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Best Practices for Developing Macromedia Flash Lite 1.1 Content


Bill Perry

Bill Perry

Macromedia

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Introducing Flash Lite 1.1
  3. Using the Flash Lite 1.1 CDK
  4. Developing Flash Lite Content
  5. Getting Flash Content on Handsets
  6. Example Content
Created:
2 July 2004
User Level:
Intermediate, Advanced

You're probably reading this and thinking to yourself, "What is Flash Lite 1.1?" Good question. It's definitely something you should be excited about as much as I am. With Flash Lite 1.1, Macromedia has made it possible for developers to create and deploy Macromedia Flash content onto one of the largest consumer device markets—mobile phones. Imagine having Flash content on your mobile phone wherever you are!

If you've never developed Flash content for any type of mobile device, then this article will be a refreshing introduction to Flash on mobile devices. For those of you who have already created content for PDAs or NTT DoCoMo 505i series phones, you'll find that the new features of Flash Lite 1.1 will enable you to create a wide variety of engaging applications.

In this article I want to introduce you to Flash Lite 1.1 and go over some best practices for creating Flash Lite 1.1 content for mobile phones.

Requirements

To complete this tutorial you will need to install the following software and files:

Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004

Macromedia Flash Lite 1.1 CDK

Some familiarity with creating Flash content for other platforms

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About the author

Bill Perry is in charge of developer relations for mobile and devices at Macromedia and is helping to shape the future of mobile devices using Flash technologies. He interacts and supports developers, content providers, media owners, mobile operators, and handset/device manufacturers from around the world. When he's not busy with work, Bill enjoys cycling and spending time with his wife and friends.