AIR for BatchEncoder

AIR for BatchEncoder
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http://ajaxian.com/archives/the-pros-and-cons-of-adobe-air
Cons:
Database access limited to SQLite or web services
No way to external applications - to maintain cross-platform compatibility

If we cannot call external applications, then we cannot call mencoder


Multithreading in FLEX
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http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui/2008/01/threads_in_actionscript_3.html
http://blog.barncar.com/?p=10
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/communityengine/index.cfm?event=showdetails&productId=2&postId=12026

Using AIR to launch other applications
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http://www.jeffryhouser.com/index.cfm/2008/4/22/Using-AIR-to-launch-other-applications
Synopsis - launch the exe as URL using URLRequest and let the OS launch the correct application ( for .doc, OS will launch MS Word etc)