flashMX04 is what flash mx should have been after f5. And all my other opinions are in my other thread.
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flashMX04 is what flash mx should have been after f5. And all my other opinions are in my other thread.
Yea, I agree...Quote:
Originally posted by maestrosdelweb
A great update.
My only comment is regarding the two versions (Flash MX 2004 and Flash MX Pro 2004).
Macromedia should give us the Full version and that's it.
And anyways, what are the differences ? Is it just like the differences between the default and professional actionscript in flash 6 - although professional is harder to use for beginners, pros can get a lot more out of it ?
I think the changes they have made, whilst fairly subtle, have brought more to the program and don't make me doubt that I wrong for getting the upgrade...
however.. (and u knew there'd be a but)..
I've had two problems since I started using Flash MX 2004 Professional. The first is that it seems to have problems when running parallel to Photoshop 7. It seems that when they are both open I find it impossible to Save documents in Photoshop. I don't know if they're using a similar system resource but its frustraiting opening and closing both programs when I need to switch.
Perhaps the most worrying thing is a problem I had just the other day which has made me doubt the new version of Flash even more. I was editing a previous Flash MX file with no problems, making updates and exporting them till all of a sudden it wouldn't export any more. So I tried to save the file so I could re-start Flash. It wouldn't let me save. So I bit the bullet and closed Flash without saving my changes. I tried to open the FLA later and it won't open! So I lost about 2 weeks work on an FLA and there's no recovering. I emailed MM to report this and the response was no promising:
Needless to say none worked so I'm left with quite a sour taste in my mouth as regarding the new version of Flash.Quote:
From the information you have provided, there would seem to be a possibility for file corruption. File corruption have no real fix. Most often, attempts to rescue the file does not guarantee to get a %100 recovery. Here are some recommendations that might help.
- Save another copy of the file to a different location and rename the file.
- Copy frames and Paste frames to a new file.
- You can also try opening it in a different computer.
- Perform virus check.
Love the program.. just wish it were as stable as previous versions.
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One thing I'm surprised at is Macromedia's ingenious new license management system, which means one crack blows the locks off all MX 2004 apps. They must be barmy. [/B]
what do you mean by that?
Siggh, I just started learning Flash MX, purchased two books, and now 2004 comes out?:rolleyes:
This was written about that issue on another forum.....Quote:
Originally posted by WithaG
I've emailed Macromedia support to ask why they didn't bother with win ME this time (they still support 98SE) and their response was:
"The studio MX was not tested on Win ME and is not unfortunately
compatible on this OS."
That makes no sense!!!
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Studio MX 2004 uses a Digital Rights Management (DRM) system (aka copy protection scheme) called Macrovision SafeCast, also known as C-Dilla.
Among the things it does is place data on the boot track of your hard drive (outside of the file system), so without a low-level format of your hard disk, there's no way to get rid of it. One of the side effects of this is that if you have a non-standard boot configuration, such a running a dual-boot machine with different versions of Windows or Linux, you run the risk of rendering your system unbootable.
Modifying the boot sectors of a hard drive is something some viruses do - and some anti-virus applications trigger an intrusion on Studio MX 2004's installation.
Some versions of Windows, NT and ME, correctly prohibit applications from writing to critical system areas such as the boot tracks - coincidentally, Studio MX 2004 is not supported on those versions of Windows.
Eh, you're better off without ME anyway.
So you're saying when I do my yearly re-format and start-from-scratch the license is still on the machine?
What if I upgrade and donate my old hard disk to a friend or charity? Bad Flash! Get off the couch...er...boot sector!
Funny, I would think Norton would pick that up as being suspicious.
Usual case, as soon as everyone gets used to working with MX 2004 they'll be a 2005 version on the way. If Macromedia had any decency they'd have found the way to bring in new features as an add on, if only maybe at a minimal cost to the users, who most of the time work with the full Macromedia studio. :rolleyes:
Yeh, the updates only really offer anything new to the established Flash user and I can't see them swaying a potential customer to buy it...
An addon would have been nifty, but it would have been hard to replace AS with AS2 with an add-on wouldn't it?
I hate how full the desk top is. Unless you have two moniters the screen is just a mess. I know it is customizable but not in the ways it needs to be.
such a running a dual-boot machine with different versions of Windows or Linux, you run the risk of rendering your system unbootable.
