Get a deep dive on recent announcements regarding the future 3D APIs in Adobe Flash Player. In this exclusive session, team members from both Alternativa3D and Away3D explore how these new capabilities will transform the potential for 3D graphics in Flash Player. The presentation will include some never-before-seen demos showcasing the next step in the evolution of 3D in Flash technology — something you won't want to miss.

We are in the midst of a revolution across a variety of screens, new input methods, new formats, new distribution models and you are at the forefront of this.

Kevin Lynch, CTO, Adobe, talks about what multiscreen means for tooling at Adobe. He demonstrates Photoshop Express’ Content Aware Fill and a color mixing palette on tablets.

Discover the many design, motion, and digital imaging possibilities in Adobe Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS5 Extended with Photoshop Product Manager, Bryan O’Neil Hughes. Explore the latest hot features in this hands-on session that will cover Content-Aware Fill, improved selection tools, Puppet Warp, painting tools, 3D capabilities, and so much more. You'll learn how to create mind-blowing effects — the same ones used by leading professionals today — and get your work done fast.

Meet Adobe's Lee Brimelow for a session that will aim to clear up the confusion around Flash, Flex, and HTML5. Learn which project types are best suited to creating with Adobe Flash technology, which are best for Flex, and where HTML5 falls into the mix.

Learn how to draw shapes and scenes in accurate 1-, 2-, or 3-point linear perspective to create the look of realistic depth and distance with the new Perspective drawing tools in Adobe Illustrator CS5. See how the new Perspective Grid tool supports drawing directly on planes of true perspective and the Perspective Selection tool allows objects to be moved, scaled, duplicated, and transformed dynamically in perspective.

Learn essential Photoshop CS5 skills to produce images that look great, load fast on the web, and work well in Flash Professional. We'll reveal optimization tools and techniques for making images look their best, while debunking web resolution myths. Discover easy techniques for correcting color and tone and recovering image detail. Learn how to enhance JPEG files using Camera Raw and how to control optimization settings for embedded bitmaps in Flash Professional. And, get tips for optimizing your workstation for fast performance. This session is a must for anyone who works with images for web and interactive design.

User expectations and experiences are evolving rapidly, and Adobe has long taken the lead in creating the tools and services to design for the future. Join us to be inspired (and, yes, entertained) as we show you the future of building interactive and engaging experiences in ways you've yet to imagine.

Kevin Lynch, CTO, Adobe, talks about the major transformation occurring in the publishing industry as they move their brands to a digital experience. Guests include Martha Stewart from Martha Stewart Living and Joe Simon from Conde Nast.

Learn how you can leverage peer-to-peer communication in Adobe Flash Player to enable multiplayer games on Facebook. This session will include an in-depth tutorial on peer-to-peer technology, a demo of how to use peer to peer in your games with Adobe Flash Builder and Flash Professional CS5, and deployment on the Facebook platform.

Learn insider techniques for Illustrator CS5 from the source — David Macy, the Illustrator product manager. Learn how to take advantage of the new features in Illustrator CS5, and get the skinny on techniques you should be using right now but never had the time to learn on your own. Whether you design for print, web, interactive, or video, you'll leave this session with practical and effective techniques you can use every day.

Learn how to leverage After Effects to create engaging and rich online advertising campaigns. See how PointRoll combines the power of After Effects and the back end of Adobe Flash Professional to create compelling and highly interactive rich media, all within being "in spec" to allow flight across publisher standards. Learn how to optimize your video for web deployment, use best practices, embed metadata/cue points markers for integration with Flash, and even use tracking data from Mocha for After Effects v2 (included with After Effects CS5) to enable dynamic video. To follow along with John, download the assets by clicking on the "Download sample files" button.

Join Sebastian Marketsmueller, Adobe Flash Player engineer, for a deep dive into the next-generation 3D API coming in a future version of Flash Player. Marketsmueller will unveil exciting new APIs and demos never shown before, including some exclusive content you cannot miss as a Flash Platform developer.

Learn essential Photoshop CS5 skills to produce images that look great, load fast on the web, and work well in Flash Professional. We'll reveal optimization tools and techniques for making images look their best, while debunking web resolution myths. Discover easy techniques for correcting color and tone and recovering image detail. Learn how to enhance JPEG files using Camera Raw and how to control optimization settings for embedded bitmaps in Flash Professional. And, get tips for optimizing your workstation for fast performance. This session is a must for anyone who works with images for web and interactive design.

Join Greg Rewis, Adobe's principal web evangelist, as he dives into the jQuery framework and demonstrates how easily a few lines of jQuery code can solve everyday web challenges. Using practical examples and "plain English" explanations, Rewis will cover the basics of jQuery, such as syntax and selectors, and examine more advanced topics such as element manipulation, animation, and effects. Along the way, you'll be armed with tips for code optimization and reuse, a selection of useful jQuery plug-ins, and guidance on how to create your own plug-in.

Learn how to build Adobe AIR applications for Android. After reviewing the basics of AIR for Android, we'll focus on building data-driven applications for Android devices. You'll learn how to work with the local database on your phone, how to synchronize data, how to retrieve and push data to your Android device, and much more. Don't miss this opportunity to catch the next wave in application development.

You thought the Super Bowl was the place to view the best commercials of the year. Wait until you see the Adobe MAX keynote commercials. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll be amazed.

Ben Forta hosts, "Technology Street" and talks to puppets HTML and Flash about how they are getting along.

Join Remon Tjissen and Tim Kukulski, lead designer and lead computer scientist in Adobe XD, as they share their experiences designing and building multitouch creative applications for desktop and mobile devices. Through innovative demonstrations of new drawing methods and UI controls specifically designed for multitouch control, they will show why designers and developers should move past predefined ""gestures"" to deliver immersive experiences. The natural mapping provided by multitouch direct manipulation draws the user in with a high level of engagement and low cognitive load.

Hear from Chuck Freedman (@chuckstar | www.chuckstar.com/blog), Adobe Flash Platform expert and chief channel evangelist at litl, as he discusses how Flash Player compatible content plays on many cool, in-home devices from Sony, Nintendo, litl, and more. He'll explore why creators should take special note of different form factors, simplified user experiences, and the new distribution channels that make this an exciting opportunity. We'll consider the full range of experiences, from open, multiplayer games and HD video in the living room to interactive cooking in the kitchen to DIY guides in the garage, and even story time.

As a member of the Open Screen Project, Google has been a key partner of the Adobe Flash Platform on Chrome, Google TV, and Android. In this session, you'll learn what the Adobe and Google partnership means to you, and how you can take advantage of the unique distribution and monetization opportunities it represents across multiple screens, including smartphones, netbooks, and the digital home.

Discover how you can profit from your Adobe AIR applications. Until recently, it has been hard to distribute and charge for AIR apps. We'll talk about new capabilities in Adobe Flash Platform Services that make the process easy, and walk you through the steps required to use the service.

Learn about the recently launched Google TV platform and the opportunity to create web apps for the 10 foot UI. Andrés Ferraté andDaniels Lee from Google TV’s Developer Relations team will provide an overview of the platform, share best practices, walk through several demos, and discuss opportunities for delivering compelling web apps for Google TV.

Join Julian as he takes you through the process for creating Adobe® AIR® applications for the BlackBerry Tablet OS. During the session Julian will show off some of the key features of the BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK, as well as how to publish apps for it. This session will give you all the information you need to know to start creating AIR applications for the platform.