Re: FLASH: Flash Upgrade question

[Marc Hoffman, Poison Dart Frog Media]

At 07:48 AM 2/15/00 , you wrote:


>Can anyone tell me if it is worth my while upgrading from Flash 3 to 4. I've

>had Flash 3 a couple of months and am wondering am I better off waiting for

>Flash 5 to come out. Are there many new features in Flash 4????


I would definitely go for the upgrade. There are several great improvements 

just to the authoring tool alone which make it worthwhile. The library is 

better organized, the timeline is easier to read and it's simpler to move 

keyframes around. You can edit symbols in place, meaning you can edit them 

in the context of the main timeline to see how they are placed.  Some 

drawing tools are better, too, including rectangles and ovals with fills, 

as well as rounded rectangles. Then there are improvements in Flash movie 

functionality, including Action Script and MP3-type audio compression (much 

better sound, far smaller file sizes). If you are doing any paid Flash 

production at all, it's worth the small investment. We don't know when 

Flash5 is coming out; I wouldn't wait.


Marc Hoffman


Poison Dart Frog Media: Specializing in Flash Animation and Digital Audio 

Production

Our latest Flash job is on display at <http://www.dartfrogmedia.com/rickfrnd>

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