1) Adobe AIR allows developers to build multi-screen mobile applications using Flash/Flex that can be exported to iOS, Android, BlackBerry and other platforms. 2) Developers need Flash Builder 4.5 to build Flex/ActionScript mobile apps, which supports detecting device capabilities like touch, orientation and cameras. 3) The document provides an overview of tools needed and considerations for optimizing AIR mobile apps, such as using bitmaps over vectors and managing frame rate and memory.

1. Multi-screen Development with Adobe AIR

2. Dustin Tauerdustin@easelsolutions.com@dtauer

3. I Teach

4. I Use

5. Brief overview of mobile development with Adobe AIRCompare mobile platformsiOS, RIM, AndroidDeveloping a multi-screen mobile applicationFlash Builder 4.5Developing | Debugging | DistributingQ&A

7. Device Landscape

8. Adobe AIRDesktop applicationRequires the free AIR RuntimeBuild once, Publish manyFile.desktopDirectory;CameraRoll.browseForImage();

9. Adobe AIREliminates the need to learn multiple programming languagesiOS -> Objective CAndroid -> JavaWindows -> SilverlightBlackberry -> JavaDevelop in Flash, export to your desired platformiOS -> IPA fileAndroid -> APK fileBlackberry -> BAR/COD file

10. Adobe AIRWith most platforms, you’re exporting an AIR applicationAIR app is “wrapped” with a native installer (i.e. APK file)Application is installedIf user doesn’t have AIR, they will be prompt to downloadAIR app is then installediOS is the only exceptionApp is converted to a NATIVEiOS application because iOS does not support Adobe AIR

11. What do I need to get started?

12. ToolFlash CS5.5Export Android, iOS, and BlackBerry Tablet applicationsMore platforms coming…Flash Builder 4.5Build Flex/ActionScript mobile applicationsFlex 4.5 SDK contains mobile optimized-componentsCurrently supports Android appsiOS and BlackBerry Tablet OS coming in June updateUnsupported BlackBerry workaroundhttp://blogs.adobe.com/jasonsj/2011/05/flex45_air25_playbook.htmlYou need to create a development account for BlackBerry and iOS

13. Create a new Flex Mobile ProjectDesign View is Mobile-Optimized

15. Demo: Creating a Flex Mobile Application

16. Detecting Device Capabilities

17. Device CapabilitiesMultitouchAccelerometerOrentationMicrophoneKeyboardGPSCamera

18. Check for support

19. GPS

20. Orientation

21. Demo: Using the Camera

22. Multi-touch: You CAN touch this

23. Raw touch pointsGestures

24. Optimization

25. Optimization ConsiderationsConsider bitmaps over vectors Keep bitmaps as small as possibleWhen in doubt, use ActionScriptMXML can be more costly

26. Event propagation

27. Frame Rate and Memory Managementhttps://github.com/mrdoob/Hi-ReS-Stats

28. Developer Programs

29. $99/yearYou get 70% of sales revenueBlackberry Tablet OS$200 for 10 applications, you get 80% of sales revenueFree to develop applicationsOne-time $25 fee if you want to submit to marketplaceYou get 70% of sales revenue

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