We are happy to release the next iteration with new features and improvements for FDT6. We count more than 170 changes since FDT5.6 now. You can use most of them in our Free Version or get an upgrade to the full version (starts at 14,75€ / month). See all release notes here. Thats the latest: [...]
Aiming to deliver the best product for the interactive community is an ongoing goal for us. Our process is simple: listen to customers, think about their needs and all the while looking ahead to see what is on the horizon. Our goal and process has lead us to bring FDT to a new level: FDT will [...]
Today, the FDT team has releases a small update – 5.6.2. Since the 5.6 release, we’ve received some great feedback from the community and have fixed numerous issues. With this release, we’ve fixed any issues that might prevent anyone from using Apache Flex with FDT. While we’re continuing to work on an even tighter integration with Apache Flex, this is the first step. Below is a video tutorial on how to download Apache Flex and get it working with FDT.
Proudly we announce our next free update for all FDT 5 customers: FDT 5.6.
During the development of this release we really went deep down to FDT’s roots to improve its performance. What we achieved is a massive performance optimization for nearly every situation and project, especially big gaming projects.
*note: This deal has expired. Stay tuned for our next deal. With the release of FDT 5.5 we also introduced a new payment model – subscriptions. To welcome this new opportunity, we want to give a free month of FDT Max to all of you. With subscription payments you are much more flexible in setting [...]
We are thrilled to finally release FDT 5.5. Many of you have been using 5.5 beta and we received loads of fantastic feedback that helped us introduce you to the best FDT ever. FDT 5.5 is a free update for all FDT 5 customers. We added heaps of fantastic new features to this big release [...]
We’re close to the final release of FDT 5.5. We got a lot of feedback from you and tried to bring as much as possible into the release. So, download the second beta with full FDT 5 Max functionality and let us know what you think.
Since FDT can also be installed as a plugin on the latest Eclipse IDE, the FDT Team also looks ahead and tests against the latest Eclipse releases. In Eclipse Juno the installation of the Subversive SVN plugin has changed a bit. The SVNKit/JavaHL selection screen no more appears right after the Subversive installation finishes so the [...]
How to use ASC 2.0 with the new FDT release from 11.12.2012: Download Adobe Flex 4.6 SDK Download Adobe AIR 3.5 SDK with ActionScript Compiler 2.0 Add new Flex SDK 4.6 to ‘Installed SDK’ list Merge new added Flex SDK 4.6 with zip file from Air SDK 3.5 Use merged Flex SDK 4.6 & Air [...]
Over the years, learning more about using FDT and getting help when you need it has changed quite a bit. FDT started as a tool which was used by a small group of Flash developers. Since it was used by such a small group, help and support was communicated via word of mouth. As FDT [...]
The FDT Team congratulates their team member and leader. Carlo got married and decided to take the cool name of his exciting wife. So Carlo is now our Carlo Matic, “Carl-o-Matic” (www.carlomatic.com) Even without understanding a word german, you can understand the video we made for the rename action of Carlo. This funny outtakes are [...]
With FDT 5.5 we introduced the SWF Bidge. The SWFBridge is an easy and awesome way to extend the features of FDT by writing your own plugins. The plugins are written in ActionScript or Flex and can be used for nearly any use case you can think of. Build Your Own Views Create your own [...]
When Sidney de Koning released his book “Automatic ActionScript Projects“, which included a chapter on FDT and ANT, we raffled off one FDT 5 Max license, two hard copies and three ebooks of the publication (remember the post). Now we have drawn the winners: The FDT 5 Max license goes to @fnosse. The hard copies [...]
The word from Michael Plank (of Pro 3 Games) is that gotoAndSki was a blast. I’ll admit that I’m a bit jealous. Myself and anyone else who didn’t attend will have to imagine what it was like. In fact, Michael’s exact words are: “Tons of snow, fun snowboarding, awesome food, great speakers and talks and 40 attendees made [...]