This should be illegal!!! I respect copyright but that does not extend to what in my opinion amounts to trespassing! I am not a federal legislator but I know a few and it sounds like I need to sit down with them and explain how Macromedia is destroying private property like a common "hacker". This is not a responsible solution to copyright infringement. This is just macromedia becoming pirates as well.
Is there a huge difference between 2004MX and 2004MX Pro? What the hell? I love flash but Macromedia is getting a tad greedy. They should market one product; it is just plain confusing.
I was going to buy MX 2004 then I found out that there is a MX 2004 Pro, uh-oh what do I do now? Now I have to wait for the reviews to come out and make a decision. This is lame.
I would welcome anyone’s recommendations as to whether the pro version is worth the extra cash. I am especially interested in what the improved professional video capabilities are. Thanks.
http://flashkit.com/board/showthread...hreadid=486166Quote:
Originally posted by LorenL
I would welcome anyone’s recommendations as to whether the pro version is worth the extra cash. I am especially interested in what the improved professional video capabilities are. Thanks.
MX 2004 rocks.
Real classes! Expect to see a lot video game rips being run in flash 7 boxes soon. I would praise it if they added this one feature alone. Flash is really going in the right direction.
That said, I complain:
I agree that the dual-version thing is silly. The features in Pro aren't really crucial features to development. Rather just annoying and inconvenient if you don't have them. And I also wonder why they would change the naming convention for the product itself for the third year in a row.
One feature I wish they had added, ftp support.
Thanks skalie for that enlightening reply.
I should have XP by the end of the week, but its not exactly comforting knowing that I'm opening my computer up to boot sector modifications!! Thats the one thing winME was good at - avoiding quite a few virus threats just by the way it was built!
I'm looking forward to finally getting into Flash again!
:D
Luv the new components, especially the video ones, its nice that MM added more to the table, for being able to broaden Flash's media capabilities on the net. I also love the new CSS & XML features, aswell they should make some more XML components ! :)
And also bring back the "normal" mode in the AS editor, naturally, it may take one longer to understand actionscript, if he/she does not have that tool to help them learn AS 1.0. MM needs to keep that feature in-mind, for nubz like me, that honestly could know jack squat about coding, but knows a thing or two about design. It was a good idea to have both modes in the original "Flash MX".
I just bought 2004 Pro yesterday, and so far it rocks the casbah!!! This whole new class structure is a little daunting, but I see where they are going with this and I like, yes, I like very much..
The video enhancements also rule. Ohh, and the interface has some intuitive improvements, not much, but enough to make me that much more excited - about wasting as much money as I did on it...;)
I won't waste my money or time on this upgrade until it proves it's worth with the masses.
I also extremely dislike the whole copy protection thing that may interfere with dual boot machines... not cool MM. I feel that programs shouldn't have free reign on machines that will use them... just to cover their asses from possible theft. That's slapping the hands that feed you.
just started with it - but it seems alot different.
Not too sure about the split of the actionscript to the behaviours and the actions panel though.... seems like i'll have to spend alot of time looking for those litle helpful hints with the simple actions.
Seems like we only have expert mode...that other window that used to be on the top section of the actions panel isnt there anymore?
It was really helpful to me ... who isnt an expert at actionscript. Seems 2004 is more geared to the programmer than designer (in terms of web design)
pls tell me my first impression is WRONG!!! Cos I LOVE FLASH!!!
(love the snap thingie! though)
I haven't really delved into 2004 very much, mainly because I haven't found a decent manual on the new AS 2.0. I think it'll be great once I'm more familiar with the procedures for extending classes and invoking their constructors in code rather than placing them on the timeline manually. I'm guessing that everything will be much clearer when Colin Moock releases his new addition to ASDG.
All-in-all, I say it's a keeper.
A lot of new things is what people have been looking for in MX like styleheets to format text. Many of the new things are little stuff like history button and the upgrade was not as dramatic as from 5 to MX (correct me if I'm wrong here), although AS2 seems to be a big thing, which I am trying to learn.
I also agree there should be only one 2004 version. I don't like MM's policy to register everytime it is installed to activate it.
Generally I like 2004 but my feeling is it will take me a longer time to get familiar as MX, since some changes are too dramatic.