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HTML5 for Flash Developers

By : Matthew Fisher
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HTML5 for Flash Developers

By: Matthew Fisher

Overview of this book

As the support for HTML5 within modern web browsers grows, the appeal of HTML5 development, especially for Flash developers, is at an all-time high. From 3D interactive multi-user content to high definition video streaming, HTML5 can deliver it all, to almost all modern web browsers, desktops, and mobile platforms. HTML5 for Flash Developers is a practical, targeted guide for developers with previous experience in developing applications in Flash who would like to add HTML5 development to their skill set. By understanding key aspects that make HTML5 development different from Flash you will be able to integrate your current skill set into the HTML5 development paradigm. Starting with identifying the key technologies that make up the HTML5 development stack and how they are utilized to create HTML5 content, HTML5 for Flash Developers will cover the traditional HTML5 application development flow chapter by chapter, while covering many other common tools that are regularly used in HTML5 today.In addition to understanding and writing dependency-free HTML5 code, you will also learn how to build your HTML5 applications on top of popular libraries and frameworks such as jQuery and CreateJS. This book covers how to prepare all of your content and media for integration into your HTML5 application using applications such as the Miro Video Converter or Adobe Photoshop. You will learn ways to not only continue to use Adobe Flash in your HTML5 application content preparation flow, but also how to port your existing Flash content right over to HTML5.Once you understand what it takes to build HTML5 content, you will finish up by learning how to debug, optimize, and prepare your content for release on the Web.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
HTML5 for Flash Developers
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.packtpub.com
Preface
Index

Requirements of HTML5 development environments


When it comes to writing HTML, CSS, and JavaScript all within the same code editor, there are some general considerations that most developers usually make to ensure that they acquire a feature set that suits their needs. Since the entire HTML5 stack is rendered as plain text documents, technically any text editor will get the job done. Although every developer has their own unique setup and development style, there are many common pieces of functionality that are always worth looking out for.

Asset and file management

Having the ability to preview and even manipulate assets that are included into your projects, such as images, video, audio, and other external assets, directly within your development environment can allow you to speed up the development flow by containing your focus within a specific application. Applications such as Adobe's Dreamweaver, which we will cover in a moment, are a great example of a software that has been designed...