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FMS Announcements from Adobe MAX 2009

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:40:15 +0000

Event by ODog417

Date and Time

October 29, 2009 from 9:00am - 10:00am

Call-in Details

Call in Details will be available the day of the event

Speakers

Kevin Towes

Kevin Towes is the Product Manager at Adobe Systems Incorporated, responsible for Flash Media Server. Prior to Adobe, Kevin spent 13 years working as a prime consultant enabling customers with Flash-based communication, collaboration, social media and video streaming solutions using Flash Media Server. His FMS Live Video work with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) led to an Emmy nomination in 2004.

Agenda

Meeting starts at 10am Mountain Time

Join Adobe Flash Media Server Product Manager, Kevin Towes as he steps through some of the new features that were recently announced at Adobe MAX around the new Flash Player 10.1. His discussion will cover enhancements to Flash Media Server (RTMP), Adobe’s P2P technology (RTMFP) and also the new HTTP Streaming technology with Project Zeri. Kevin will discuss enhancements to Dynamic Streaming with RTMP buffer management features that will increase the quality of service with stream reconnection and smart seeking with an upcoming service pack for Flash Media Server 3.5. Kevin will also discuss the new announcement around Project Zeri which enables HTTP streaming to Flash Player 10.1, and finally RTMFP and multicast technology updates. There will be time for Q&A so bring your questions ahead of time.

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FMS MAX Announcements

Flash Camp Philadelphia

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:12:05 +0000

Event by rhall

Date and Time

November 7, 2009 from 5:00am - 3:00pm

Address

Philadelphia University
Kanbar Campus Center
4201 Henry Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144
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Speakers

Ryan Stewart, Jamie Kosoy, Dan Mall, Darron Schall, Elad Elrom, Alex Hillman, Geoff DiMasi Chris Stanchak, Chris Scott, along with others to be announced soon.

Agenda

Flash Camp Philadelphia is a full-day event featuring top industry experts on the Adobe Flash Platform from both inside and outside Adobe, with a special focus on presenters from the Philadelphia area. Come advance your Flex and Flash skills, meet members of the Adobe team and network with local companies and fellow developers. Sessions will be geared towards developers and designers with little to advanced levels of experience with Flash, Flex and ActionScript and other Adobe technologies. There will be plenty of giveaways, raffles, swag, continental style breakfast and lunch. It should be a blast for everyone in attendance.

You must register for this event at the following URL:

http://flashcamp.pfpaug.org/register/

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Keywords

flash platform philly philadelphia camp flex air blaze coldfusion meetup user group adobe

ActionScript 3 Game Development: From Timeline to Good Design with Mike Welsh of Newgrounds.com

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:58:01 +0000

Event by rhall

Date and Time

June 17, 2009 from 3:30pm - 6:30pm

Address

Indy Hall (Classic Location)
32 Strawberry Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
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Speakers

Mike Welsh is an ActionScript developer currently working for Newgrounds.com, the web's original Flash portal. Mike contributed to Castle Crashers, the best-selling XBox Live Arcade game. Always exploring new technologies, he most recently ported Doom to Flash using Adobe Alchemy. An interview Mike did with Peter Elst on this project is available on Peters Blog: http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2008/12/18/porting-doom-to-flash-interview-with-mike-welsh/

Agenda

ActionScript 3.0 Game Development: From Timeline to Good Design Are your games riddled with ugly timeline code? In this talk aimed at beginner to intermediate developers, you will learn the secrets to game development in ActionScript 3. We will discuss the principles object-oriented programming and how they can apply to games. Discover workarounds to specific AS3 gotchas using many practical examples.

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Flash Platform Special Event: Flex and ColdFusion NEXT

Wed, 13 May 2009 19:59:51 +0000

Event by rhall

Date and Time

June 24, 2009 from 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Address

Philadelphia University - Tuttleman Auditorium
4201 Henry Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144-5497
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Speakers

Adam Lehman

Agenda

Join us in welcoming Adam Lehman from Adobe as part of the official 2009 Adobe Flex/Flash Catalyst and ColdFusion 9/Bolt tour! Adam will be discussing and demonstrating Flash Builder 4, Flash Catalyst, and the next version of ColdFusion and the new IDE for ColdFusion code named Bolt.

