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flash player that opens at the movie size!
AUTO SAVE!!!
plugin support eg: Kai Vector effects, etc, audio effect plugins, serverside plugins so people can compete with generator
Expandable actionscript library like directors behaviours
How about using fireworks for the vector and rastor graphics and keeping the effects live and editable from fireworks when brought into flash
thankyou very much santa
Mano One should come integrated with Flash 6, so that he would do all the tiresome hand-tracing.
i want .....
voice recognision software capabilities...that do build ACTIONSCRIPTS for you!!!!! just say.... i want this and this and it does it.....
lol nah!!!
i think just like you guys i think macromedia will do a good job on the next one....:D(if macromedia reads this...do i get free flash 6 now??? beta test???)
I like the idea of extras for flash like in director this would allow all of those requested programs to add functionality to Flash ie: QuickTime, Swish and other effects.
I have to say I don't mind the floating palettes in Flash as you can Quickly get rid of these with a simple tap of the TAB key and the same to bring them back. They never get in my way.
There are two big things I would Like to see added that would really make my job Easier.
The first is to include a Director Flash Asset with each new release of Flash I am feed up of not being able to use flash scripting fully when embedded into a Director Projector. It creates such fantasticly small Projectors that mean CDs feel Like Three times as big.
My Second Wish is to do with the sound I am quite happy to use my own sound editors to manipulate sound Files. But what I want to be able to do in flash is detect whether a sound has finished, or is playing. And when I tell a sound object to lower its volume I don't want flash to lower the volume of every sound playing. (Please note this may just be my scripting but I don't think it is).
Wow, After reading all these posts, I have come to the conclusion that I am the only one who likes the new 5 interface ;P
Though I do agree with previous posts, in as much as, I would like to see full HTML support, as well as MIDI...
A good and clear integration with coldfusion could be a very powerful tool for the web
First, I agree with UpNorth. The help file should be in standard help format, not HTML. Help systems are the last place you want to have a custom interface.
Second, it would significantly aid organization of complex scenes if we could group layers (as in Painter). When the group is closed, moving one object moves them all. When open, moving an object only moves that object, as normal.
It would also be nice to have intelligent auto-keyframing and layer creation. It can be quite tiresome to create a new layer for every object that needs to move. It would be nice if one could place multiple objects per frame and then whenever they are moved, a keyframe and layer is created for them at the current point in the timeline automatically (as in Ray Dream Studio). This feature would have to be able to be turned off, of course. But imagine how much more quickly one could create exploding text animations and such.
Next, add Ease-In and Ease-Out to the gradient controls, so that the colour spread can be concentrated at one end or the other.
Finally, add a "production frame" box (a single pixel width empty box bounding the edge of the visible area) over the current scene so that we can see what is going to be visible and what is not. When I have a background that over-runs the edges of the screen, I lose track of where I can safely place objects. One should be able to turn this feature on and off as needed. I realise this could be accomplished with a special layer, but it would be nice to have it built in (as in Ray Dream Studio).
Thanks for reading.
I like the Flash 5 interface. i think it is far superior to Flash 4. Hope its similar in F6:)Quote:
Originally posted by Sanven
Wow, After reading all these posts, I have come to the conclusion that I am the only one who likes the new 5 interface ;P
definitely i would like some 3D integrated in flash. Third party plugins would be a great help. Actionscript interface needs a lot of improvement.
And if possible calling a swf file from a button and opening it in a diff window....
something similar to _blank in HTML.
how about universal modification?
like, if you resize the pixelsize of the movie, "redistribute margins", or if you make a bunch of tweens and then realize you screwed up the positioning of the instance, instead of having to start over or copy the new pixel location into every keyframe, "reposition initial instance and copy throughout".
Does this make sense?
how about the ability to add keyframes in sound so that you can sync up sound perfectly with actions in flash? like, when a narrative gets to the end of a paragraph, tellTarget _root to play the next frame. make sense?
