Ted On Flash

MAX Europe Prep in Milano

noreply@blogger.com (Ted Patrick) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:42:00 +0000

I am backstage in the keynote area in Milan working on MAX Europe. The event is looking really great. Registration is at 1400 and sessions and keynotes are looking great.

I am going to be sneaking out of keynote rehersal to speak at the Flex Camp going on today. I am going to be talking about a social game I have been working on.

See you in Milan!

Ted :)

3rd Party Components into Tour De Flex

noreply@blogger.com (Ted Patrick) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:17:00 +0000

Tour De Flex would be pretty boring if it just had Adobe components so Greg Wilson has published the spec to get your components and libraries integrated. I am really hopeful for Tour De Flex as a long term solution to code examples. In many ways it is a new take on IFBIN and it is a great resource for learning Flex.

Go Tour De Flex!

Ted :)

Adobe Groups Launched!

noreply@blogger.com (Ted Patrick) — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:36:00 +0000

At MAX last week we launched Adobe Groups, a new social network atop the foundation of the Adobe User Group communities. The idea is to simplify the process of creating a user group, find a user group, and finding like minded people within the community. At launch last week we had 413 User Groups on Adobe Groups. In the last week we have seen over 3000 people join groups and begin exploring the user groups within their area of the globe.

GROUPS.ADOBE.COM

Start a User Group
There are many cities around the globe where we do not have enough Adobe User Groups. If you are interested in starting an official Adobe User Group, I would encourage you to fill out this form. Once complete, the community manager team will contact you with a User Groups starter kit and set-up your group on Adobe Groups.

Having attended Macromedia/Adobe User Group meetings since college, they have had a profound influence on my career. I have learning new skills, presented for the first time publicly on Flash 3, and made lots of friends. I would encourage you to take the time and find a user group in your area and get involved.

Groups also provides a great way to share your contact information with others. The site provides you with a "Network" which allows you to share contact information selectively based on user level.

Groups is under very active development and we are seeing huge growth of the network. As the dust settles I am very hopeful that we will see a new growth of the Adobe User Group community well beyond it's current levels. At MAX we recieved 80 applications for new Adobe User Groups which is 20% growth in 3 days.

Take some time to enjoy Adobe Groups at groups.adobe.com!

Cheers,

Ted :)

MAX 2008 NA Session Recording

noreply@blogger.com (Ted Patrick) — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:59:00 +0000

Last week at MAX in San Francisco, the MAX team coordinated the digital recording of over 290 hours of the session content, about 4TB of video. We will be releasing this content FOR FREE, WITHOUT GEO-RESTRICTION ON ADOBETV starting the first week of December. We plan to release 20 sessions per week well into 2009. Additionally we will be posting all videos immediately to the MAX NA Group on Adobe Groups for the exclusive benefit of paid attendees. All attendees will be invited to the MAX NA Group Monday morning.

The teams are working round the clock to get the video content posted online. The goal is to benefit the ecosystem with the latest educational material as soon as possible. As only 5000 attendees could enjoy MAX NA onsite, we plan to reach 2 Million by providing the session content for free online. To reach as many designers/developers as possible we chose Flash for an end to end video solution. Onsite at MAX NA we captured using Flash Media Live Encoder and Flash Media Server and published content to our video partners Digitally Speaking, Brightcove, and Akamai.

Thanks for being patient as we get all this content posted.

Thanks,

Ted :)

MAXOWG - How was MAX NA?

noreply@blogger.com (Ted Patrick) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:06:00 +0000

This is your chance to help influence the future of MAX NA in the MAX Open Working Group on Adobe Groups. The MAX team needs some blunt, open, and honest feedback to make MAX overall a better event.

Great feedback, both bad and good, can make a world of difference. We are open to hearing about the things we did both good and bad. This is your opportunity to be heard and be on record making MAX a better event.

MAXOWG, MAX Open Working Group, is an open group created to create and change MAX within the Adobe community. This working group will create the 2009 MAX events, discuss changes, define content/direction, and gather feedback in the open.

I look forward to working with everyone openly on MAX in 2009!

Cheers,

Ted :)

Ajax Exerience 2008 - Google Chrome and Web Applications with Ojan Vafai

noreply@blogger.com (Stacy Sison) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:53:00 +0000

Google Chrome aims to enable the next generation of Web applications. This keynote gives a high-level overview of Google Chrome's current architecture with a focus on Web development. This will include a discussion of Google Chrome's rendering, Web site compatibility and developer tools.

Cheers!

ted

FlashCamp SF 2008 - GaudIO with Dru Kepple, Larry Reynolds & Lucas Swick

noreply@blogger.com (Stacy Sison) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:41:00 +0000

GaudIO generates filtered audio by means of applying the differences in pixels between a source image and a filtered image to an audio file.

Cheers,

ted :)

Adobe MAX NA 2008 - The calm before the storm!

noreply@blogger.com (Ted Patrick) — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:27:00 +0000

I have been working on MAX for over 7 months now and to see it all come together in the last few days has really been an amazing experience. We have made some substantial changes this year to the event to make this the best MAX yet.

