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Adobe an Official Partner of Google Chrome OS

Blue Chi — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:45:21 +0000

Google unveiled in an short FAQ the list of partners working with Google on the Chrome OS and this list includes a some hardware manufacturers and Adobe. Though no explanation of the nature of partnership between Adobe and Google has been provided, it is most likely to be related to the integration of Adobe AIR into the Chrome OS. Adobe AIR is one of the most popular technologies for creating lightweight desktop applications with web functionality and has become the de facto technology for creating desktop based Twitter clients such as TweetDeck and Seesmic Desktop. Its inclusion in the Google OS would ensure the availability of all AIR applications for the users of Chrome.

It is very unlikely for the partnership of Adobe with Google to involve the development of a CS suite or any other professional Adobe product for Chrome as this OS is currently targeted only for netbooks which are unlikely to be able to handle processor intensive programs or 3D graphics.

You can read the Chrome OS FAQ here.

Google Announces Operating System

Blue Chi — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:03:02 +0000

Google announced yesterday it’s intention to release an operating system focused around its browser Chrome and web technologies. The Chrome OS will be built on top of the Linux kernel and will be targeted at netbooks. The OS will enable native use of web applications and will enable developers to create applications for the OS using web technologies. Google announced that the OS will be available to consumers in the second half of 2010.

The Google Chrome OS will probably not be for everyone as it will focus on web based applications which have yet not reached the stage at which they can replace specialist applications such as Photoshop CS4 or Flash CS4. It will be very unlikely for these applications to be ported to this OS, however the OS is clearly targeted at the mass consumer market through netbooks and not professional users.

In terms of project deployment, Flash developers should not worry about having their web based projects run on Chrome OS as the Chrome browser supports Flash, but the same could not be said about Adobe AIR projects which require the installation of the AIR runtime at the OS level. However, AIR is currently available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. As Chrome OS will open source and based on Linux, it is very likely for Adobe to release AIR for the Chrome OS as Adobe has supported other similar Google projects (i.e. Android).

You can learn more about the Chrome OS by checking the announcement at the Google Blog and TechCrunch.

Forum Highlights – June 2009

Diablo — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:25:08 +0000

Here are some of the works posted at the Republic of Code Forum:

adit1001’s Car Renders

Tiff’s 3D Land Rover

Join our community at the Republic of Code Forum to expose your work, share your knowledge, and get technical help.

Monthly Wrap up – June 2009

stealth_snake — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:59:07 +0000

Tutorials:

WebSite of The Month – June 2009:

NalinDesign

Misc:

ROC Sponsor: Wix.com

Website of the Month – July 2009

Blue_Vision — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:00:07 +0000

Republic of Code’s Website of the Month Award for July 2009 goes to Soytuaire. An amazing blend between music, art and animation by Labuat Studios. View the website via this link.

(You can submit your website to win the Republic of Code Website of the Month Award via this link.)

Tutorial: AS3 XML Slideshow

Blue Chi — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:23:42 +0000

Learn how to create an image slideshow using ActionScript 3.0 and XML. All contents of the tutorial can be updated through XML. You can view this tutorial here.

First Flash Supported Android Device Announced

Blue Chi — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:33:17 +0000

Adobe announced today that the first Android device to be shipped with the Flash plug-in is the HTC Hero. Though not clearly expressed anywhere in the announcement, this device supports Flash Lite 3.1 and not the previously announced full Flash Player 10. This means that ActionScript 3.0 is not supported, and only up to Flash Player 9 movies made in AS2 will be playable. Adobe claims that this means that up to 85% of Flash on the Internet will be supported.

As seen from the announcement video, the integration of Flash in the player is excellent, the user could double click any Flash object to have that object displayed in full screen landscape mode. This makes viewing Flash video nice and makes playing games comparable to standalone applications.

There is no doubt that this is a great development for Flash, however, the fact that Flash Lite 3.1 does not support AS3 will be a barrier for entry for many developers.

There are no updates on whether Flash will ever be seen on the iPhone, but the other recent competitor, the Palm Pre, is expected to have the full Flash Player 10 sometime next year.

You can learn more about Flash on Android at the Flash Mobile Blog and Adobe.

Tutorial: AS3 Masking

Blue Chi — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:19:44 +0000

Masks can be used to create a number of fun effects and transitions. Learn how to apply them dynamically using ActionScript 3.0 by reviewing our new tutorial on this topic.

“Use It Better” Flash Website Analysis

Blue Chi — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 09:37:04 +0000

A drawback in using Flash websites instead of HTML websites is that it is hard to track the path in which the user follows in a website in order to analyse and assess the effectiveness of that website. “Use It Better” hopes to solve this problem by introducing an analysis service for tracking events and mouse movement in Flash websites. The service will store the data on the servers of Use It Better to allow developer to view stats or even replay whole sessions as navigated through by end users.

Use It Better seems like a very promising project, implementing it in actual websites is supposed be a process that involves simply including the Use It Better class in a Flash project. The service works with both AS2 and AS3.

It is not clear how much the service could affect the performance of Flash websites using it as it could potentially be used to track and record all sorts of information from mouse movement to caching of SharedObject data and XML files. The service could also potentially have privacy considerations as personal data might be recorded in the process (e.g. XML data containing personal information).

Use It Better is currently in private beta. You can sign up to receive an invitation by using the form here.

[via .swfGeek]

Swift3D v6 Released

Blue Chi — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:20:45 +0000

Electric Rain released today the new version of Swift3D, the 3D modeling and animation tool of choice for Flash designers. The new Swif3d v6 features new boolean operations for merging and punching objects out of each other, enhanced speed and performance, support for Papervision3D 2.0 to create real time 3D Flash graphics, and other new features.

I was personally not impressed at all with the implementation of Papervision3D in the previous version of Swif3D, so I hope the implementation of Papervision3D 2.0 is better.

v6 is instantly available for purchase for both the Mac and Windows at the price of $250. Trial versions are not out yet. You can learn more about Swift3D from the official website of Electric Rain.