RIA Development with Adobe Flex and Flash

Motion Graphics Festival 2009
New Motion + New Sound + New Code
Atlanta, GA :: July 11-12
http://www.MGFest.com

On July 11th and 12th the Atlanta Motion Graphics Festival showcases explosive artists and motion picture creators. Artists being showcased include: Shepard Fairey, Nine Inch Nails, David Byrne, Chuck D of Public Enemy, KRS-One, Addictive TV, Digital Kitchen, The Mill, Passion Pictures, Animal Logic, Post Panic, Dvein, David Lobser and more.

The ATL-MGFest will be hosting workshops and lectures about the shift in motion-picture audiences and explores the new technologies that motion designers will need on the video internet frontier. Motion design, sound design and interactivity, are all featured during July 11th and 12th. Evening screenings and live performances will be hosted at Atlanta’s Internationally-renowned portfolio school, Creative Circus.

This festival in the fast moving field of design technology has opened it’s Art & Entertainment events for only $7. Rather than charging the typical $500-$1500 conference fee, the Motion Graphics Festival encourages participants to stop complaining about the economy, and spend their money on something that will upgrade their tools, technique and aesthetics. Software, DVDs and music will be available at a discount rate throughout the festival week.

MGFest Sponsors include: Maxon, IdN, Livid Instruments, Lumen Eclipse, SXSW Interactive, Stash DVD Magazine, Create Digital Motion, All City Technology, Future Media Concepts, DigiEffects, VidVox, Sterling Ledet, Creative Circus, Boris FX, Resolume, Toolfarm, UnScene, GarageCUBE, Lift Motion Design, RE:Vision Effects, Ableton, Wondertouch & Clif Bar.

Silent Auction for over $18,000 in software, DVDs and training materials.

MGFest Schedule + Registration :: http://www.MGFest.com

Wanna learn some tips, tricks, and new features of Adobe Flash CS4? Come on out to a free seminar hosted by echoeleven - Adobe Authorized Training, Atlanta, GA. During this short seminar I will be presenting the new features of Adobe Flash CS4 including - object based animation, motion editor, XFL import, SEO Tips and Tricks, and authoring for Adobe AIR. Other seminar speakers include Scott Talsma/Adobe Flex tips and tricks, and Scott DeLoach/Adobe Captivate tips and tricks.

This free Adobe Flash seminar will be at the echoeleven 11th Anniversary open house on June 11th. Come on out and join the open house celebration and check out the echoeleven new offices in Buckhead. The party starts at 6:30 and will include complementary food and drinks, free givaways including a full version of the Adobe Creative Suite CS4, 2-day training class with echoeleven, free weekend getaway at the Hyatt Place Atlanta, free complementary passes to the Motion Graphics Festival in Atlanta, and more.

RSVP and get directions for this event!
June 11, 2009 - 6:30pm
3525 Piedmont Rd
Bldg Seven Suite 400
Atlanta, GA 30305

Continuing a long tradition of innovation, Adobe is pushing the boundaries of the Adobe Flash Platform with exciting new releases for Flash, Flex, and ColdFusion designers, developers, and administrators. Join us as Ben Forta, Adobe’s Director of Platform Evangelism, presents the future of ColdFusion, Flex, and more! On the ColdFusion side, Ben will talk about the upcoming releases of ColdFusion (currently known by the code name Centaur) and the highly anticipated first ColdFusion IDE from Adobe (currently known by the code name Bolt). You’ll learn about exciting new features and discover how Centaur and Bolt will accelerate your ColdFusion application development. On the Flex side, Ben will talk about the next release of Flex (currently known by the code name Gumbo). You’ll see product feature demos and learn how Gumbo breaks new ground for not only developers but also designers as it powers the design, development, and testing of rich Internet applications and content. And of course, Ben will explain and demonstrate the power of ColdFusion and the power of Adobe Flex working together!

If you have heard Ben present you already know how engaging and informative this presentation will be; if you haven’t ever had the pleasure of attending one of Ben’s presentations, trust us — you want to be there!

Who: Ben Forta
What: ColdFusion 9 and Flex 4 Pre-release Tour
When: Monday, June 8. 6:00 - 9:00PM
Where: EchoEleven - Adobe Software Training

Adobe® Flash® Builder™ 4 (formerly Flex Builder) public beta release is now available at Adobe Labs. The first thing that you may notice is that they are renaming Flex Builder to Flash Builder. This name change will create a clear distinction between the free open-source Flex framework and the commercial IDE.

Flash Builder 4 delivers a long list of new features, plus improvements to many existing features.There are three main themes to this release: developer productivity, designer-developer workflow, and data-centric application development. For an overview of the features included in this first public beta release, be sure to check out Tim Buntel’s What’s New in Flash Builder 4 article and watch the new feature videos. As always, the Flex 4 framework is included within Flash Builder, so be sure to check out Matt Chotin’s What’s New in the Flex 4 SDK article.