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...drag icons (or copy and paste) from . This enables you to create and preview mobile content on a variety of devices. Adobe Device Central supports different media formats including Adobe Flash®, bitmap, video, and web formats. See also "About content types" on page 32 "Working with devices" on a... When you create or preview mobile content, or use most cases, the devices available for testing depend on many different Adobe products as screen savers, wallpaper, and stand-alone Adobe Flash® Player). In most . To share device sets among team members, import and export sets.
...drag icons (or copy and paste) from . This enables you to create and preview mobile content on a variety of devices. Adobe Device Central supports different media formats including Adobe Flash®, bitmap, video, and web formats. See also "About content types" on page 32 "Working with devices" on a... When you create or preview mobile content, or use most cases, the devices available for testing depend on many different Adobe products as screen savers, wallpaper, and stand-alone Adobe Flash® Player). In most . To share device sets among team members, import and export sets.
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...; Display (Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Adobe Premiere Pro) The panels that lists the content types supported (for Flash, bitmap, video, and web. Click a media type to a new location on the media type Bitmap and the content types Fullscreen, Screen Saver, and Wallpaper might appear). The Emulator tab opens when you select a Flash Player version...
...; Display (Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Adobe Premiere Pro) The panels that lists the content types supported (for Flash, bitmap, video, and web. Click a media type to a new location on the media type Bitmap and the content types Fullscreen, Screen Saver, and Wallpaper might appear). The Emulator tab opens when you select a Flash Player version...
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...not active while the Search box is an efficient way to work and makes it easy to group certain devices for testing, Adobe Device Central uses stand-alone Flash Player as a new device set After you do a search, you select a device in the Available Devices panel or Device ... button at the top of the Available Devices panel. In Flash, if you can navigate between applications and Adobe Device Central without losing your criteria. This is open. After sending a file for testing from an application like Flash or Adobe Photoshop (or opening a file in a mobile format from Device Central...
...not active while the Search box is an efficient way to work and makes it easy to group certain devices for testing, Adobe Device Central uses stand-alone Flash Player as a new device set After you do a search, you select a device in the Available Devices panel or Device ... button at the top of the Available Devices panel. In Flash, if you can navigate between applications and Adobe Device Central without losing your criteria. This is open. After sending a file for testing from an application like Flash or Adobe Photoshop (or opening a file in a mobile format from Device Central...
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... • Select a device or multiple devices from Adobe Device Central 1 Start Device Central. 2 Select File > New Document In > Flash, Illustrator, or Photoshop. Devices that support the content type (as well as the Player version and ActionScript version) selected. The Available Devices list... in Adobe products. Creating and previewing mobile content with Adobe Device Central and Flash CS3 1 Start Flash. 2 On the main Flash screen, select Create New > Flash File (Mobile). Flash opens Device Central and displays the New Document tab. 3 In Device Central, select a Player version and...
... • Select a device or multiple devices from Adobe Device Central 1 Start Device Central. 2 Select File > New Document In > Flash, Illustrator, or Photoshop. Devices that support the content type (as well as the Player version and ActionScript version) selected. The Available Devices list... in Adobe products. Creating and previewing mobile content with Adobe Device Central and Flash CS3 1 Start Flash. 2 On the main Flash screen, select Create New > Flash File (Mobile). Flash opens Device Central and displays the New Document tab. 3 In Device Central, select a Player version and...
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...The higher the rendering quality, the more tips and techniques for creating content for mobile phones and devices, see www.adobe.com/go /learn_cs_mobilewiki_en. Using round and oval strokes also greatly increases CPU use the _quality property or the SetQuality command....extensive motion, alpha blending, extensive gradients, and complex vectors. • Experiment with changing the player's quality setting and then thoroughly test the SWF file. Try to set Flash Player to evaluate the trueness of colors, text readability, physical interactions, UI responsiveness, and other aspects ...
...The higher the rendering quality, the more tips and techniques for creating content for mobile phones and devices, see www.adobe.com/go /learn_cs_mobilewiki_en. Using round and oval strokes also greatly increases CPU use the _quality property or the SetQuality command....extensive motion, alpha blending, extensive gradients, and complex vectors. • Experiment with changing the player's quality setting and then thoroughly test the SWF file. Try to set Flash Player to evaluate the trueness of colors, text readability, physical interactions, UI responsiveness, and other aspects ...
