The clouds parted and I got my prayers answered. Ernest Pasour created a very nice formatter for AS3 and MXML. I am so happy I can't even stop smiling right now. Everyone should go give this guys some money... this has been needed way too long and a much overdue feature that should have already been added to Flex Builder.
Go Get FlexFormatter Free!
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Earnest your the best!
Rich
Update:
You can install via the Flex Builder Menu bar:
Help - Software Updates - Find And Install
then Search for New Features, and add a new remote site with this URL:
http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/3/26/2380069/UpdateSite
and then follow the instructions to install.
Monday, April 06, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Creating Custom Panels for PhotoShop CS4
I can't believe the amount of creative work I have been finding myself doing these days. I find myself wanting to better my workflow constantly. I like that Adobe keeps coming up with cool and useful solutions for us to play with to help us get the work done as fast as possible.
I downloaded a very useful tool from http://labs.adobe.com the other day named Adobe Configurator 1.0. This very easy yet powerful tool which is an Adobe Air app built with Flex that will allow you to customize Photoshop. It is almost like having a scene or level builder for your favorite game. It can help you build custom panels with tools and commands that you need and use frequently. It also keeps them conveniently organized together. It helps you seriously speed up production work and helps you stay in the groove with everything just the way You need it!
The Opening Splash Screen
An Empty Panel on the Canvas.
The Tools Accordion selection exposed.
The Command Accordion selection exposed.
For the programmers that need a little more, there are plenty of options for you as well. You can embed a swf that can talk to Photoshop via the PatchPanel AS3 framework and build a custom GUI in Flash or Flex to control not only Photoshop but most of the CS4 Suite for some crazy automated desktop publishing solutions.
This is the script text editor.
I downloaded a very useful tool from http://labs.adobe.com the other day named Adobe Configurator 1.0. This very easy yet powerful tool which is an Adobe Air app built with Flex that will allow you to customize Photoshop. It is almost like having a scene or level builder for your favorite game. It can help you build custom panels with tools and commands that you need and use frequently. It also keeps them conveniently organized together. It helps you seriously speed up production work and helps you stay in the groove with everything just the way You need it!
The Opening Splash Screen
An Empty Panel on the Canvas.
The Tools Accordion selection exposed.
The Command Accordion selection exposed.
For the programmers that need a little more, there are plenty of options for you as well. You can embed a swf that can talk to Photoshop via the PatchPanel AS3 framework and build a custom GUI in Flash or Flex to control not only Photoshop but most of the CS4 Suite for some crazy automated desktop publishing solutions.
This is the script text editor.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
I had to let my baby (BrandDoozie) go!
I had to make the biggest decision of my life recently. I know it was one of the most painful decisions I have ever made. After three long years of development on the BrandDoozie projects, It is time for me to say goodbye.
I have lived with this project the whole time I was working on it. From the time I woke up in the mourning, (if I ever got to sleep that night) to the time I lied my head down, I thought about this project. Even when I could sleep - I would still be dreaming about BrandDoozie.
Recently I have been working with a team of programmers & developers doing projects for Cisco/LinkSys. I was introduced to some very talented developers that are part of the team Everest Solutions Group have pulled together and I enjoy being a part of it.
Now I have started a RIA development & consulting agency and I am excited about the ideas & opportunities I will get to explore. When not doing client work ROKSMedia Inc. will focus R&D primarily on Adobe Enterprise solutions controlled by rich clients built with the Flex & AIR SDK's.
I am very excited about the ability to Blog more now that I will have a little more time on my hands. I cannot wait to share some of the common challenges we all face with building applications like BrandDoozie and the solutions I was able to come up with to solve those challenges.
I hope to be able to set up my Video Blog very soon.
It is truly amazing how many talented people we have in the Flex/Flash community and that Macromedia Community passion of days ol have spread all over Adobe and it is continuously growing. I have so many people to thank for getting me through some very tough times and I will try to make time to thank you properly.
To all the Bloggers who take the time to share with all of us. Thank you - I will start doing my part now. :)
I can even get to some of the shows now like MAX - Yeah! Hope to see you there.
I have lived with this project the whole time I was working on it. From the time I woke up in the mourning, (if I ever got to sleep that night) to the time I lied my head down, I thought about this project. Even when I could sleep - I would still be dreaming about BrandDoozie.
Recently I have been working with a team of programmers & developers doing projects for Cisco/LinkSys. I was introduced to some very talented developers that are part of the team Everest Solutions Group have pulled together and I enjoy being a part of it.
Now I have started a RIA development & consulting agency and I am excited about the ideas & opportunities I will get to explore. When not doing client work ROKSMedia Inc. will focus R&D primarily on Adobe Enterprise solutions controlled by rich clients built with the Flex & AIR SDK's.
I am very excited about the ability to Blog more now that I will have a little more time on my hands. I cannot wait to share some of the common challenges we all face with building applications like BrandDoozie and the solutions I was able to come up with to solve those challenges.
I hope to be able to set up my Video Blog very soon.
It is truly amazing how many talented people we have in the Flex/Flash community and that Macromedia Community passion of days ol have spread all over Adobe and it is continuously growing. I have so many people to thank for getting me through some very tough times and I will try to make time to thank you properly.
To all the Bloggers who take the time to share with all of us. Thank you - I will start doing my part now. :)
I can even get to some of the shows now like MAX - Yeah! Hope to see you there.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Adobe Soundbooth® beta performed with absolute grace!
I had to Produce, Capture and Edit a Promo Video for BrandDoozie recently and I was under an extreme deadline. I had just recently switched back over to the Mac.(PowerBook Pro) and realized I did not have any sound editing software installed yet.
