Video: My favorite new features in Flash Builder 4.5

Posted by on Apr 11, 2011 in adobe, Flash Builder | 4 comments

Today is an exciting day. Adobe announced Creative Suite 5.5 and Flash Builder 4.5!

With Flash Builder 4.5 and the Flex 4.5 framework developers can easily develop and deploy mobile applications to more than 200 million smartphones and tablets by the end of 2011. But that’s not all Flash Builder 4.5 has to offer! In this video I’m showing my favorite new features in Flash Builder 4.5.

Click here for more information on Creative Suite 5.5.
Click here for more information on Flash Builder 4.5.

Adobe Loves HTML5: HTML5 extension pack for Dreamweaver CS5

Posted by on May 19, 2010 in cs5, html5 | 2 comments

Just 2 weeks ago at Web2.0 Expo, Kevin Lynch promised that Adobe would create the best tools in the world to author HTML5 and CSS3. Today Adobe is pleased to make a technology release available of the Dreamweaver CS5 HTML5 Pack extension. This extension provides initial support for HTML5 and CSS3 in Adobe Dreamweaver CS5, and helps you easily create  HTML5 pages and CSS3 styles.

Available now on Adobe Labs!

Here is Adobe’s Jorge Taylor showing the capabilities of the HTML5 extension pack for Dreamweaver CS5.

Number 5 is alive!

Posted by on Apr 12, 2010 in adobe | 9 comments

CS5 is here!

Just to make things clear… If you thought the Packager for iPhone was the single new feature in CS5, then boy were you wrong! CS5 has over 250 improvements and new features! These are a couple of my favorite new features in Flash Professional CS5.

New text engine
The new text engine in Flash Professional CS5 now allows you to fully leverage the power of the Text Layout Framework available in Flash Player. With the new Text panel you’ll create multi column text and link multi text boxes in no time.

Snippets panel
The new Code Snippets panel is the easiest way to add ActionScript to your project. Developers can easily add their own code snippets and designers can just add functionality to their project with just a few clicks.

ActionScript editor
The Actions panel finally got some love as well. It will now do code hinting and code completion even for custom classes. Yay! But if you want a more robust coding environment, you can now also opt to edit your code in Flash Builder 4.

XML based source files
If you use a source control system, you’ll be happy to know that Flash Professional CS5 can now save your projects in an uncompressed format.

More more more…
New additions to the deco tool and IK. Video improvements like a new cuepoint editor and on-stage scrubbing, SWF size history, FXG, lots of updates in Device Central, better workflows with other CS5 tools, … And then we’re only talking about Flash! There are 17 tools in Creative Suite that have all been updated and that have all gotten new features!

I can’t wait to see what you will create with it!

Don’t miss the CS5 launch event in about 8 hours and 40 minutes from now!

The countdown has started!

Posted by on Mar 24, 2010 in Events | Comments Off

What do you mean you haven’t registered for the CS5 launch yet? I’m confused now… But… It’s not too late!

Register now and save your virtual seat for the CS5 launch event on April 12th (8am PDT / 11am EDT / 5pm CEST)!

Can’t wait until April 12th? Then check out http://csbuzz.adobe.com/ for clues and/or follow the #cs5 conversation on Twitter.

Recently purchased CS4? Get Flex Builder 3 Standard for free!

Posted by on Oct 20, 2009 in adobe, News | Comments Off

Did you purchase CS4 Web Premium or CS4 Master Collection on or after September 15, 2009? Then get your free copy of Flex Builder 3 Standard today!

Check out https://freeriatools.adobe.com/cs for more info.

I would also like to remind you that Flex Builder 3 is also/still free for education and unemployed developers. Additionally ColdFusion is also free for education.