In this episode of the Flex in a Week training series, you will learn about the basic building blocks for creating your own custom item renderers.

In this episode of the Flex in a Week training series, you will learn about the DataGroup container and how to use two default Spark item renderer to define a uniform, repeatable display for each record in a dataset.

Watch a short overview video to learn what to expect from the Flex in a Week training series.

Serge Jespers demonstrates the ease of iPhone app development and Android app development with Flash Builder 4.5.

In this video, Harish Sivaramakrishnan showcases a few ways that you can leverage HTML5 features within your Flex and Flash Builder applications.

Join Duane Nickull as he builds a mobile application that binds to an XML Service using Flash Builder 4.5. Included are best architectural practices for manipulating and displaying the data.

In this second episode of a two-part series, Piotr Walczyszyn demonstrates how easy it is to get started with the OAuth API authorization protocol in Adobe AIR applications built with Flash or Flex.

In this first episode of a two-part series, Piotr Walczyszyn discusses the key concepts behind OAuth, the open protocol for secure API authorization.

Developer Evangelist Serge Jespers describes how to build a Flex 4.5 application using Flash Builder 4.5. Discover how you can benefit from manipulating components' properties such as improved efficiency in managing data from an xml file.

In his continuing series on the new Spark components in Flex 4.5, James Ward demonstrates how the new Formatters simplify the process of displaying common data types as localized/internationalized and human friendly strings.

Join James Ward as he overviews the new Spark Form components in Flex 4.5, allowing you to provide dynamic, skinned data entry components in your Flex applications with very little work.

Join Platform Evangelist Bhakti Pingale as she walks you through debugging a Flex application on a mobile device over a USB connection.  While this walkthrough uses a Samsung Galaxy Tab, the workflow is applicable for any mobile device running Android.

Platform Evangelist Michael Chaize explains how layout mirroring helps minimize interface redesigns when porting a Flex application to languages with right-to-left text orientations.

Technical Evangelist James Ward showcases the new DataGrid component in Flex 4.5, and explains how the new Spark architecture makes it easier than ever to customize and skin these components.

Platform Evangelist Michael Chaize demonstrates how new features in Flex 4.5 make it easy to create multiple layouts for applications to run on mobile devices.

Join host Duane Nickull as he illustrates the differences in developing mobile applications with two different Flex SDK's (4.1 and 4.5). A link to the source code for both projects is available in the video.

Using skins can provide versatility and an ease to customizing components. In this video, Renaun Erickson shows how to create both an image-based Button and a ToggleButton through Flex 4 skinning.

Spark components by default use the new Text Layout Framework (TLF) engine and require CFF embedded fonts. Renaun Erickson demonstrates how to embed fonts for both TLF and non-TLF based components.

Platform Evangelist Renaun Erickson explores the Flex 4 container classes and component layouts of HBox, HGroup, SkinnableContainer and BorderContainer.

Join Platform Evangelist Renaun Erickson in his video series that offers tips on migrating to Flex 4. In this episode, learn about namespace changes to both MXML and CSS files, such as the former “mx” namespace is now “mx,” “fx” and “s.”

Join Enrique Duvos, Adobe Flash Platform evangelist, as he introduces you to creative layout techniques leveraging the new Flex 4 SDK component model and layout architecture. You'll learn how to develop sophisticated layouts from both a technical and user experience point of view. Topics will include assignable layouts, transformations, 3D, visual orchestration, and more.

Join Juan Sanchez, RJ Owen and Leonard Souza from EffectiveUI as they walk through methods used to design and architect multiscreen experiences with Spark and Flex 4. They will demonstrate an application built for the desktop, the web, and handheld devices and show off the techniques used to build them. They'll focus on Spark skinning, effects and layout, interaction with the file system using Adobe AIR, and coordinating data using LiveCycle Data Services. Never has there been a more exciting time for building user experiences — or a more powerful toolset to build them with.

Chet demonstrates an effect that you can use to zoom in on details of an image while switching between thumbnail and high-resolution versions of the image.

Jeff Tapper from Digital Primates explores Flex 4’s new component architecture, new states paradigm, and how to use things like a ViewStack or DataGrid (both of which don’t have Flex 4 versions) in your Flex 4 application.

In this sequel to the previous episode, Chet shows how to use the Animate effect in Flex 4 to animate filters that persist on an object after the animation is finished.

Chet demonstrates how to use the new AnimateFilter effect in Flex 4 to animate transient filter effects such as blurring objects out. He also shows when AnimateFilter is not the right tool for the job.

Transition effects rely on state information to specify the values to animate between.  You can hard-code these values in the effects, but in this episode Chet shows why you should avoid doing so.

