Flash Training with Paul Trani: Recent Episodes
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Time to get trained! In this show, trainer and evangelist Paul Trani will show you how to move your content from print to web to mobile, all while showing off the new features in Flash Professional.
Using ActionScript you can get GPS data from the device. Often the latitude and longitude is used, but did you know you can also get the direction of movement, accuracy, altitude as well as the speed? In this video learn how to get the speed property to create a simple and effective running app. For more Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV, http://tv.adobe.com
What is the workflow when it comes to creating an app for multiple mobile platforms that all have different screen sizes and capabilities? In this video learn the workflow for taking an app from an Android device, to iOS to the BlackBerry PlayBook. For more Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV, http://tv.adobe.com
Detecting the shake of a device can be used for gaming or for simply clearing form fields in an app. In this video learn how to easily do just that. For more Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV, http://tv.adobe.com
It’s one thing to test an app on your desktop, but how do you troubleshoot your app on a device when there are issues like performance? In this video learn how to run an app on a connected device getting realtime results on your connected computer. For more Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV, http://tv.adobe.com
Unlike laptop computers, the DPI (dots per inch) on mobile devices vary widely. This has a direct affect on the size of your content. In this video learn how to adjust the size of graphics as well as which graphics to use based on the DPI of the device. For more Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV, http://tv.adobe.com
In this video learn how to capture the screen size, language, OS, DPI, dimensions and other capabilities of a mobile or tablet device. Then, with that data learn how to change your content accordingly. For more Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV, http://tv.adobe.com
Mobile devices have capabilities beyond a desktop computer. In this video learn how to launch and load a phone number, email, directions, and SMS messaging all on a mobile device. For more Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV, http://tv.adobe.com
Using ActionScript you can get GPS data from the device. Often the latitude and longitude is used, but did you know you can also get the direction of movement, accuracy, altitude as well as the speed? In this video learn how to get the speed property to create a simple and effective running app. For more Adobe tutorials, visit Adobe TV, http://tv.adobe.com
Sometimes graphics are dynamically created using ActionScript. The question is, how do you use ActionScript to optimize the graphics being used? In this video Paul Trani uses Flash Pro to show you how to do just that.
Making sure graphics perform well on mobile devices is important for any app. In this video Evangelist Paul Trani takes you through how to optimize graphics on the stage in Flash Pro.
Moving your content from one application to another has never been easier. Join Paul Trani as he walks you through the seamless integration of InDesign CS5 files with Flash CS5. He'll also cover seamlessly editing your ActionScript code in Flash Builder directly from Flash CS5.
In this episode, trainer Paul Trani will show you how you can start developing for mobile devices using the very powerful Device Central CS5 as well as taking advantage of device specific capabilities like the accelerometer and gestures available in Flash Professional CS5.
Whether you work as an individual or in a collaborative group setting, trainer Paul Trani will show how you can enhance your workflow by saving your Flash Professional CS5 project to an uncompressed .xfl document.
In this episode, trainer Paul Trani shows off one of his favorite features in Flash Professional CS5: Actionscript Code Snippets. He'll show you how to use and modify existing snippets to quickly add functionality to your project, as well as creating and saving your own snippets for later use.
Join trainer Paul Trani as he shows off new features in Flash Professional CS5's Actionscript editor. Features like custom class code hinting and code completion, as well as automatic writing of the import statement for libraries will help streamline your workflow.
In this video Paul will show you how to not only use inverse kinematics in Flash, but also how to make movement feel more lifelike by giving it some natural springiness.
Join trainer Paul Trani as he demonstrates some of the new text layout features in Flash Professional CS5.
The Deco tool was introduced in Flash CS4 but has just come into its own with over two dozen new possibilities. Paul will show you how to use and customize these new brushes.
Now you can play video right on the stage in Flash CS5, allowing for great control. Combine that with easy-to-use cue points and new skins and you’ll quickly realize video has never been easier.
Flash has had templates built-in, but none like this! Now you can create a video presentation or your own web gallery in minutes all by using these new templates.
Interested in moving your content beyond the browser but don’t know where to begin? Start here with an understanding of how to design for multiple screens.
Regardless of what size screen your content is on, you want to make sure your content looks as good as possible. Paul will show you how to create a flexible interface in a browser, on the desktop or on a mobile device.
In this video Paul will show you how to access and use accelerometer data available in most smart phones.
Many smartphones these days have gesture capability, and Paul will show you how to tap into this functionality using Flash.
Learn how to add button functionality that will enable your users to navigate to other web sites.
Using labels in Flash is a great way to organize content and make your timeline more flexible. In this video Paul shows you how to use labels with buttons to make your project easy to update.
See how easy it is to add functionality to buttons, which can make it much easier for users to navigate your application.
Flash allows you to easily create animation from scratch and even animate an object in 3D space. Watch this video to learn how and to see how to save animation for later use.
Paul shows you how to add quick, customizable animation to any content using motion presets in Flash CS5.
Learn how to import complex Photoshop PSD files while keeping the text and graphics editable.
See how easy it is to make buttons in Flash, as well as reuse them effectively, making edits easy and your file size small.
In this video Paul shows how to create graphics in Flash and turn them into the building blocks of Flash.
Over the course of this series, instructor Paul Trani will show you how to build an Adobe Flash professional CS5 project from the ground up. In this episode, you’ll learn how to set up your first Flash file--and your workspace--for maximum efficiency.