilary Bridel

Data Dashboards
Winner: CFMonitor – Ben Robinson

Communication/Collaboration
Winner: gofreeSMS – MobiMarketing

Congratulations to everyone who entered!

Each category winner received an Xbox360, with the overall winner walking away with a 42″ LG Plasma Screen. The full write up and showcase can be seen at http://www.builderau.com.au/comps/adobe-flex-derby/.