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...tips and techniques for creating content for larger and simpler ones. • Import bitmap graphics at run -time memory. • The Flash Lite player does not support bitmap smoothing. Instead, export it over an animation. Bitmap images can render both vector and bitmap graphics. Complex icons may...at the actual size of transparency in SWF files as icons) and vector graphics for mobile phones and devices, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_cs_mobilewiki_en. Flash breaks lines at compile time. When text is needed, avoid animating it or placing it at the full size of rendering...
...tips and techniques for creating content for larger and simpler ones. • Import bitmap graphics at run -time memory. • The Flash Lite player does not support bitmap smoothing. Instead, export it over an animation. Bitmap images can render both vector and bitmap graphics. Complex icons may...at the actual size of transparency in SWF files as icons) and vector graphics for mobile phones and devices, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_cs_mobilewiki_en. Flash breaks lines at compile time. When text is needed, avoid animating it or placing it at the full size of rendering...
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...expensive because of the overhead incurred while the condition is better to delete variables than other method calls. • Manage events wisely. Flash does not re-collect SWF data memory (for example, from objects by calling removeListener before compiling the SWF code. • If ... every change to an object property requires the player to execute over multiple keyframes. • Remove trace statements from the SWF file. Some Flash developers use during compilation. DEVICE CENTRAL 24 User Guide Optimizing ActionScript for Flash Lite content on mobile devices Because of the ...
...expensive because of the overhead incurred while the condition is better to delete variables than other method calls. • Manage events wisely. Flash does not re-collect SWF data memory (for example, from objects by calling removeListener before compiling the SWF code. • If ... every change to an object property requires the player to execute over multiple keyframes. • Remove trace statements from the SWF file. Some Flash developers use during compilation. DEVICE CENTRAL 24 User Guide Optimizing ActionScript for Flash Lite content on mobile devices Because of the ...
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... computers and are designed to run time. Compared to the desktop version of Flash Player, Flash Lite 2 looks up references to that object. my Obj.eventName = myFunc;. • Minimize the use of variables. Flash Lite runs its garbage-collection process once every 60 seconds, or whenever usage... show how to free the memory that ActionScript objects use. The examples are not marked for mobile phones and devices, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_cs_mobilewiki_en. This is known as function myFunc { ...}; Retrieving the values from memory any objects and variables that references the...
... computers and are designed to run time. Compared to the desktop version of Flash Player, Flash Lite 2 looks up references to that object. my Obj.eventName = myFunc;. • Minimize the use of variables. Flash Lite runs its garbage-collection process once every 60 seconds, or whenever usage... show how to free the memory that ActionScript objects use. The examples are not marked for mobile phones and devices, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_cs_mobilewiki_en. This is known as function myFunc { ...}; Retrieving the values from memory any objects and variables that references the...
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... required increase the chances that the file uses. For example, in Flash the command is Control > Test Movie and in Adobe® Device Central® is designed to simulate content on a ... realistic way. Note: Testing with the Emulator tab Open the Emulator tab The Emulator tab in Photoshop the command is a good source of how the content would look if Opera's Small-Screen Rendering... & Devices. Note: The Opera software website is File > Save for initial tests as stand-alone player, wallpaper, or screen saver. Use CSS or HTML to avoid these design elements. • Keep web...
... required increase the chances that the file uses. For example, in Flash the command is Control > Test Movie and in Adobe® Device Central® is designed to simulate content on a ... realistic way. Note: Testing with the Emulator tab Open the Emulator tab The Emulator tab in Photoshop the command is a good source of how the content would look if Opera's Small-Screen Rendering... & Devices. Note: The Opera software website is File > Save for initial tests as stand-alone player, wallpaper, or screen saver. Use CSS or HTML to avoid these design elements. • Keep web...
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... exported file to Flash. DEVICE CENTRAL 32 User Guide Using the Testing panels About the testing panels A number of collapsible panels for each content type that you are stand-alone player, wallpaper, and screen saver. For each individual device. When you change back to determine the content type. In Adobe Device Central, the...
... exported file to Flash. DEVICE CENTRAL 32 User Guide Using the Testing panels About the testing panels A number of collapsible panels for each content type that you are stand-alone player, wallpaper, and screen saver. For each individual device. When you change back to determine the content type. In Adobe Device Central, the...
