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Developing Adobe Flex Rich Internet Applications with Cairngorm Microarchitecture This series presents an open-source architectural framework to Flex developers called Cairngorm. In this series I explain the thought leadership behind Cairngorm, the design challenges that Adobe feels Cairngorm addresses best, and the projects for which Cairngorm is an appropriate ske... Apr. 4, 2006  Reads: 25,750  Replies: 2

Designing and Animating Characters in Flash 8 Many animators use Macromedia Flash for detailed vector-based animation. One of the strengths of Flash is its versatile workflow and production process. I have developed some custom techniques that can help you create and manage the various moving parts of a complex animated character.... Apr. 3, 2006  Reads: 37,334  Replies: 5

Director and SCORM 1.3 SCORM The Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM ®) Shareable Content Object (SCO) Presentation Engine (S2PE) is a SCORM content presentation application prototype, which allows content to be abstracted from the playback mechanism. The engine removes the burden of programming Learni... Apr. 3, 2006  Reads: 17,603  Replies: 1

Best Practices for Encoding Video with the VP6 Codec Flash Video is rapidly changing the landscape of video on the web. Developers will need a new set of skills and knowledge relating to video editing, encoding, and delivery. This article introduces the video encoding process using the Flash 8 Video Encoder, a simple yet powerful tool fo... Mar. 31, 2006  Reads: 13,392  Replies: 1

Consuming a Remote RSS 1.0 Feed with Dreamweaver 8 Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 is a major breakthrough for XML development, just as Dreamweaver MX 2004 was for CSS. The development team behind this release decided to offer people the entry-point support they needed to tackle XML and XSL-based web projects. The approach Dreamweaver 8 takes... Mar. 31, 2006  Reads: 24,088  Replies: 3

Configuring and Testing PHP Servers for XSL Support The major breakthrough in Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 is visual authoring with XML data. You can now perform both client-side and server-side XSL transformations in a snap. I covered XML syntax in one of my previous articles. I also presented the XSL syntax and covered the differences bet... Mar. 29, 2006  Reads: 25,192  Replies: 4