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Tutorial: By Kevin Schmitt

Flash Browser Tracing On Mac, Windows, and Linux
See and hear what your Flash movies (and everyone else's) are doing and saying behind the scenes

Ah, the simple, venerable trace command. Everyone who has ever written even a single line of ActionScript -- from the newbiest of designers to the most seasoned programming professional -- has doubtless become intimately familiar with this most basic, approachable, and useful command. But love turns to hate if you ever need to see what's going on when your Flash movie is playing in a browser, where seeing a simple trace can rapidly become an exercise in frustration. Fret no longer, fearless readers, as this guide aims to get everyone in on that sweet, sweet browser tracing action. Read More

It's been a while, but Adobe's announcement of Flash Platform Services for Distribution (which we'll shorten to AFPSD for the duration) begs for the not-quite-famous "fake FAQ" treatment, where your humble host asks made-up questions of, well, himself in an attempt to make further sense of the official AFPSD press release. With that as the setup, let's get to those "frequently asked questions." Read More

WiKi Tip: By WIKI

Six Ways To Convert PowerPoint To Flash

There are many benefits of converting PowerPoint to Flash, such as greater accessibility, compatibility, smaller file size, sound integration, streaming, secure, email-ready, etc. Here are six ways for you to convert PowerPoint presentation to Flash. Read More

Feature: By Matthew David

Flash, SilverLight and Web browsers gaining support for MPEG-4

The new de-facto standard for delivering video over the Internet is MPEG-4; you may also know the standard by the more cryptic H.264 official standard code. In this article you will see how rich media technologies such as Flash and SilverLight are embracing MPEG-4. In addition, you will see how the Web browsers are also stepping up and supporting MPEG-4. Read More

Technology: By Matthew David

Microsoft's SilverLight tightens the screws on Adobe's Flash?

The Microsoft SilverLight team knows they have an uphill battle against Adobe's Flash, but it is not stopping them from innovating and increasing the compelling reason for why they are a viable alternative Rich Internet Application platform. Read More

Business Issues: By Scott Buresh

Flash and SEO: Like Oil and Water

The bottom line here is that a site built entirely in Flash still faces huge obstacles. While there have been recent moves from Google and Yahoo! to try to index the content from combined Flash/SEO sites, those moves have not yet, from my experience, translated into SEO results or success. Read More

Product Review: By Kevin Schmitt

Adobe Flash CS4 Professional

I have bad news for those out there who were expecting Flash CS4 to, well, suck: It doesn't. Far from it. Adobe certainly seems to have responded to the pressure of having viable Flash competition by delivering a polished upgrade that is chock full of thoughtful improvements and useful new features. So despite the fact that I've spoiled the ending, I hope you'll come along as we explore the latest and greatest in the most recent release of the Flash authoring tool. Read More

Feature: By Matthew David

Getting Started with Video on the Internet

With choices ranging from Podcasting to DRM Video to Flash Video, what do you look for in delivering video over the Internet? In this article you will find out what options you have and why you should choose one solution over another. Read More

Profile: By Ko Maruyama

Flash Games with Design

There are plenty of games that you can play through simple browsers. Some of them are created with beautiful illustrations and artistry that takes advantage of the small file sizes for these games. This month, I took a look at the sequel game: Daymare Town 2. The simple puzzles (although sometimes tricky) are packaged with the great looking rough drawings. Read More

Feature: By Matthew David

Using Adobe's Flash to Broadcast Video on the Internet

Adobe is a late comer to the Internet video broadcast market, but, without doubt, they are now the dominant player. What is Adobe doing that is so different to the competition? This article will give a detailed analysis of why Adobe's Flash is such a strong video contender. Read More

Product Preview: By Kevin Schmitt

EffectiveUI's Anthony Franco talks Flash Player 10

It seems that every time Adobe announces anything having to do with the Flash Platform, there is always an accompanying opportunity to talk to a representative from EffectiveUI, a Denver-based Rich Internet Application (RIA) provider which boasts a current staff of 79 and also has offices in Rochester, NY and Vancouver. As EffectiveUI is in the enviable position of getting to develop new and cool interfaces against very early versions of Adobe technology, a chance to speak with Anthony Franco, EffectiveUI's president, about Flash Player 10 and where the platform is going was too good to pass up. Read More

Feature: By Mike Jones

2007 Credit where Credit is Due

I've long held the belief that the broad industry and community of media creators need to be proactive and dynamic in their criticism of creative software and hardware developers. Such developers become complacent and self-serving when their users are not clamouring for 'better' and demanding "more." Read More

Feature: By Matthew David

The Rich Presentation Technology War

There is a new technology war: rich presentation technology. The incumbent is Adobe with Flash; the 800 lb gorilla is Microsoft with Silverlight and the dark horse is Sun with JavaFX. Who will win, how long with the war rage and what is in it for you and me? Read More

WiKi Tip: By WIKI

Retailers, Make a Knockout Flash Presentation for Another Christmas Boom

How to Make a Great Flash Presentation in Christmas Shopping Season Read More

Video-Based Tutorial: By David Basulto

Going from Premiere Pro to Encore to Flash is as easy as CS3

For the better part of 2005 I spent countless hours in front of my computer learning Flash. Since I wanted to create Flash sites, animations, and video, it was important I learn the ins and outs of the program. After much pain I finally got a decent grip on Actionscript. Read More

Events: By Ko Maruyama

Apollo takes to the AIR

Adobe Labs is the place where the software company has put several pieces of software in pre-release format - kind of like a public beta. This is sometimes in parallel to the actual development beta cycle of the applications, but gives the public a chance to see what new code is capable of. Read More

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