Chet shows how the simple state syntax in Flex 4 makes state code easier to write and read. He also highlights how transitions can create a more engaging experience when changing application states.

Evangelist Duane Nickull demonstrates how to build a Flex 4 application to integrate a LiveCycle Data Services Java (tm) App Server using Model Driven Development.

Flex 4 provides the tools you need to create custom graphics.  In this episode, Chet explains how to utilize the Path object and mouse events to create a simple drawing application.

Join Platform Evangelist Michael Chaize as he examines the new component architecture in Flex 4. He highlights the ability to customize both the views and behaviors of objects in a project.

In this sequel to the previous episode, Chet shows how to create a better reflection effect in Flex 4 with an alpha mask to make it more realistic.

Chet shows how to create a container in Flex 4 that displays an image and a simple reflection of that image.

Serge Jespers builds a Flex 4 application with Flash Builder 4, highlighting the ability to customize components such as the states panel and tags, log-in screen and button, and click events.

Learn how DevelopmentArc used Adobe Flex 4, Flash Catalyst and Flash Builder to create WorkflowLab, a tool that gives people a better understanding of project workflows and how technologies can help the project lifecycle.

Flex developers at Flash Camp in Boston speak out about the exciting new features in Flash Builder 4 (formerly Flex Builder).

David Wadhwani, Vice President and GM of Adobe's Platform business, introduces Flex 4, Flash Builder 4 (formerly Flex Builder), and the new ColdFusion Builder products.

Join Deepa Subramaniam, Product Manager of the Flex SDK, as she walks you through the new features in Flex 4 & Flash Builder 4. Additionally discusses what is coming up within the Flash Platform around creating engaging and compelling Flash-based mobile applications as well as talks about the growing Flash and Flex ecosystems.

Dive in to the depths of coding features of Flash Builder 4 with Rob Brambley, an engineer on the Flash Builder team. Learn keyboard shortcuts you'll use every day, how to keep your code beautiful, cool new debugger tricks, hidden commands, and more!

Flex and Java have always made a great pair. Mark Fischer will be talking about integration points between Flex 4 and Java and how SpringSource can make it easier and faster to create a Java/Flex application.

Flex SDK Engineer, Ryan Frishberg, shows the new Spark skinning architecture in Flex 4 by creating a new skinnable stopwatch component and a few different skin files.

One of the most interesting new features in Flex 4 is that developers can easily create custom layouts for data components. Join Flex SDK Engineer, Evtim Georgiev, to learn more about this new layout model, show how to create a custom layout in Flex 4 and show the APIs that allow developers to work with elements, handle scrolling and navigation, and creating virtualized layouts.

Kevin Schroeder from Zend examines some of the reasons for using PHP as a back-end system for Flex, some of the architectural considerations of PHP, and some options for handling error conditions that may (will) occur in both production and development in your Flex and PHP applications.

Flex 4 introduces a completely new effects and animation model that gives developers the ability to create customized transitions. Flex SDK Engineer Chet Haase walks you through the new features and shows you how you can make use of the new effects model in your Flex 4 applications.

Flash Catalyst Product Manager Doug Winnie demonstrates how interaction designers and UI developers can use Flash Catalyst to build interactive wireframes for Flex applications.

Heidi Williams, Flash Builder Engineering Manager, shows off a bunch of new features from Flash Builder 4, the next version of Adobe’s developer IDE. She covers designer/developer workflows, easy ways to connect your app to data, and new integrated testing tools.

ColdFusion Evangelist Terry Ryan highlights the flexibility of the data-centric features in Flash Builder 4.  He shows off the new workflow for wiring a ColdFusion back-end to a Flex front-end.

Adobe Platform Evangelist Michael Chaize offers a step-by-step tutorial on building a dashboard application. He walks you through a Flex 4 project created with the Flash Builder 4 IDE.

Piotr Walczyszyn demonstrates the new theming capabilities in Flash Builder 4 and the new features of the CSS engine that comes with Flex 4.

Platform Evangelist Mihai Corlan shows how to create components with Flash Builder 4 and ActionScript, and simplifies how to customize an event dispatch in a Flex 4 project.

In this video, Chet shows how to use the Animation class, which is the timing engine used internally by Flex 4 effects.

Former Adobe Flex SDK team member Chet Haase explains how to create more complex animations by using keyframes to define multiple intervals in each motion path.

In this episode, Duane interview's well known Film producer Colleen Nystedt about a new platform for B-B-C movie collaboration. Code and tunes features tutorial to work with keystrokes in Flex 4.

Former Adobe Flex SDK team member Chet Haase shows how to use the new “autoReverse” property of Transition to get a better user experience for Flex 4 transition effects.

