Flex Training Videos - Tutorials

Author: David Gassner | Running Time: 8 hours | Training Level : Intermediate

In Flex 3 Beyond the Basics, David Gassner delves into advanced Flex development skills, including custom popup windows and programmatic animation; parsing XML with E4X; and integrating Flex applications with ColdFusion, ASP.NET, and PHP. He explores effective ways to use Flash and Flex together, including the exchange of graphical skins, symbols, and components. David also demonstrates how to localize a Flex application. This course is a follow-up to Flex 3 Essential Training, and some experience with ActionScript 3, Flex Builder, and the Flex 3 Framework is recommended. Example files accompany the course.

Author: David Gassner | Running Time: 6.5 hours | Training Level : Intermediate

AIR for Flex Developers is David Gassner's follow-up to his AIR Essential Training course, and takes a deeper look at how Flex Builder 3 and the Flex 3 framework can be used to build cross-system desktop applications with Adobe AIR. David examines every point of integration with the host operating system, including working with the local file system, creating and maintaining local databases, and managing native windows and menus. He also shares tips for how to configure the development environment, and how to publish and update finished AIR applications. Example files accompany the course.

Author: James Talbot | Running Time: 10.5 Hours | Training Level : Beginner

Adobe Flex 3 is a cross platform, open source framework for creating rich Internet applications and Adobe AIR applications. This in-depth training and its accompanying project work files will show you the evolution of rich internet application using Flex framework, plus how to build applications using the latest Flex Builder 3 tool that take the best capabilities of both the desktop and the web. This series a must-have for any developer looking to fine-tune their skills and enter the exciting new marketplace for developers.

Author: David Gassner | Running Time: 8.5 hours | Training Level : Beginner

Application developers who want to create cross-platform, data-centric applications need the power of Adobe Flex 3. In this Beginners Flex 3 Training DVD, Adobe Certified Instructor David Gassner starts with the basics of understanding Flex, its projects, and its related programming languages. He explores the intricacies of the development platform and the Flex Builder 3 integrated development environment, then gives in-depth, hands-on tutorials on creating, designing, customizing, and publishing dynamic web and desktop applications in Flex 3. Exercise files accompany the course, allowing you to follow along with the tutorials at your own pace.

Author: James Talbot | Running Time: 8 hours | Training Level : Intermediate / Advanced

This Adobe Flex 2 Training video is the ideal way to learn how to create rich, functional internet applications that combine the usability of desktop programs with the power of the web.Presenter, James Talbot, has been with Adobe for over six years, on both the sales engineering and training teams. James has also authored two books: Object Oriented ActionScript 2.0 and Adobe Flex 2: Training from the Source. These Adobe Flex tutorials are presented in HD video and are available via the online subscription service.

Author: Leo Schuman | Running Time: 9 hours | Training Level : Intermediate / Advanced

This Advanced Adobe Flex Training Video is aimed towards users who already have a strong understanding of the basics or have already watched Total Training for Adobe Flex 2: Rich Internet Applications. Presenter Leo Schuman is an Adobe Certified Master Instructor for the Flex, Flash, ColdFusion, and Dreamweaver product lines. With Leo paving the way, you will learn how to work with embedded images and fonts, implement transitions and easing effects, apply filters and blends, and programmatically interact with mouse position and actions like dragging and dropping. In addition, these tutorials will show how to extend and skin Flex UI components using both images and shapes drawn with the ActionScript Drawing API. This Adobe Flex Training course is presented in HD quality video and is available via the online subscription service.

Author: David Gassner | Running Time: 5.25 hours | Training Level : Advanced

As shown in David Gassner's previous tutorials , Flex 2 Training Essentials and Flex 2 Beyond the Basics , the purpose of Flex is to manage four key challenges in web development: Multistep processing, client-side processing, data manipulation, and data visualization. With the addition of Flex Data Services, Flex 2 has become an even more powerful tool for building data-driven web and standalone applications. In this Advanced Flex 2 Training DVD : Using Data Services , David discusses the program's possibilities thoroughly-from using Java Enterprise Edition to building a working database. Exercise files accompany the training, allowing you to follow the tutorials at your own pace.