Here are some of the things we did differently this year:

Camps & Camp Managers - In terms of choosing sessions and speakers, MAX has long had a private process that is not open and far from ideal. This year we selected 35 people to represent the interest groups of the skills, products, and technologies that make up MAX. These "camps", as we called them, are focused on selecting the best sessions for the "camp" interest. "Camp managers" were required to select sessions from the proposed session list and internal speakers had to apply through the same process as others. These changes are the foundation of MAX moving to a fully open process for session and speaker selection at MAX 2009. The result this year is the best set of sessions and speakers we have ever assembled. It is my hope that session quality exceeds your expectations.

Unconferences - We added 4 unconferences to MAX from leading 3rd party conference events, where the attendees can present barcamp style. During all 3 days of sessions there is an entire hall devoted to the community speaking about Flex, AIR, Design, Agency consulting, and ColdFusion. It is really great to see the larger ecosystem surrounding Adobe have 4 places to present at MAX. It is quite a change from the MAXUP I organized in the hall at MAX 2006 in Las Vegas and it should be a great addition.

Session Recording - We need to reach more designers and developers with MAX. This year we are recording all 290 sessions and we will be posting these online for broad syndication on AdobeTV weeks after the event. The recordings capture the presenter screen and house audio and they make for ideal training material. We will be posting these for free without geo-restriction on AdobeTV.

No duplicate sessions - Given we are recording the event and session rooms hold, on average, 300 people, we are only repeating a few sessions. This provides attendees with more content to choose from and a better onsite experience. If you miss a session, attendees can view it in the Adobe MAX Online Group at our new Groups site on Adobe.com and AdobeTV.

Adobe Groups - We are launching a new social network centered on the Adobe User Group community. There are 400+ user groups on groups.adobe.com and we have a group dedicated to MAX NA, MAX EU, and MAX JP. I will be covering this more in the MAX Day 2 keynote.

Keynotes - We have 2 amazing days of keynote in store. The speakers and demos are the best I have every seen in a MAX keynote. Let's just say that the Flash Platform is alive and doing very very well.

See you at MAX!

Ted :)

MAX NA attendance hits 5000!

noreply@blogger.com (Ted Patrick) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:24:00 +0000

We just passed 5000 registrations for MAX NA in San Francisco. At midnight we will close online registration and begin onsite registation at Moscone West.

Registered for MAX NA, it is the biggest MAX event in Adobe/Macromedia history.

See you at MAX!

Ted :)

Ajax Exerience 2008 - Faster than Light JavaScript with Brendan Eich

noreply@blogger.com (Stacy Sison) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:31:00 +0000

What will JIT (just-in-time) compilation mean for JavaScript performance? See live demos and hear release plans for a Firefox-ready upgraded JavaScript engine, codenamed "TraceMonkey," based on the SpiderMonkey interpreter and the Tamarin-Tracing VM. Learn about the new JavaScript features being implemented in Mozilla's engines to inform the "ECMAScript Harmony" standards process. See advanced canvasbased rendering demos that take advantage of the new speed and features.

Cheers!

ted

FlashCamp SF 2008 - Vector Shape Project with Tim Kautz

noreply@blogger.com (Stacy Sison) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:25:00 +0000

This project is part of a larger one. It includes a SVG parser which loads most any SVG file and will then organize it into classes so that it's easy to animate (drawing animation at runtime) and do other things. Then there is the functional aspect to generate Actionscript code with the new Graphics api so that you can easily embed graphics into your classes! I promise to Open Source this as soon as I can.

Cheers,

ted :)

Ajax Exerience 2008 - Dojo Fundamentals with Alex Russell

noreply@blogger.com (Stacy Sison) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:31:00 +0000

Many advanced Web applications which rely heavily on Ajax have difficulty in the development phase with squaring the mantra of progressive enhancement with the reality that CSS just isn't powerful enough. Dojo provides a middle ground which provides the strongest progressive enhancement tools available while still comprehensively addressing performance, flexibility, modularization, and reuse needs of large-scale teams. In this session, many common application construction "gotchas" are addressed. Learn about many of the low-level tools which Dojo provides to help implement progressive
enhancement, optimize scripts for deployment to ensure that pages load fast, and how to use many of Dojo's layout widgets to provide flexible solutions to hard application construction problems.

Cheers!

ted

FlashCamp SF 2008 - Online Whiteboard with David Rorex

noreply@blogger.com (Stacy Sison) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:21:00 +0000

Simple whiteboard application. Multiple people can log in at once and draw, and chat. Mostly written to get practice with Flex. Using the new local FileReference features, you can save your drawings as a PNG to your local harddrive. Also I threw a Pixel Bender filter in there just for fun (the 'twirl' sliders).