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For directions/location info visit:

Keywords

Philadelphia, PA, Philly, Flex, Flash, ColdFusion, Bolt, Minotaur, Catalyst, Gumbo

Adobe's New Strobe Media Framework

Wed, 27 May 2009 22:37:25 +0000

Event by ODog417

Date and Time

June 3, 2009 from 9:00am - 10:00am

Call-in Details

Phone in details will be available here https://admin.acrobat.com/_a201884106/fmsug/ on the day of the event at 10AM Mountain Time

Speakers

Sumner Paine, Product Manager of the new Strobe media framework

Agenda

Flash Media Server User Group is proud to introduce Sumner Paine, Product Manager of the new Strobe Media Framework. Sumner's presentation will take place on Wednesday, June 3rd at 9am PST.
Strobe provides new delivery and monetization options for video distribution. Anyone can develop modules that plug into Strobe media players and enable things like advertising insertion, content delivery and syndication, micropayments, viewer authentication, transaction handling, and business model controls. With an open framework, the future of web video monetization can be developed collaboratively with lower costs and faster turnaround.
The new Strobe framework accelerates momentum for the Flash Platform ecosystem, including the Open Screen Project, an initiative announced in May 2008 and backed by more than 20 industry leaders. The Open Screen Project is dedicated to driving rich Internet experiences across televisions, personal computers, mobile devices, and consumer electronics. By providing open standards around media player development, Adobe is advancing the Open Screen Project and the ability of its participants to further their online media efforts.

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Strobe Media Framework

Transcoding/Video compression in the Adobe Suite (2 Comments)

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:37:07 +0000

Event by ODog417

Date and Time

April 15, 2009 from 9:00am - 10:30am

Call-in Details

http://realeyes.acrobat.com/fmsug/
Call in details will be available in the Connect room at the time of event.

Speakers

Andy Beach is the Director of Product Management at Inlet Technologies, where he drives strategic product direction and oversees all aspects of product marketing, management, and support. He is also the author of Real World Video Compression, published by Peachpit in April of 2008. Prior to joining Inlet, Beach served as the Director of Product Development at Magnet Media where he oversaw the creation of Zoom In Online, a website offering exclusive access to the latest in creative culture, entertainment, and technology through regularly published podcasts, internet video and blogs. He also co-founded New York-based interactive agency Last Exit, where he led several award-winning interactive projects for their clients in the entertainment and technology industries.
Beach brings significant expertise and experience in the field of Internet video, digital asset management and rich media solutions. His expertise in video post-production, compression, and interactive design has attracted clients worldwide, including: Microsoft, Major League Baseball, Apple Computer, Adobe Systems, British Design Council, V2 Records, Universal Music, Paramount Pictures, Showtime Networks, and Samsung.
Andy has spoken at industry conferences including Web Video Summit, NAB, WWDC, QuickTime Live!, and Production East, and has been featured in POST Magazine and TV Technology. He also taught digital film making and editing at the School of Visual Arts.

Agenda

Getting Video Ready for the Web
                Difference between broadcast & Web delivery
                What to look for
Codecs and Formats
                How they are different
                How these decisions effect delivery
Applications
                Encoding with Adobe Apps
                Encoding with 3rd party apps
                Automating Encoding

FMS 3.5 for the Absolute Beginner

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:07:15 +0000

Event by ODog417

Date and Time

February 27, 2009 from 9:00am - 10:00am

Call-in Details

Check Back day of event

Speakers

For those just getting started with streaming and want to start from square one, or just know enough to be dangerous, this session will cover streaming fundamentals, FMS 3.5 capabilities, server installation, and building a basic streaming media player in Flash CS4. Bring your questions, and walk away with a better understanding of streaming and real-time interactivity with Flash Media Server 3.5.

Lisa Larson-Kelley began her career in print design, but was soon lured to digital media by a little application called Flash 4. In addition to hands-on development projects, she enjoys writing and teaching, with a knack for breaking down complex concepts and making them accessible. She has authored whitepapers, tutorials and e-seminars for Adobe, editorials and features for StreamingMedia.com; and co-authored the book Flash Video for Professionals, published by Wiley in 2007. Lisa has also presented at numerous industry conferences and user groups around the world, and is an active member and co-manager of the FlashCodersNY study group.Lisa is currently consulting, teaching, and developing iFoxCam, a consumer video monitoring product using Flash Media Server. She has worked with many video-centric start-ups as well as companies like Adobe, Microsoft and L’Oreal. She shares news and musings about Flash video, web development and life in the big city on her blog, www.flashconnections.com.

Agenda

Intros,

- The foods of FMS from the beginning,

- Big Thanks to Lisa Lasrson-Kelley

- Back to work.

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FMS 3.5 for Absolute Beginners

Flex Fundamentals

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:27:15 +0000

Event by rhall

Date and Time

January 15, 2009 from 4:00pm - 8:00pm

Address

Wharton School of Business at UPenn
Jon M. Huntsman Hall
3730 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Room G60
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Agenda

Our local sister group, The Philadelphia Flex User Group (also linked here on groups: http://groups.adobe.com/groups/c2b9051016/summary)is kicking off 2009 with the first of what may turn into a series of meeting that will focus on the basics and fundamentals of working with Flex. If you are coming from the Flash world, and just havent wrapped your head around Flex yet, or coming from an entirely different background, this might be one of the better meetings to attend.