KM-CODEX

Adobe Air 2 is nearly out of beta and I was just as curious as the next person to see what has changed. As it turns out, quite a lot has changed and it is worlds better than AIR 1.5 and brings some very cool new tools to the table.

Click here to read about some of the new features

I’ve already begun playing around with it and have some AIR 2 applications ready for public use. The first mashes up a Koolmoves class by Wilbert Brants with Flex 3 and is called “Droppic”. Droppic shows off the new File Promises ability of AIR 2 and allows you to search Picasa and drag any picture in the app to your desktop to be instantly downloaded. The second also uses the new File Promises of AIR 2 and is called “KM-CODEX FileGrabber”. This application contains all my available downloads and again allows you to simply drag an item listed in it to your operating system and drop it to instantly download it. All download counts are updated at runtime.

KM-CODEX FileGrabber can be downloaded using the link below, once you have it installed you can download Droppic or any of my other downloads by using it. There is also a link to get the Adobe AIR Runtime Installer which is required to install FileGrabber. Nearly all code I create with Adobe AIR from here out will be AIR 2 based and when the Adobe Showcase allows AIR 2 submissions it will be housed there as well.

Click here to get the Adobe Air 2 Runtime

Click here to download the KM-CODEX FileGrabber Application

In the next few months I will be leaving Flex 3 behind for Flex 4. Time really flies when you are having fun!

YaYa v.4 is available now. This version adds some UI alterations and a bevy of behind the scenes additions. Users of previous versions will have their library databases altered inline to add a new “genre” field. Users can now filter their libraries to target exactly what they are looking for by selecting multiple criteria to hone in on what they want. Filtering now supports title, bookmarks and genre’s. You can view the entire library without filtering with a click of a button and there are 83 genre’s to choose from for assignment to any video you please.

Also added this version is a “Hide Controls” checkbox which will do just as it suggests and hide the Accordion controls and make the video player full window. In combination with the stretch on/off control you should get any video to layout like you want.

Initial Load Screen

The New Library Tool Box Expanded – Assigning A Genre To A Video

Search Panel Additions

Preparing To Download To Library

Library Download In Progress

Video Player Stretched – About To Take Snapshot

Snapshot Viewer – Preparing To Remove One Picture

The New “Hide Controls” Mode – The Entire Application Window Becomes The Video Space

The downloads are now part of the desktop forum. All registered members have access to the downloads right inside the desktop forum system now. Look for the little arrow icon to access them.

The Forum is now at Version .3 and all existing boards will update themselves accordingly.

See the Desktop Forum Change log thread to see details.