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RIA Step-by-step #1 - RIA with Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5.5 and Flash Builder 4.5
Get started with this step-by-step tutorial series with an introduction to the photo gallery RIA course project. Learn where to access sample project files, project assets, and other RIA teaching and learning resources.
RIA Step-by-step #19 - Importing a Flash Catalyst CS5.5 design into Flash Builder 4.5
Import your Flash Catalyst CS5.5 project into Flash Builder 4.5 and get prepared to add data services and user event functionality to the photo gallery RIA.
RIA Step-by-step #20 - Connecting to an external data source in Flash Builder 4.5
Connect the photo gallery RIA to an XML data source to populate the application with data stored outside the RIA - in this case: thumbnails, full size images, and image metadata.
RIA Step-by-step #24 - Mapping service calls to CRUD functionality
Allow users to create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) records in a database. Use the Flash Builder data management wizard to map CRUD functionality to the appropriate service calls for working with a database.
Join Karl Soule as he demonstrates Adobe Flash Catalyst, a new tool in CS5 Production Premium that allows you to create interactive designs for the web… without coding!
Learn how Full Sail University is using the Adobe Flash Platform to instruct students how to create rich Internet applications (RIAs) that access APIs and web services.
Aligning Higher Education with RIA Trends and Opportunities
Join Anuja Dharkar as she speaks about resources available to help prepare students for RIA design and development trends that are impacting interactivity and visual design while connecting designers and developers more closely.
Join Kellen Maicher, Frank Garofalo and Alex Porter from Purdue University as they walk us though the planning, design, and development of CGCentral, a desktop information hub Adobe AIR application.
Winning Student Teams Present Their Flash Catalyst Projects
Winners of the interaction design competition from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and Fudan University in Shanghai come to Adobe San Francisco to present their projects and meet the team behind Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5, the software at the center of their projects.
Join Shelley Evenson (Professor) and Lee Byron (Student) as they share their experiences from the Human-Computer Interaction
Institute & the areas of design & computer science collaboratively developed Flex applications for video messaging and more.
RIA Uses in Education: Working Smarter, Not Harder
See examples and hear strategies on maximizing the use of rich Internet applications (RIAs) in education while still providing the user with a personal experience. Learn how Miami University architects RIAs using Flash Catalyst, Flash Builder, CF and AIR.
Exploring New Uses for Rich Internet Applications in Education
Join Kellen Maicher from Purdue University for a demonstration of the development of several Adobe AIR applications that integrate Flash, AIR, and Flex into existing curriculums. Maicher will describe the evolution of course material from primarily SWF co
Learn why Flex is great for RIA development and how it compares with other RIA technologies. This introductory level session will provide a high-level overview of the tools, languages, and framework provided by Flex.
Join Adam Flater & Scott Sheridan as they share info about the Learning Flex from Scratch series on Inside RIA (http://www.insideria.com/adam_flater_and_scott_sheridan/) focused on a non-programmers journey into the world of Flex.
Join Ethan Eismann to see a variety of tutorials and examples that visually explain innovative ways for you to map, plan, and organize your RIA or Adobe AIR application.
RIA Step-by-step #1 - RIA with Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5 and Flash Builder 4
Get started with this step-by-step tutorial series with an introduction to the photo gallery RIA course project. Learn where to access sample project files, project assets, and other RIA teaching and learning resources.
RIA Step-by-step #20 - Importing an edited Flash Catalyst project into Flash Builder 4
Modify artwork for the photo gallery RIA in Flash Catalyst and then import the updated FXG file into Flash Builder, using the compare feature to compare and update the code that has changed.
RIA Step-by-step #21 - Connecting to an external data source in Flash Builder 4
Connect the photo gallery RIA to an XML data source to populate the application with data stored outside the RIA - in this case: thumbnails, full size images, and image metadata.
RIA Step-by-step #25 - Mapping service calls to CRUD functionality
Allow users to create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) records in a database. Use the Flash Builder data management wizard to map CRUD functionality to the appropriate service calls for working with a database.
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