FLASH THOUGHTS 2/11/13
http://crissxross.net/wilx/category/flash_artworks/
I really like the work, "spinNmix" because the images shuffle and the music operates as a dj that's scratching on the disk. You constantly get a remix of images with a different sound effect. The images are from a gallery of images that the artist has worked on. The random function is being used to pick the audio and the shuffling of the images. Yet it's easy to understand this project with just clicking on spin starts the sequence which is when the randomness of the audio and shuffling of the images that's in mix mode. It's similar to the in-class exercises that we do that one simple effect is from how many lines of ActionScript code, yet once you understand the function such as fixed vibration then you can the values of the scale, alpha, movement on x and y axis, and rotation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RiNPFsTrkQ&noredirect=1
I also found a YouTube video that showed 2 easy steps how to fix Google Chrome from flashing. YouTube is similar to Googling where to fix your problem you can watch tutorial videos. Again people try to show their networks by mentioning to follow their twitter and even subscribe to them. It's just as much of a social network for people to get out there. If it wasn't for YouTube tutorial videos, then many students and myself wouldn't be able to fix problems in our video class or you want to create something in 3D, but you aren't sure. It's a teaching tool in this case.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2012/jun/29/flash-android-dies-adobe
Adobe declared in a blog post that from Aug. 15, 2012 that they will stop any new installations of its Flash player onto Android devices and that devices that already have a mobile version of its Flash player already installed will be updated. Even the Android 4.1 might have Flash, but Flash will still perform with some bugs in it.
Apple launched iPhone without Flash because the team wasn't confident about its effect on browser stability and battery duration. Steve Jobs managed to make the iPhone perform without Flash by removing the Flash wrapping from the content so that H.264 video would play on the iPhone which even Mozilla adopted also.
However there was no alternative to Flash so that meant mobile browsing growth kicked off for iPhone in the U.S., people protested at the lack of Flash support on the phone.
This reminds me of searching YouTube videos on my phone when it won't let me watch certain videos. Adobe should update Flash whether it's already installed or not on mobile devices because then Flash will become obsolete on that mobile device and then have to upgrade. This way forces you to upgrade and it's just a matter of time when it comes down to that. Also Flash is needed because not all sites can perform without Flash and there's not too many alternatives which was pointed out from the protests from the U.S.
FLASH THOUGHTS -2/18/13
Flash Player 11 and Air 3 can create console-quality games, animate millions of onscreen objects smoothly at 60 frames per second even on older computers that don't have up-to-date hardware. It will improve video conferencing and playing high-definition video.
It will support content subscriptions and rentals through Adobe Flash Access and Adobe Pass. This feature is for Internet-connected TVS where the content and rental provider can offer pay-per-view and rental content.
Developers can use Adobe Air to save their project as standard apps. Adobe Air apps is criticized for their poor performance and limitations.
Adobe says Flash has 11 times more of an audience than Nintendo Wii.
Flash appeals to developers because Flash projects look the same and 3d games can't perform well when using open Web technologies e.g. HTML5.
Adobe Air 3 isn't a solution for web publishers looking to embed audio, video, and interactive elements in their web pages. Its value to app developers is rising.
I still think Flash allows more flexibility to create more dynamic interactions with users. I remember storyboarding that even changing the trucking, zooming, panning, and even editing the movie clip such as the shape and size or colour can be more effective, easy, and yet make a dynamic story. Websites don't have that option when the links are more for navigational purposes and getting information quickly. You don't go on a website to just explore, but to find specific content. Even then the HTML and CSS code is still limited and the assets needs to work with the code and it doesn't look the same on all web browsers. Even there's more flexibility to change the assets of the movie clip to get so many different imagery results within HYPE. You can create your asset in Photoshop or Illustrator and import it into Flash and edit it. There's so many more resources that you can use. There's more experimentation which is different from using Dreamweaver, HTML, and CSS.
Here's an example from a student that created their own asset and just imported it. It's just using an image to mimic the audio which we've been doing in class. Yet majority of the editing and creation was done in Photoshop and then just changing the code.
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