Rombla: A Full Featured Flash Site Creation Tool - 12/18/08

Source: Flash Speaks Actionscript » Latest Adobe Flex News by Angel

Using Flash to create Flash

Rombla is a full-featured flash-site creation tool. It gives you every tool you’d need to build a simple site in flash, and gives your clients complete control to make their own updates to those simple things like phone numbers and addresses they hate paying you to fix.

It’s a great, innovative tool however, I wouldn’t go as far as to say that this app will remove you from the Flash IDE.  I can see it being used to rapidly create Flash mock-ups.  Check it out for yourself!

via InsideRIA

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Aviary Is Officially Out Of Beta – Adds 5 New Apps - 12/18/08

Source: Flash Speaks Actionscript » Latest Adobe Flex News by Angel

Earlier last month, Aviary officially opened its doors with its suite of powerful creative applications built using Adobe Flex.  With all the hype and anticipation, Aviary is officially out of beta.

Aviary introduces Raven

With that said, the lifting of beta tag Aviary ironed out the differences between their pro and free subscription plans.  They also add 5 new apps including Raven, a full feature vector editor. And let me tell you, WOW!  These apps have truly defined what the Flash Platform is capable of accomplishing.

Check out this video of Raven in action:

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AdvancED Flex 3 Now Available! - 12/01/08

Source: Flash Speaks Actionscript » Latest Adobe Flex News by Angel

Product Description:

This book makes advanced Flex 3 concepts and techniques easy. Ajax, RIA, Web 2.0, mashups, mobile, the most sophisticated Web tools and the coolest interactive Web applications are all covered with practical, visually-oriented recipes.

In this book, you’ll learn how to:

• Integrate Flex 3 with PHP, Java, JavaScript, and Ruby on Rails.
• Tune the performance of your Flex applications.
• Create mashups and collaborative applications using Flex 3.

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Grooveshark: Listen to the World’s Music Library! - 12/01/08

Source: Flash Speaks Actionscript » Latest Adobe Flex News by Angel

What is Grooveshark?

Grooveshark is an online service that puts a whole new meaning to peer-to-peer networks when dealing with music.  Grooveshark allows you to upload and stream your music library right in your browser.  If you’re not fond of your personal library, you can simply create playlists from the existing library of music Grooveshark provides.

What is Grooveshark Lite?

Recently, Grooveshark has put a lot of time developing a sweet Flex Application called Grooveshark Lite. Grooveshark Lite allows you to tap into all the music Grooveshark has to offer.  With popular features like a playlist builder, auto-recommendation, and sleek interface, this fancy Flex application has a lot going for it.  Overall, Grooveshark Lite is how Grooveshark separates itself from other similiar services like Last.fm, iLike,  Seeqpod, Pandora, Simplify Media, and MediaMaster.

Overview of Grooveshark Lite’s Features

Additional Resources:

• Join Grooveshark
• Demo Grooveshark Lite
• Learn more about Grooveshark

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ActionScript 3 RIA API Guide Updated! - 11/30/08

Source: Flash Speaks Actionscript » Latest Adobe Flex News by Angel

What is the ActionScript 3 RIA API Guide?

This ActionScript reference for rich Internet application development provides an alphabetical reference for all native ActionScript APIs for the Adobe Flash platform runtimes: Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR-as well as the Adobe Flex framework APIs.  The RIA guide has been recently updated to include the API changes effected by Adobe AIR 1.5, Flex 3.2 and Flash Player 10.

Additional Resources:

• Download the guide
• ActionScript 3 Language Reference
• Adobe AIR documentation

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