You can calculate simple constant integer expressions during coding in FDT by simple hitting Ctrl-1 (Windows, Linux) or Cmd-1 (MacOS). In the auto completion description window you can see all steps of the calculation. You can insert the result into your code by selecting this auto completion. If one of the constants is a hex [...]
If you choose Test Runner custom (custom is a new option next to Sprite, Spark, and Mxml). You can select your own Test Runner by using Browse. You can also use Create to create your own Test Runner by using a standart Test Runner template. Additionaly a Custom Test Runner needs to use the FdtFlexUnit.swc [...]
It’s only been less than a week since we released the new FDT and we’re already releasing our first update! In the future, we won’t be blogging about updates (because they will happen every 1-2 weeks) – the best way to stay up to date is to keep an eye on the update icon (seen [...]
Last Monday our license service was interrupted and some FDT customers were incorrectly notified that their subscription had expired. In response, a temporary license server was put in place so that anyone affected could continue to work. It’s very frustrating to be unexpectedly notified that your properly purchased FDT license is invalid. The FDT team apologizes both [...]
As already announced in our blog post earlier, we made some changes to the license management: with FDT 5.5 we will be introducing a new subscription licensing model. This is something we have been asked about for quite a while and we are proud to announce that we finally integrated it. We will keep our former “One-time [...]
As you may have read in the blog post on FDT 5.5 beta, there will not only be loads of new features, but we also improved our license management. Since the introduction of FDT Free we are proud to have an FDT for everyone, but the way to refinance it are the revenues from our [...]
At the core FDT has always been about comfort, customization and community. With FDT 5.5, the team delivers a new feature that is a powerful combination of all 3 – SWFBridge. Create Your Own Plugins For FDT Update: Check out the SWFBridge microsite. FDT’s SWFBridge is a platform that allows developers to use Actionscript & Flex to [...]
Easter is coming up and we have a surprise that many of you waited for. It´s been a while since we’ve changed our development cycle from yearly major releases to each-iteration-releases and we had to switch to subscription-only. But we’ve worked on a new key for a special promotion: The new FDT (6th version) + [...]
We finally integrated the long-awaited Unit Testing with Flex Unit 4.1. Here’s a little overview about this new feature. Please Note: Current we only support Flex Unit 4.1 which you can find here (Please choose the full project download). At the New FDT Project wizard, you can activate this check box, if you like to [...]
Right now, Rob Bateman (from Away 3D) is getting ready for his session, Forward The Foundation, at Reasons To Be Creative. The FDT team is a proud supporter of Rob, the Away Foundation and their contributions to the Flash community. Here is a brief description of his session: “In this session, Rob will showcase some of the [...]
beyond tellerand – play is happening right now in Cologne and the FDT team is pleased to both be sponsors and featured in two presentations! Even more exciting, you’ll be able to catch a peek of FDT 5.5 – soon to be released. On Thursday, @Michael_Plank takes the stage to talk about Workflows for developing next-gen 3D [...]
We are proud to sponsor Play 12 this year again. By now it’s our 10th sponsorship and we can definitely say that it is one of our most favorite conferences. We will have a small booth and Philipp from the FDT Team and some guys from the agencies will be there to show you the [...]
All eyes on Stechelberg: from January 26th through 28th, 2012 (Thursday – Saturday) we want to recommend you the most adventurous Flash/Flex/Mobile conference. GotoAndSki(); is an event in the Swiss Alps hosted by Fernando Colaço and David Almeida. This unique combination of boarding/skiing/sledding and conference sessions guarantees the maximum fun in the dull month of [...]
Last month, I spoke at Flashtent along with some other great speakers. I presented on getting started with FDT & Mobile as well as gave an intro to the haXe platform. After some editing, the team at Everything Flash posted the session. Here’s the outline of the topics discussed: Overview Our first Android App in FDT Debugging with FDT [...]