Adobe Flash Professional CS6: New Features Workshop

Learn What’s New and How It Affects You

Author: Joseph Labrecque
Publisher: video2brain (April, 2012)
Hours: 1.45

In this course, Flash authority Joseph Labrecque looks at the new features available in Flash Professional CS6 and shows you how to incorporate them into your workflow. You’ll learn about the awesome new mobile simulator and new export options like sprite sheets and PNG sequences, as well as less obvious additions like advanced debugging and publish options. You’ll also see what features have been removed and how that affects what you do in Flash Professional.

Where to buy?

• video2brain

Adobe Flash Professional CS6: Learn by Video

Master the Fundamentals

Author: Joseph Labrecque
Publisher:Peachpit / Adobe Press (~May, 2012)
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Pages:~50
Hours: ~12

Whether you’re new to Flash Professional or an old hand who needs a refresher and a guide to the new features in CS6, this course from software engineer and educator Joseph Labrecque will teach you what you need to know. After covering the application’s interface and tools, Joseph delves into both longstanding features like the Flash Library and ActionScript and new features like the mobile simulator, sprite sheets, and PNG sequences. You’ll also learn how to use sound, video, and animation in your projects. This Learn by Video course is presented in partnership with our friends at Peachpit Press.

Where to buy?

• TBA

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Author: Joseph Labrecque
Publisher: video2brain (~July, 2012)
Hours: ~3.5

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Where to buy?

• TBA

Mobile Development with Flash Professional CS5.5 and Flash Builder 4.5: Learn by Video

Create Android and iOS Applications with the Flash Platform

Authors:Peter Elst, Joseph Labrecque
Publisher: Peachpit / Adobe Press (September, 2011)
ISBN-10: 0321788109
ISBN-13: 978-0321788108
Pages: 43
Hours: 7.20

In this in-depth course you’ll learn everything you need to know to start developing for mobile and devices on Android and iOS using Flash Platform technology. Top Flash Platform experts Peter Elst and Joseph Labrecque will walk you through the entire workflow from application setup to development and deployment, covering best practices for mobile development and how to debug the applications you create on the desktop or on a device.

Where to buy?

• video2brain
• Adobe Press
• Peachpit
• Amazon.com
• Barnes & Noble

Getting Started with ActionScript

Hit Many Targets with One Code Base

Author: Joseph Labrecque
Publisher: video2brain (December, 2011)
Hours: 2.15

ActionScript is an object-oriented programming language that has a wide reach on the web, the desktop, mobile devices, and beyond. If you want to be able to hit many targets with one code base, ActionScript is a great way to do so; it also lets you build a variety of application types, from 2D and 3D games to enterprise applications, video players, and more. In this workshop, expert software engineer Joseph Labrecque teaches you the very fundamentals of programming in ActionScript 3 using both Flash Professional and Flash Builder. You will learn how to use core constructs and object types such as variables, arrays, and functions, as well as more advanced types like video, sound, XML, and JSON.

Where to buy?

• video2brain

Adobe Flash Builder and Flex 4.5: New Features Workshop

Learn About New Coding Features, Components, and Mobile Workflows

Author: Joseph Labrecque
Publisher: video2brain (August, 2011)
Hours: 1.50

In this workshop, top Flash expert Joseph Labrecque is your guide to Flash Builder 4.5. After a quick introduction to Flash Builder for those who may be unfamiliar, he covers the many new features in the latest version, including new coding features and Spark components. The course includes a chapter on mobile development where you’ll learn how to create a variety of mobile project types and how to effectively simulate iOS, Android, and Tablet OS devices before packaging and signing an application for mobile distribution

Where to buy?

• video2brain