Camera Tutorial, Part 1: Create a test app

At the end of this part you will have

Camera ANE - test Flex app
  • The means to run and test your ANE as soon as you write its first lines of code - a much better option than tapping away blind.
  • Understanding of the 'grand plan' behind the ANE.

Time

15-20 minutes  Read More

Categories: AIR Native Extensions, Camera, and Tutorials.

Camera Tutorial: Introduction

At the end of this tutorial you will have

  • A native extension for AIR that connects with the native camera and captures frames from it.
  • A test app that uses the native extension and can help you test and debug its code.

Camera Test App GUI

Total time

I've broken down the tutorial into parts, each of which should take between 5 and 20 minutes to implement. I expect the full tutorial to take you between an hour and a half and two hours in total. You've got to love software project estimates. :) If you've completed the whole tutorial, leave a comment and let me know whether my estimate was way off base. Read More

Categories: AIR Native Extensions, Camera, and Tutorials.

How to add a native extension to your app

We have so far established what you need to set in a native extension, in order for it to be distinguishable from other native extensions when used in an app. We also saw that you need to set that in the extension descriptor file.

Now let's have a look at how a native extension is used in an app and what you need to set in the app to help AIR find and load the native extension. Read More

Categories: AIR Native Extensions.

What goes into an AIR Native Extension for Android?

So you are an Android guy. Or gal. Or, you are an ActionScript person, who wants to expand to Android. Same difference. Here is a bit of prerequisite information, in case you need it:

Next, let us see the ingredients that you have to provide for an ANE and those that are provided for you. You will have to make two libraries: Read More

Categories: AIR Native Extensions.