I remembered the last time I was browsing labs.adobe.com they had a beta of the new Adobe Soundbooth posted. I was seriously sitting there with the actor on the set and realized the sound from the camera was not going to work.
Just a few minutes later I opened up this really nice program with a very elegant interface. No time to play right now had to see if this pretty software could use my M-Audio drivers and sure enough Adobe thought of all that.
Roll Sound, Roll Camera
So far everything was going as expected.
But what about the fine tuning tools. I am using Pro AKG & Shure Microphones but sometimes you want to fine tune things. First I always like to Normalize the files in a project. And of course it is right there easy to find in the process drop down menu along with other handy processes you will commonly use.
After perfectly capturing all the takes, I played around with some of the other menu items & panels and was amazed at all the pre-planning that went into this product. I will have to do another post going over some of the cool features they packed in there.
Thank you so much Adobe. Once again I can rely on you for quality software even in Beta. Plus I got to try it for FREE.
I remembered the last time I was browsing labs.adobe.com they had a beta of the new Adobe Soundbooth posted. I was seriously sitting there with the actor on the set and realized the sound from the camera was not going to work.
Just a few minutes later I opened up this really nice program with a very elegant interface. No time to play right now had to see if this pretty software could use my M-Audio drivers and sure enough Adobe thought of all that.
Roll Sound, Roll Camera
So far everything was going as expected.
But what about the fine tuning tools. I am using Pro AKG & Shure Microphones but sometimes you want to fine tune things. First I always like to Normalize the files in a project. And of course it is right there easy to find in the process drop down menu along with other handy processes you will commonly use.
After perfectly capturing all the takes, I played around with some of the other menu items & panels and was amazed at all the pre-planning that went into this product. I will have to do another post going over some of the cool features they packed in there.
Thank you so much Adobe. Once again I can rely on you for quality software even in Beta. Plus I got to try it for FREE.
Monday, June 09, 2008
BrandDoozie.com selected Adobe "Site of the Day"!
When I woke up this mourning I was thinking this day might suck being Monday and all. As it turns out it wasn't all that bad of a day. I got an Email from Adobe that read
We have a solid team at AtomicCurve and everybody who works here had their hand in the process of building the Branddozie website and the Application(RIA), always putting in long hours and great ideas. I always knew I was part of a great team, so it feels good when your peers and others seem to be enjoying your work.
Not too bad for a Monday. :)
Congrats Guys
P.S. Hey! We miss you Juan.
We've selected "BrandDoozie: Marketing Materials in Minutes" as an official Adobe Site of the Day.
We have a solid team at AtomicCurve and everybody who works here had their hand in the process of building the Branddozie website and the Application(RIA), always putting in long hours and great ideas. I always knew I was part of a great team, so it feels good when your peers and others seem to be enjoying your work.
Not too bad for a Monday. :)
Congrats Guys
P.S. Hey! We miss you Juan.
Friday, May 30, 2008
BrandDoozie Public Beta Launched!
Yesterday we launch our first public Beta of BrandDoozie. This RIA allows users to create instant marketing materials for any business online in minutes.
The tool’s 3-step process leads to branded sales sheets, postcards, business cards, letterheads and more that can be downloaded in the industry standard PDF format suitable for printing to a variety of output devices including high resolution professional printing, and soon, ordered directly from professional printers as well.
You start by picking a general template design from a gallery that’s divided into style categories or industries like Professional Services, Healthcare, and Travel. Header fonts, Body Fonts ( for the main text copy) and colors can be selected and tweaked.
The second step you move on to creating a two-lined logo with its own customized fonts (You can select from about 100 Professional Font Families from the most famous font foundries on the planet), letter spacing, and sizes. This is the most advanced online LogoBuilder on the market and can style each character individually to obtain very unique designs. We will be adding more features soon that will let you upload your own logo's to use in the document designs.
The final step takes your customizations and generates the aforementioned business materials with them. This step also inserts your custom logo in the document and allows you to customize the color of the logo with your brand safe colors. Default photos can be swapped in and out (from either the site’s stock collection or up to 25mb of uploads of your own photos), and the copy can be changed to suit your needs (add your phone number and other details to the business card, for example). With our Design Safe technology you can apply different paragraph styling and coloring without compromising the design of the Brand.
I will go into further detail about the tools and servers used on this project, But I will give you a little hint... AdobeFriday, August 17, 2007
Wahoosie you can see Branddoozie!
Well, I am very pleased to announce Branddoozie. I am officially allowed to talk about a project we have been working on for awhile with numerous Adobe Technologies. I will be able to talk more about the technologies used in later posts. Because it will take few post to explain them all.
You will notice right off however, that we used Flex 2.0 for the Client Development. Can't wait to go for some AIR we have just been too busy with other stuff. We have recorded a Adobe Acrobat® Connect Professional meeting with Chris Kitchener from Adobe. We thought it was time to give a little sneak-peak of what is around the corner for On-Demand Printing.
We should have a beta up very soon!
Check it out here:
https://admin.adobe.acrobat.com/_a295153/p60841576
You will notice right off however, that we used Flex 2.0 for the Client Development. Can't wait to go for some AIR we have just been too busy with other stuff. We have recorded a Adobe Acrobat® Connect Professional meeting with Chris Kitchener from Adobe. We thought it was time to give a little sneak-peak of what is around the corner for On-Demand Printing.
We should have a beta up very soon!
Check it out here:
https://admin.adobe.acrobat.com/_a295153/p60841576
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