Part 4 of 4 of the Hands-on Flex training sessions for ColdFusion developers

Part 1 of 4 of the Hands-on Flex training sessions for ColdFusion developers.

Part 2 of 4 of the Hands-on Flex training sessions for ColdFusion developers

Part 3 of 4 of the Hands-on Flex training sessions for ColdFusion developers

Develop a fully functional Adobe Flex application using LiveCycle Data Services 3 and Adobe Flash Builder 4 in less than 15 minutes.

Chet Haase, formerly of the Adobe Flex SDK Team, demonstrates the new animated behaviors in the Flex 4 scrollbar and slider components.

Former Adobe Flex SDK team member Chet Haase shows how to use the new custom type interpolation abilities in Flex 4 effects for better animated resizing effects on the window of an Adobe AIR application.

In this video, former Adobe Flex SDK team member Chet Haase explores interpolation arbitrary types in Flex 4 effects, and explains how to use the new IInterpolator interface to create custom interpolators.

Chet Haase, formerly of the Adobe Flex SDK team, shows how to create and use custom easing functions with Flex 4 effects which allows for new and interesting timing behavior for animations.

Join us for a close look at Flash Builder 4 (formerly Flex Builder), coming soon after more than a year and a half of development. In addition to a new name, it's packed with amazing new features for developers of all types.

Explore the power of the List component in Flex 4, and dig deep into the layout mechanism that allows you to create new and interesting components displaying data. It is recommended that you have an understanding of the Spark architecture before attending

Learn about the new features in Flex 4 from the perspective of someone who has been doing Flex 3 development. We'll discuss changes in MXML, states, effects, and CSS, as well as the new component model.

Explore the new and improved animation engine in Flex 4 that makes it possible to create richer and more dynamic applications. Come see how you can take advantage of the new effects and functionality, such as doing transformations in all three planes...

Come hear why folks are excited about the upcoming release of Flex 4. This session will explore the new component architecture and how skinning, effects, and layouts have been enhanced as a result. Also see how you can leverage new Flash Player 10 capabil

Former Adobe Flex SDK team member Chet Haase explains how the new transform effects work in Flex 4 and how Move, Scale, and Rotate combine their operations internally to result in the correct behavior.

Duane covers Adobe MAX 2008, interviewing Steve Jones (Capgemini) and Bola Rotibi (Macehiter Ward-Dutton). Code tutorial for Flash Builder 4 web services using the new Flex 4 components!

Former Adobe Flex SDK team member Chet Haase demonstrates Flash Player 10 and its ability to position and transform objects in 3D – then showcases this capability using new effects in Flex 4.

Former Adobe Flex SDK team member Chet Haase explores the new Pixel Bender-based effects in Flex 4, such as CrossFade and Wipe. Learn how to use these effects to create cool transitions in your Flex 4 applications.

Former Adobe Flex SDK team member Chet Haase continues his exploration of the new Pixel Bender-based effects in Flex 4, this time focusing on Shaders.

Former Adobe Flex SDK team member Chet Haase demos the new AnimateFilter effect, which allows you to animate the properties of Flex filters over time to create rich animations for your Flex application.

This effect exists in Flex 3, but the Flex 4 beta version includes more logic to automatically handle different situations of fading.

Follow along with former Flex SDK team member Chet Haase and explore the new AnimateColor effect, which allows you to easily add color values in gradients to achieve interesting visual effects.

In this video, former Adobe Flex SDK team member Chet Haase explores the new Animate effect in Flex 4. This effect can handle animating multiple properties of arbitrary type and is the superclass of all the new effects in Flex 4.

In this episode, former Adobe Flex SDK team member Chet Haase highlights the ease of creating realistic animations and sequential motion effects in the next version of Flex.

Former Adobe Product Manager Tim Buntel explains the data-centric features in Flash Builder 4 and shows how developers can use both Flash Builder and ColdFusion to create Flex applications.

Former Adobe Product Manager Tim Buntel demonstrates how to enable paging large record-sets automatically with Flash Builder and ColdFusion, and how the new network monitor can analyze network traffic.

Ryan Stewart discusses the new functionality of the next version of Flex, codename Gumbo, with Evtim Georgiev, an Engineer on the SDK team. A demo of Ryan creating a custom layout follows.

Ryan Stewart discusses the new functionality of the next version of Flex, codename Gumbo, with Evtim Georgiev, an Engineer on the SDK team. A demo of Ryan creating a custom layout follows.

Join Drew Trujillo, Mark Niemann-Ross and Mark Erickson as they show us how to build a cross-platform application that integrates Creative Suite 4 into your workflows.

Duane visits Business Objects, an SAP company, and finds out their strategy WRT Flex and AIR including developer work. Duane shows how to code up a Flex Chart in under 4 minutes with code samples.