chochweets
08-24-2005, 04:08 AM
It's official! Flash Professional 8 has been announced, and it ships mid-September. I was hoping we'd get our hands on it this month, but we'll have to suffice with a pre-order (http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/store/index.cfm?store=OLS-US#loc=en_us&view=ols_prod&store=OLS-US&category=/Software/Development/StandAlones/FlashP&distributionMethod=UPGRADE). There had been rumors that the price of the software would double, but it looks like a modest increase in price - $699. Here's an early preview (http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/08/07/flash/index.php) over at Macworld.
*** UPDATE #1 ***
The Macromedia site has posted a preview page (http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/flashpro/productinfo/features/) that hurries through the new functionality of Flash Professional 8. I noticed the custom easing tool, that allows for more dynamic motion control, while not adding keyframes.
Also, if you download the Flash Player 8 Public Beta (http://www.macromedia.com/software/flashplayer/public_beta/), you can view some some of these new tricks (http://www.flashguru.co.uk/maelstrom/), which I'm hoping aren't just real-time effects.
*** UPDATE #2 ***
Technical Product Manager for Flash over at Macromedia and perhaps the most most consistent voice coming from HQ, posted his list of 'The lesser-known new features of Flash Professional 8 (part 1).' Enjoy! (http://weblogs.macromedia.com/md/archives/2005/08/the_lesser-know.cfm)
*** UPDATE #3 ***
Digital Producer magazine has published a syndicated article titled 'New Features in Flash 8 Professional (http://www.digitalproducer.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=34014-1)' that contains a clever example Flash 8's new functionality. You'll need the new Flash Player 8 Public Beta (http://www.macromedia.com/software/flashplayer/public_beta/) to view.
*** UPDATE #1 ***
The Macromedia site has posted a preview page (http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/flashpro/productinfo/features/) that hurries through the new functionality of Flash Professional 8. I noticed the custom easing tool, that allows for more dynamic motion control, while not adding keyframes.
Also, if you download the Flash Player 8 Public Beta (http://www.macromedia.com/software/flashplayer/public_beta/), you can view some some of these new tricks (http://www.flashguru.co.uk/maelstrom/), which I'm hoping aren't just real-time effects.
*** UPDATE #2 ***
Technical Product Manager for Flash over at Macromedia and perhaps the most most consistent voice coming from HQ, posted his list of 'The lesser-known new features of Flash Professional 8 (part 1).' Enjoy! (http://weblogs.macromedia.com/md/archives/2005/08/the_lesser-know.cfm)
*** UPDATE #3 ***
Digital Producer magazine has published a syndicated article titled 'New Features in Flash 8 Professional (http://www.digitalproducer.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=34014-1)' that contains a clever example Flash 8's new functionality. You'll need the new Flash Player 8 Public Beta (http://www.macromedia.com/software/flashplayer/public_beta/) to view.