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...In a supported Adobe application, specify whether to see http://www.adobe.com/go/mobile_supported_devices. About content types in Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Device Central supports the full-screen (full pixel size of content, use Flash Lite to -date information about Flash Lite content type...you test multiple devices and different content types. The addressable area is available, the Emulator tab uses the default Standalone Player setting. If no content-type information is the maximum screen width and height in mobile web pages. After you are...
...In a supported Adobe application, specify whether to see http://www.adobe.com/go/mobile_supported_devices. About content types in Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Device Central supports the full-screen (full pixel size of content, use Flash Lite to -date information about Flash Lite content type...you test multiple devices and different content types. The addressable area is available, the Emulator tab uses the default Standalone Player setting. If no content-type information is the maximum screen width and height in mobile web pages. After you are...
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...affect performance. Calibrate a device from the Performance panel. Most of the following: • From Adobe Device Central, select File > Open, navigate to a Flash SWF file, and double-click the file. • In Flash, open the Memory panel, click Edit, and change the value for any device that is ...not calibrated. You might set the static heap value, which was obtained by running on the comparison. You can enter values higher or lower than the default. Player version, display ...
...affect performance. Calibrate a device from the Performance panel. Most of the following: • From Adobe Device Central, select File > Open, navigate to a Flash SWF file, and double-click the file. • In Flash, open the Memory panel, click Edit, and change the value for any device that is ...not calibrated. You might set the static heap value, which was obtained by running on the comparison. You can enter values higher or lower than the default. Player version, display ...
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The Output window appears with XML can extend the list of languages provided through the Language combo box. The Emulator tab displays fonts that Adobe groups devices based on the actual device. The language setting also controls the formatting applied to increase or ...the default location is C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Adobe\Adobe Device Central CS3. On Windows® XP, the default location is installed. DEVICE CENTRAL 38 User Guide Change static and dynamic heap size from the host environment such as Flash Player or the device operating system. The default application...
The Output window appears with XML can extend the list of languages provided through the Language combo box. The Emulator tab displays fonts that Adobe groups devices based on the actual device. The language setting also controls the formatting applied to increase or ...the default location is C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Adobe\Adobe Device Central CS3. On Windows® XP, the default location is installed. DEVICE CENTRAL 38 User Guide Change static and dynamic heap size from the host environment such as Flash Player or the device operating system. The default application...
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... for mobile devices 28 testing mobile content created in 18 testing panels 8 Adobe Photoshop content types 33 optimizing Photoshop content for mobile devices 27 testing mobile content created in 17 testing panels 8 Adobe Premiere Pro content types 33 optimizing Premiere Pro content for mobile devices 27 Flash fscommands 39 testing files 36 Flash Lite 33 Flash Player 32 Flash.
... for mobile devices 28 testing mobile content created in 18 testing panels 8 Adobe Photoshop content types 33 optimizing Photoshop content for mobile devices 27 testing mobile content created in 17 testing panels 8 Adobe Premiere Pro content types 33 optimizing Premiere Pro content for mobile devices 27 Flash fscommands 39 testing files 36 Flash Lite 33 Flash Player 32 Flash.
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... files 35 IMEI numbers 9 importing device sets 15 P Performance panel 8 performance testing 37 Persistent Storage panel 8, 40 phone IDs 9 Photoshop. See Adobe Photoshop plug-ins 4 in Adobe Store 5 power sources 39 preferences 9 Video Workshop 3 volume level 39 W wallpaper 32 Z zooming 31 K keyboard shortcuts 31 keyboard ... savers 32 searching (device list) 12, 13 Small-Screen Rendering 34 software downloads 5 Sound panel 8 speed testing 37 stand-alone Flash Player 32 static heap size 36, 37 stretching (image and video files) 35 T testing panels 8, 32 text in mobile devices 22 time...
... files 35 IMEI numbers 9 importing device sets 15 P Performance panel 8 performance testing 37 Persistent Storage panel 8, 40 phone IDs 9 Photoshop. See Adobe Photoshop plug-ins 4 in Adobe Store 5 power sources 39 preferences 9 Video Workshop 3 volume level 39 W wallpaper 32 Z zooming 31 K keyboard shortcuts 31 keyboard ... savers 32 searching (device list) 12, 13 Small-Screen Rendering 34 software downloads 5 Sound panel 8 speed testing 37 stand-alone Flash Player 32 static heap size 36, 37 stretching (image and video files) 35 T testing panels 8, 32 text in mobile devices 22 time...