Cheers,

ted :)

MAX NA Registration at 4812 - 5 days to MAX NA

noreply@blogger.com (Ted Patrick) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:06:00 +0000

MAX arrives next week in San Francisco and with 5 days to go we are seeing lots of new registrations. Less than 200 registrations to 5000!

Registered for MAX NA, it is the biggest MAX event in Adobe/Macromedia history.

See you at MAX!

Ted :)

FlashCamp SF 2008 - Virtual Theremin w/Hart, Alcantary, Nghiem & Abaya

noreply@blogger.com (Stacy Sison) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:24:00 +0000

Joshua Hart, Jezreel Alcantary, Huan Nghiem and Robby Abaya show us their project where they combine video motion tracking with dynamic audio to simulate the way pitch and volume are controlled on a theremin.

Cheers,

ted :)

Ajax Exerience 2008 - State of the Browsers with Peter-Paul Koch (fixed!)

noreply@blogger.com (Stacy Sison) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:09:00 +0000

Based on the results of his extensive test suites at QuirksMode.org, Peter-Paul Koch (or 'ppk' as you may know him) discusses the current state of the four major browsers' DOM support and give tips and tricks for working around the most serious problems. He also gives vendors advice for future versions of their browsers.

Cheers!

ted

FlashCamp SF 2008 - PB&J DVR with Larry Lague & Colin Toomey

noreply@blogger.com (Stacy Sison) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:46:00 +0000

The PBJ PVR is a video application that records a quick video clip of the user with a Pixel Bender filter applied, then saves it in FLV format to the user's desktop. Flash tech used include Byte Arrays, Pixel Bender filters, and the FileReference class.
Future improvements include the ability to browse for your own Pixel Bender filter, as well as upload your video to Vimeo.

Cheers,

ted :)

MAX NA Registration breaks 4700 - 6 days to MAX NA

noreply@blogger.com (Ted Patrick) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:07:00 +0000

MAX arrives next week in San Francisco and with 6 days to go we are seeing lots of new registrations. 300 registrations to 5000!

Registered for MAX NA, it is the biggest MAX event in Adobe/Macromedia history.

See you at MAX!

Ted :)

Ajax Exerience 2008 - Ajax Testing Tool Review with Ted Husted

noreply@blogger.com (Stacy Sison) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:02:00 +0000

Not long ago, testing Ajax components meant play-testing a page by hand. Today, there are a growing number of tools we can use to simplify and automate Ajax testing.
In this session we will cover when to test, what to test and how to test Ajax components. You learn how to create automatic tests with various tools, including YUI Test, OpenQA Selenium and TIBCO Test Automation Kit, and how to use Ajax testing
tools with IDEs and Continuous Integration systems.
Additional session benefits include:
When, where and how to test Ajax components;
How to create automatic tests with various tools;
How to use Ajax testing tools with IDEs and Continuous Integration systems.

Cheers!

ted

FlashCamp SF 2008 - VideoCloud with Andrew Nguyen

noreply@blogger.com (Stacy Sison) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:57:00 +0000

A visualization of videos in tag cloud space.

Cheers,

ted :)

MAX NA Registration breaks 4600 - 7 days to MAX NA

noreply@blogger.com (Ted Patrick) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:54:00 +0000

MAX arrives next week in San Francisco and with 7 days to go we are seeing lots of new registrations.

Registered for MAX NA, it is the biggest MAX event in Adobe/Macromedia history.

See you at MAX!

Ted :)

MAX NA Record Attendance at 4547 - 9 days to MAX NA

noreply@blogger.com (Ted Patrick) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:37:00 +0000

We are seeing a surge in registrations late this week for MAX 2008 NA, the largest event in MAX history. With 9 days left til the event registration is going strong and there is still time to register. Online registration will close in 7 days but we will have onsite registration for those who want to walk in from the San Francisco area.

Registered for MAX NA, it is the biggest MAX event in Adobe/Macromedia history.

See you at MAX!

Ted :)

Ajax Experience Boston 2008 Lightening Rounds

noreply@blogger.com (Stacy Sison) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:48:00 +0000

Various lightening rounds featuring John Resig, Greg Wilkins, Bill Scott and more!

Cheers!

ted

FlashCamp SF 2008 - Slo-Mo Running Man with Brian Locicero and Richard Joe

noreply@blogger.com (Stacy Sison) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:36:00 +0000

A running man animation doing with IK and ActionScript (no timeline). Cursor determines speed.

Cheers,

ted :)

Ajax Experience 2008 - Contributing docs (prototype) with Christophe Porteneuve

noreply@blogger.com (Stacy Sison) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:30:00 +0000

Christophe Porteneuve explains and demonstrates how to help with the documentation of the framework, be it reference API documentation or more tutorial-oriented material, either by fixing issues with existing docs, updating docs to reflect the latest version, or creating new material altogether. The session covers the whole process, from grabbing the source for existing docs to testing your contribution to submitting it and getting it approved, using tools and systems such as git, diff, the upcoming PDoc system and the framework�s GitHub repository.

Cheers!

ted