I like the idea of extras for flash like in director this would allow all of those requested programs to add functionality to Flash ie: QuickTime, Swish and other effects.
I have to say I don't mind the floating palettes in Flash as you can Quickly get rid of these with a simple tap of the TAB key and the same to bring them back. They never get in my way.
There are two big things I would Like to see added that would really make my job Easier.
The first is to include a Director Flash Asset with each new release of Flash I am feed up of not being able to use flash scripting fully when embedded into a Director Projector. It creates such fantasticly small Projectors that mean CDs feel Like Three times as big.
My Second Wish is to do with the sound I am quite happy to use my own sound editors to manipulate sound Files. But what I want to be able to do in flash is detect whether a sound has finished, or is playing. And when I tell a sound object to lower its volume I don't want flash to lower the volume of every sound playing. (Please note this may just be my scripting but I don't think it is).
Mark i think MM has a email addy for something like this - maybe we should send them the thread!!!
Plug-in support. Thats all.
I'd like to see layer blending modes like in Illustrator and Photoshop (simple matter of RGB calculations) and movieclips to work on the stage when previewing.
The best things flash 6 could have.
Support for video in flash mpg, quicktime, avi.
I would think since flash jester can stick in avi, video capailites should be right around th corner....hopefuly\
Swish capbilties build in a plugins/extensions section sections for effects, then anybody who wants a certain effect can just grab the plugin.
3D capabilites not even so much an engine but at the least the ability to create a shape and then add a bevel and depth to it.
Not a huge list but they would be some great dditions to an already great program.
jamie
Well, speaking as someone who was a 3D animator and moved into Flash, most of my complaints center around the primitive animation tools, although I also have suggestions for the swatches and gradients, as well as the action scripting.
Here's a short list <grin>
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COLOR
As far as color selection and gradient editing goes, quite frankly, it's terrible. In order to add a custom color to a gradient, I have to work thru multiple pallettes. Terrible workflow.
The default windows color picker needs to be replaced by something closer to Photoshop's.
The current gradient tool needs to be replaced by something like Illustrator's gradient mesh tool.
ANIMATION ISSUES
Objects should have editable and animatable pivot points
There should be a new type of "character" symbol that recognizes subsymbols as "body parts" and allows for a skeleton system that would give you deformation as well as simple movement (see Moho)
There should be channels available for editing the timing
between keyframes rather than just the "ease in / ease out" slider.
Macromedia should extend .swf to recognize 3D vector formats that the various 3D packages could use to render to directly, instead of relying on so-so hack programs like Vecta 3D and Swift 3D to convert the data.
ACTIONSCRIPT
Functions and code blocks should be their own type of symbol, rather than using the hack of storing them in movies. This would make functions and what not easier to library.
PEN TOOL/SHAPE TWEENING
You should be able to group points along a pen path, you should also be able to rotate and scale those points, without ripping your shape (i.e. as you would in a lasso partial select)
You should be able to use drawn guide lines (think Elastic Reality or other morphing software) to control shape tweening instead of those little shape hints.
SYMBOLS/INSTANCES
Allow more play in the customizing of symbols while still keeping them instances.
For example, allow fills to be changed (beyond tint) and still link to the original symbol.
Even creating a symbol in grays and then tinting doesn't really allow you enough flexibility. You wind up with a muddy pallete or a very minimized ability to create modeling in your object (the lights and dark darks get overwhelmed)
Ok, that's enough for now. Just had to get all that off my chest :)
Would be great to be able to connect to databases !
Stop moaning about the Flash 5 interface. Except for the timeline and gradient selecting, everything is much easier!
The only request I have is to be able to save my FLA files as Flash 5,4,3 or even Future Splash 1! I know you want everyone to upgrade to the latest version, but not everyone has...or can...
Rich
Tab Order parameters for input fields
Time Sync for sound files
Better integration (behaviors?) with browsers such as:
Passing variables
Setting Cookies
From within the Flash authoring environment.
(Maybe that last one can be better tackled from the Dreamweaver side.)