Flash Lite 3.0 - NEXT GENERATION FLASH MOBILE

I gave this presentation at the Boston Flash User Group back in 2007 at New England Institute of Art to a group of 20-30 students.

USER GROUP: http://groups.adobe.com/group/322

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1. Flash Lite 3 NEXT GENERATION FLASH MOBILE BFPUG (Boston Flash Platform User Group) Oct. 24, 2007 - 7:00 - 8:00 pm, NEIA www.bfpug.com with Scott Janousek
2. INTRO 3 3 3 3 3 3
3. Me • SOME INFO • Boston Based • Working with desktop Flash for 6 years • Blogging About Flash (Mobile) for 4 years • Working with Flash Lite 1.1, 2.x, 3.0 • Adobe Certified Flash Lite Training Instructor • CoAuthor, “Foundation Flash Applications for Mobile Devices” • My Company: • Full Bio: http://www.scottjanousek.com/About.html
4. (Partial) Flash Lite Content Portfolio
5. • HOW MANY OF YOU: • ... are Flashers? • ... have never touched Flash? • ... are mobile professionals? • ... have created content using Flash Lite? • ... are interested in Flash on the iPhone? • ... are waiting for Flex on mobile? You
6. • FLASH LITE 3 OVERVIEW • FLASH MOBILE TOOLS • VIDEO WITH FLASH LITE • DEMOS • RESOURCES, LINKS, AND SUMMARY Agenda
7. FLASH LITE 3 OVERVIEW 3 3 3 3 3 3
8. • MOBILE RUN-TIME • Flash player optimized for Mobile and Consumer Electronic Devices! • PLATFORM • Tools = Flash CS3 + Device Central • Flash Lite Products now exist: • Flash Cast, Flash Home, Kuneri Lite, Janus, SWF2Go, and others! • Ecosystems now exist in many regions! What is Flash Lite?
9. • Currently: • Standalone/Application • Browser • Screen savers & Wallpapers • Many more ... (depends on device/region) • Flash Lite 3: • Video based Content Types ? • TBD Content Types
10. • MOBILE PLAYER VERSIONS • 1.0 - (cute) animations • 1.1 - API + data • 2.0 - API + media + data (multifaceted) • 2.1 - API + media + data (multifaceted) • 3.0 - API + media + data + mobile web (multifaceted) • Future ... More addressable handsets? Flash Player desktop/device convergence driven by mobile web? Flash Lite Player Evolution
11. • PARTIAL FEATURE SET • Flash 8 Player • 25 - 30% Performance Gain * • Native FLV (Flash Video) Support • Improved Web Browsability • Integrated Authoring Environment • Multiplatform Support Flash Lite 3 Features
12. Flash Lite 3 Architecture Flash Lite 2 with some improvements
13. Player Limitations Feature Supported? Filters (Blur, drop shadow, etc.) No Blend modes (add, subtract, multiply, etc.) No Enhanced Strokes (miter, square, etc.) No CSS Support, <img> tag, Text as Link, WMode, _target No setTimeout No Encoding per pixel alpha - Flash 8 video (ON2 VP6) No Bitmap caching, movieClip.attachBitMap() No Local Connection Not yet (3.x point release) Flash.Geom object No Flash Remoting No (use SWX! www.swxformat.org) • Why Limitations on Devices? • Memory overhead, performance issues, player fragmentation across platforms/devices, etc.
14. 2007 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. 1 Local File Security Local Trusted Local Trusted Local with Networking Sandbox of Accessing SWF (On the Device) Remote Local with File System Local with Networking Local with File System Sandbox of Accessed SWF Load not allowed Load allowed Cross-script req. permission Load allowed Cross-script allowed Flash Lite 3 Security Flash 8 Security model has been implemented!
15. • Who (OEM, operators, etc) has publicly announced licensing the Flash Lite 3.0 Player (as of October 2007): Flash Lite 3 - Who
16. • Flash Lite 3 Developer Player Now • Must have an Nokia N95 (right now) • Email: mobiledeveloper@adobe.com • When will Flash Lite 3 ship on devices? • Chumby = NOW • Nokia Handsets = Q1 2008 • Other OEMS = 2008 Flash Lite 3 - When?
17. FLASH MOBILE TOOLS 3 3 3 3 3 3
18. • Authoring = Adobe (Flash) CS3 • Testing = Adobe Device Central , also: Nokia Emulator, BREW Simulator • Extending = , , Janus • Deploying = , Janus Flash Mobile Toolset
19. CS3 Mobile Work Flow
20. VIDEO WITH FLASH LITE 3 3 3 3 3 3
21. Flash Lite Video Evolution Flash Lite Video Support Method 1.0 None N/A 1.1 “Simulated Video” JPG Sequence on timeline 2.x Device Video Local Playback, HTTP, RTSP 3.0 Native Flash Video FLV (Embedded, Local Playback, HTTP, RTMP)
22. • FLV (Flash Video) • Supported Codecs: • ON2 VP6 • Sorenson Spark • Supported Types: • Embedded (swf) • Progressive (http) • Streaming (rtmp) Video with Flash Lite 3
23. DEMOS 3 3 3 3 3 3
24. Video Examples with FL3
25. • Consumer Electronic Device • Non-Portable (sits on desktop) • Linux based (Open Source) • Wifi Enabled • “Widgets” • chumby.com widget portal • Flash Lite 3.0! Chumby
26. • Chumby RSS Reader • Flash Lite 3.0 • (Flash 8 + ActionScript 2.0) •Let’s take a look at this example ... Chumby (cont)
27. • WSJ Financial News Application • Flash Lite 2.1 • “iPhone”-like User Experience • Target Platforms: • Windows Mobile 5/6 • Device(s): • HTC “Family” • Touch Screen Flash Lite - Case Study
28. Flash Lite - Case Study (cont.) UI by maxmediacorp.com, backend data from:
29. RESOURCES, LINKS, AND SUMMARY 3 3 3 3 3 3
30. • Adobe Flash Mobile • http://www.adobe.com/mobile • Getting Started with Flash Lite • http://www.adobe.com/go/4it/ • Adobe Developer Connection (ADC) • http://www.adobe.com/devnet/ • Flash Lite 3 ADC Articles • youtube + FLV video, progressive flv • Flash Lite 3 - Player Requests (must have N95) • http://www.adobe.com/products/flashlite/developer_edition/ Useful Links
31. • SWX Contest (Flash Lite 2.x) • Playyoo.com Flash Lite Game Contest • Mobile Internet World (Boston) • http://www.mobilenetx.com/ Announcements
32. • Questions about Flash Lite (3)? • General “Mobile” Questions • Shy? More Resources: • Flash Lite Yahoo Mailing List • www.flashmobilegroup.org • www.flashlite.org • Adobe Flash Mobile Forums • Adobe e-seminar (www.flashdevices.net) • WWW.FLASHMOBILEBOOK.COM Q & A
33. • I don’t know where to start! • http://www.adobe.com/go/4it • “Getting Started with Flash Lite” PDF • Foundation Flash Applications For Mobile Devices (Friends of ED, ISBN: 1-59059-558-0) • Total Training Flash Lite 2.x DVD • www.flashmobilegroup.org • Contact Scott Janousek for Flash Lite 1.x, 2.x, and 3.0 training Getting Started!
34. • EMAIL • scott {@} scottjanousek {.} com • LINKS • www.scottjanousek.com/blog/ • scottjanousek.mobi • www.flashmobilebook.com • frame27.blogspot.com • www.hookenmobile.com Contact Info
35. Thank you, Boston. Go Sox!