I'm heading up to Toronto next Saturday, to teach Practical ActionScript 3 at the FITC pre-conference workshops, run by the RMI.

I was reviewing my files for the course, and realized that I'd captured the course a few months ago (the same weekend that I captured Unlocking ActionScript 3 Fluency Events & the Broadcaster) -- but never edited it down or produced it.

In reviewing the captures, I realized that all of the online version of Practical ActionScript 3 is still completely relevant, accurate and useful, and there wasn't much of a need to produce a whole new updated version.

At the same time, particularly with the introduction of new features of Flash Player 10 (which was not out when I recorded the online version of Practical AS3), there were definitely some additional content I wanted to add.

So, when I discovered these captures this weekend, I decided to edit down some of the lessons I taught and produced a new course, Practical ActionScript 3 Update, with a particular emphasis on Flash Player 10, including lessons on Loader.unloadAndStop, The FileReference, GPU Acceleration, Sound Manipulation and Generation, and Pixel Bender. And it has intro pricing of $4.99.

Practical AS3 Update

I was also pretty happy to remember that I'd recorded the portion on using Pixel Bender inside of Flash. In 10 minutes I explain what Pixel Bender is, and the three ways of using it inside of Flash with AS3. It's one lesson of the new course, and because I think it's so useful for a large number of people, we've made it available as it's own course, with intro pricing of $1.99.

Using PixelBender in Flash

Of course, all the new lessons include great source files that you are free (heck, encouraged) to use for your own Flash work.

Share and enjoy!

-r