Macromedia Flash Pro 8 (Win/Mac) [OLD VERSION]

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Macromedia Flash Pro 8 (Win/Mac) [OLD VERSION]

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Rating: 2 out of 5 - Flash is Good - Product Quality and Adobe Support AWFUL
I made the plunge into Adobe CS2 and Studio 8 in Feb. '07. Most of the products are fairly intuitive to use - except for Flash. But realizing that Flash REQUIRES learning to program in ActionScript, I tried to prepare for the learning headache.

I began by going through the "Getting Started with Flash 8" tutorial provided under Flash's HELP tab - and soon ran into MAJOR problems. The 'Cafe Townsend' project looked very slick and the completed example worked flawlessly. But as you try ... Read More

Rating: 5 out of 5 - As Essential as Photoshop
If you do artwork or design Flash is just as important to have in your tool kit as Photoshop is. Flash is an all purpose, multi-functional graphics program. It does animation, drawing, painting, web pages, games, video encoding, and programming. It was originally intended to be a drawing programming, so the basic tool set is very intuitive and once learned aids in drawing. I have seen examples on the Web that actually use it to color their comic pages. I use the drawing tools to draw math diagrams ... Read More

Rating: 5 out of 5 - The best program ever.
I use this program to create vector-based animations for my site, and for the people that don't know actionscript, turn the script-assist on, it works. More exuses for great programs would be...

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Rating: 2 out of 5 - Get a clue Macromedia
I don't know if the macromedia personell will read this, but every person I've talked to about this program has said that flash was SO much easier BEFORE actionscript came into existence. I'm in a actionscript class right now and I am starting to believe it. I hope they get a clue and either make the script easier to use with a translator or something, or take it out completely, cause the current system right now, is failing miserabley.

Rating: 3 out of 5 - Scripting Typically Required
Please note: This review is not intended for experienced Flash developers!

Let me qualify the following opinions by saying that I am a professional web designer who daily uses Adobe and Microsoft software, am of course comfortable with XHTML and CSS, and am what is often called a "power user" in computers in general. I did work through the tutorials to familiarize myself with the program. However, I don't have prior Flash experience.

As a designer, I was disappointed to find ... Read More

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