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ADOBE DEVICE CENTRAL CS4
November 24, 2008
Sco0 Janousek – Hooken Mobile

Me
CEO/Founder/Technical Director of Hooken Mobile (U.S.A)
Adobe Community Expert & Adobe CerPfied Instructor
Co‐manager, Boston Adobe Mobile and Devices User Group
Forum Nokia Champion
FoundaPon Flash ApplicaPons for Mobile Devices (Book)
AcPve Community Blogger
Gadget and Device Geek
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Hooken Mobile
4 years doing Mobile and Device work
Focus = Flash on Mobile and Devices
Development Services, Training, & Products
h\"p://www.hookenmobile.com/
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Today’s Agenda
Adobe Device Central CS4
Adobe Device Central SDK
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Mobile and Device
Development LifeCycle
Design
Develop
TEST
Deploy
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“On Device” vs. “Off Device” TesIng
“ON DEVICE” “OFF DEVICE”
Physical Device SDKs (via OEM)
“Remote Device” Device Central CS3/CS4
Mobile Complete
Nokia Remote Device Access
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Device Central CS4
Integrates with many CS4 products:
Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver,
Acer Effects (new), Premiere Pro, CapPvate (new)
Allows you to test your Adobe Mobile Content
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Why Device Central?
Because On Device tesPng is …
NOT COST EFFECTIVE
TIME CONSUMING
TEDIOUS
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EvoluIon of Adobe
Mobile and Device TesIng
Flash MX 2004
… was just device “skins”! No “Device Intelligence”.
Flash CS3 = Device Central 1.0 (CS3)
… added “Device Intelligence”, Device Profiles added
Flash CS4 = Device Central 2.x (CS4)
… More Device Profiles, More Device Intelligence, & SDK added
“CS5”?
… h0p://flashMaD.uservoice.com to submit your ideas and feature requests!
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Device Central 2.1
Publish to Flash Lite 3.1
Flash Lite 3.1 default Device Profiles added
Integrates with Adobe CapPvate 4
Now over 450 Flash Lite Device Profiles!
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Device Central CS4 ‐ UI Tour
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New Features in Device Central CS4
Device Profile Libraries: Local and Online
Snapshots
Network Bandwidth TesPng
Projects
Tasks
Automated TesPng
Device Central SDK
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Device Profile Libraries (Local vs Online)
Local Library Online Library
Device Profiles on drive Device Profiles online
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Snapshots
StaIc Screenshots Video
Capture staPc images Capture Video InteracPon
Exports to .PNG’s in HTML Exports to .MOV (QuickTime)
Sharing Prototypes/Mockups Sharing Demos
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Snapshot Log
Snapshot Log
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Network Bandwidth TesIng
Network Panel allows developer to …
Monitor bandwidth of app
Simulate network condiPons
REMEMBER …
Data Charges (per KB)
Not always unlimited plans
Network is not always available
Network is not always reliable!
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Automated TesIng
Test mulPple Target Handsets automaPcally
Record and Playback Pre‐defined “Scripts”
Automated Tes<ng Panel Sample Script running in Device Central CS4
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Automated Test Scripts
Sample Automated Script
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Projects
Manage Project …
Resource files
Target Devices
Custom Tasks
.adcp (like “.flp”)
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Tasks
Add/Enhance Mobile Project Workflow
Sample Preinstalled Tasks:
Send to Bluetooth Device
Copy File To
Send to FTP Server
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Device Central SDK
Supported by Device Central CS4
Very similar to idea of .JSFL
Build your own Custom Tasks (“Plug‐in”)
Share your Plug‐ins
Plug‐ins can help streamline work processes
Download the SDK:
h0p://www.adobe.com/devnet/devicecentral/
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Custom Task (Plugins)
Task Plugin = ExtendScript (.jsx) + Task XML (.xml) + Task icon (.png) +
zstring LocalizaPon files
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Device Central Object Model
Device Central Objects UIlity
Project ZIPFile
Task ListItem
Device URLStream
Bluetooth
User Interface Objects
Control
Status Dialog
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Sample Task .xml
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Sample Task .jsx
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Summary
Adobe Device Central CS4 …
saves you valuable (tesPng) Pme
makes it “fun” to test mobile content
improves your mobile workflow processes
is an essenPal tool for Mobile & Devices in CS4
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Adobe Mobile Feature Requests
Submit your ideas to:
h\"p://FlashMaD.uservoice.com
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Resources and Links
ON DEVICE REMOTE SERVICES:
www.deviceanywhere.com (Mobile Complete)
Nokia RDA (Remote Device Access)
ADOBE DEVICE CENTRAL CS4 LINKS:
www.adobe.com/products/creaPvesuite/devicecentral
www.adobe.com/devnet/devicecentral
www.adobe.com/devnet/devices/arPcles/custom_profiles.html
movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modLisPng.asp?pid=402
tv.adobe.com/#vi+f1610v1004
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Contact Info
sco0@sco0janousek.com
sco0janousek@hookenmobile.com
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Thank you!
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Prize Giveaways
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