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Flash CS4 Professional

Macworld Rating

4.5 out of 5 Mice, Nov 7, 2008

Pros

  • Animation enhancements
  • Intuitive object-based model and interface
  • Ships with Adobe Media Encoder
  • Enhanced support for non-Flash video formats
  • Radically redesigned
  • Integration with other CS4 apps strengthened with XFL file format
  • Features the new Bones tool for Inverse Kinematics animation

Cons

  • Illustrator to Flash workflow stunted by limited support for Illustrator effects
  • Output depends on presence of the Flash Player

Software Details

  • Adobe
  • 10.4 (Tiger), 10.5 (Leopard)
  • Universal
  • $699; upgrade, $199

Macworld's Flash CS4 Professional Coverage

  • Review: Flash CS4 Professional Graphic designers and illustrators will find in Flash CS4 Professional the environment and interface they have longed for—one that provides access to complex animation generation without recourse to defining keyframes and writing ActionScript.
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