You've got a couple new tools to force an updateįor the serious developer, the GUI is slightly more user friendly, and numerous other small changes were made, but there aren't any revolutions. Conclusionīy and large this update isn't that different than any other iteration. Phones must have the Flash Lite Player installed to run flash applications. Mobile EmulatorĪ cool addition is the interactive mobile emulator that you can use to test out your flash applications on mobile phones. To Macromedia's new video codec (On2 VP6 High Quality) which yields surprisingly vivid results. The first thing you'll notice about this iteration of Flash is the advertisements you see seem so much more lifelike. The navigation of the actions has also been updated (Actions is now Global Functions), but Flash MX users won't feel lost with the additions and changes. Macromedia has renamed normal mode to "Script Assist" though its functionality largely remains the same. In Flash MX there were two modes of operation when adding actions to your Flash file: normal and advanced mode. Taking my Flash projects for a test drive. The window title bars have a soft blue gradient that has a relaxing effect.Īlso, when you take your flash projects for a test run they now pop up in a new window that is fit to size, which eliminates that small annoyance I always had with To have to spend hours upon hours within the program.
UPGRADE FLASH MX 2004 MOVIE
The Carrot: By the end of this tutorial you will have produced something similar to this Flash movie plus you will have learned some optimized techniques for working with XML Objects in Flash MX.
UPGRADE FLASH MX 2004 HOW TO
Flash GUI Faceliftįlash Professional 8 also introduces a visual overhaul of the graphical user interface (GUI), making it much more pleasing This tutorial outlines how to use Macromedia’s Flash MX 2004 together with the open source server scripting language PHP to create an RSS Reader. Maybe Adobe's acquisition of Macromedia will turn out well for the Macromedia Flash developer community. Shadow, but the wait is over for those of us who've been wanting it. It's kind of hard to believe that it took Macromedia this long to add such a staple like drop Now with Flash you can easily add drop shadows,īlur, bevel, and glow. The biggest thing I'd have to say about Flash Professional 8 is the inclusion of many of the popularįilters we have been using in Adobe Photoshop for the last decade.
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