adobe flash pro cs6 customer review

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Adobe Flash Professional CS6Tom Barclay, Sr. Product Manager, Flash Professional


Agenda

What’s new in Flash Pro CS6 AIR publishing enhancements Sprite sheet generation

Flash Professional Toolkit for CreateJS

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Flash Professional CS6

The industry standard tool for interactive animated experiences

Focus on AIR apps and HTML Expanding capabilities

across multiple platforms for high performance game development and animation reuse

Quality improvements

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Taking Multi-screen and Multi-platform to the Next Level


AIR Publishing

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Support for AIR 3.2 and Flash Player 11.2 Package AIR as a single application with Captive Runtime Access platform or device-specific capabilities using pre-

compiled Native Extensions AIR mobile simulation Enhanced remote debugging


Sprite Sheet Generation

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Export image sequences from symbols & bitmaps in Library

Transform symbols & export sequences from Stage

Process automation using JS APIs

Create sprite sheets from symbols in Library or on Stage

JSON, XML, JS output

Extensible data output


Other Flash Pro CS6 Enhancements

Hi-efficiency SWF file compression (LZMA) Direct windows mode setting for HTML publishing (for Stage3D) Direct render mode for AIR publishing (for Stage3D) Library panel performance improvements on Windows Test Movie in Browser Manage multiple AIR SDKs Increase maximum Stage size to 8192 x 8192

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Flash Professional Toolkit for CreateJS

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Free extension for Flash Pro CS6

Publish assets to HTML5 from Flash Pro CS6 with animation, images, vector graphics, sound, & interaction

Users can continue to use the animation & drawing tools of Flash Pro

Create & export animated assets to HTML5 in one click

Open source CreateJS framework provides a comprehensive set of JavaScript libraries to work with the Canvas element of HTML5


Goals

1. Help Flash Pro users make the transition to HTML52. Work with Canvas element more easily3. Enable a designer-developer workflow that makes sense4. Generate JavaScript that is readable, understandable and

human editable5. Solutions are as high performance as possible

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What is CreateJS?

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EaselJS TweenJS SoundJS PreloadJS

A suite of libraries for creating rich interactive experiences & games in HTML5

Adobe to sponsor projectApproachable – Modular – Extensible - Open


How big is this elephant?

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Bilbo.SWF

Bilbo.JS *

SWF: 37 KB

GZipped: 38 KB

* Excludes CreateJS libraries: ~28 KB GZip


PhoneGap (now Cordova) Workflow

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Digital Publishing Suite Workflow

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Toolkit for CreateJS – Core Features for v1.0

Classic tweens & easing Bitmaps, text, vector art, sounds Groups, movieclip & graphic symbols Shadow & glow, add blend mode, cache Labels & timeline JavaScript Warnings

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Toolkit for CreateJS RoadmapV1.0 – Q2 2012 V1.1 – Q3

2012V1.2 – Q4 2012

V1.3 – Q1 2013

Easing - LinearFills – Gradients, Solid colorsGlobalization Aware ImagesFilters – Shadow & glowLayers – Folder, Guides, Hidden,

NormalLibrary export – Bitmaps,

Graphic symbols, MovieClips, sounds

Paths - Cubic & QuadraticPreloadJS supportShapes – Oval, rectangle, rect

primitiveSound - EventStrokes – Images, solidSymbols - Cache as bitmap,

visible propertyText - Classic StaticFrame scripting – JavaScriptTimeline - Nested Groups, Frame

labels, text, shapes, graphics, multiple symbols

Tweening – Classic tweens, Graphic symbols

Tweening – Properties (alpha, x, y, rotation, scaleX, scaleY, skewX, skewY)

UI Updates to Export PanelWarning system

Data caching system

Easing – CustomInverse

KinematicsOptimized media

exportShapes - Oval

primitiveSprite sheet /

image generation

Text - Multiline

Blend ModesButtons - Visuals

(normal, hover, active)

Fills - BitmapsFilters - Advanced

(i.e. Bevel, Gradient Bevel/Glow),Simple (i.e. Blur, ColorMatrix)

Layers - MasksLibrary export –

Buttons, Ogg Vorbis

Sound – Start, Stop, Stream, Repeat

Tweening – Motion, Motion Paths

Video - Embedded/FLVPlayer/NetStream

Export targetJavascript editing

improvementsLibrary export –

Fonts, videoScale 9 graphicsStrokes - custom

(e.g., dotted, ragged, stippled, hairline, dashed, hashed)

Text - Font Embedding

Time based export

Timeline - 1-based frame indexes

Tweening - Advanced Properties (rotation, rotationX, rotationY, rotationZ, brightness, tint, advanced color)

Tweening - Shape & Shape Hints

Tweening – Tween properties independently

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Supported Platforms & Languages

BrowsersAndroid 2.x WebkitAndroid 3.x WebkitChrome 10+Firefox 4.6+IE 9+Safari 5+Safari Mobile

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Operating SystemsAndroid 2.xAndroid 3.xiOS 5+MacintoshWindows

LanguagesEnglishJapanese


Workflow

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