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The Afterglow of MAX 2004 I am writing this editorial the day after returning from the MAX 2004 Macromedia Conference in New Orleans, LA. As a veteran (or survivor) of many conferences, I can honestly say that this was one of the finest events I have ever attended. Dec. 21, 2004  Reads: 15,115

Greetings, Faith, Reviews, and Seafood Hello! I wanted to wait and formally greet you from the Macromedia MAX Conference in New Orleans. Some of you might know me from my writing at Director-Online, or from the Macromedia DevNet Center. Others are probably reading this and saying to themselves 'Hey... wait a minute... where... Dec. 21, 2004  Reads: 15,087

The 8 Line Ria Data Source In the first article in this series (MXDJ, Vol. 2, issue 10) I made the case for the rich Internet application (RIA) and discussed the advantages of the Flash client. Last month we examined the construction of an XML driven RIA built using Flash S data and UI components. Dec. 21, 2004  Reads: 13,560

Poster Art They just don't make posters as they used to. There was a time when posters were designed to use as few colors as possible to keep costs down. Screen printing techniques allowed for an economical print run, and artists learned to see and draw people and places in terms of basic shapes ... Dec. 21, 2004  Reads: 15,361

Stretching the Curve As a writer and a trainer, I am frequently asked how to make the popular curved navigation graphic. You know the one, top banner area, side bar with an inside curve (see Figure 1). Using Fireworks you'll be amazed at how simple this can be. You'll learn how to make the curve in two dif... Dec. 21, 2004  Reads: 25,279

Let It Snow, Man! Well, there's a chill in the air. The leaves have fallen, the wind is brisker, and sometimes, even in early November, there's that 'scent of snow' in the air. In the lead-up to the holiday season, I have created a two-part series that uses both Fireworks and Dreamweaver. The end result... Dec. 21, 2004  Reads: 16,466

Review: Xcelsius from Infommersion One thing was abundantly clear at the 2004 MAX conference in New Orleans: the third-party Flash market is growing rapidly. This is due to Macromedia's decision to provide APIs and open standards. The result of this decision is that the Flash developer will now have a virtual cornucopia... Dec. 21, 2004  Reads: 20,878  Replies: 1

More OOP In Flash Ahh...{deep inhale}...the smell of the holidays is in the air. I wish I could write about all of the wonderful joys of the holidays, but we'll stick with the wonderful joys of creating Flash applications with OOP. Dec. 21, 2004  Reads: 11,308

Getting into the Action Flash ActionScript has come a long way since Flash 5. However, never has the leap been as great as with the release of Flash MX 2004. Dec. 21, 2004  Reads: 13,146  Replies: 1

Macromedia Unveils New Mobile Developer Program This past year, Macromedia has experienced incredibly exciting progress and growth in its mobile and devices strategy, and attendees at MAX 2004 were the first to catch a glimpse of what the future has in store for the Macromedia Flash community. On Mobile Day at MAX, developers had th... Dec. 21, 2004  Reads: 15,296

Using Multiple Cameras Shockwave3D (S3D), despite a number of advantages such as delivery on the Web and small plug-in size, suffers from a few disadvantages in terms of its architecture. One of the 'classic problems' with regard to the way S3D is built is the inability of the developer to manipulate exactly... Dec. 21, 2004  Reads: 14,767