11
09
2007
After it being out for many, many months for Flash, I finally decided to start learning some ActionScript 3.0 and convert. The reason I haven’t done so before now I didn’t think it would catch on because of the complexity of it in comparison to AS2.0, but I was wrong on many levels. I also thought it would be difficult to change over with the number of changes involved, but it has actually been a whole lot easier then I thought it would be. I am enjoying working in it so far with a little bump in the road here and there while having to unlearn a few AS2.0 methods.
One thing that I am really loving about AS3.0 is its speed. It really is 10 times faster in some cases and it just shows how a new compiler and hard work from the Adobe team really pays off. Great job Adobe.
One complaint that I have right now is a few things when it comes to the actions panel. There are some glitches with AS2.0 when you are coding in Flash 9. And this is just a personal preference/opinion, I don’t think it should allow ActionScript 2.0 code to be written or give code hints while in an ActionScript 3.0 document. Besides those two complaints, Adobe has really put out a great product and I look forward to see what they do next.
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21
08
2007
Big announcement today for Adobe. Starting today you can download a beta update to the Flash 9 player that provides support for H.264 video and High Efficiency AAC audio codecs. This is great news as the H.264 codec is a great choice for video encoding and will provide a more crisp and clean video viewing experience through the Flash player.
Right now, Adobe is offering the beta for developers and consumers to test out and provide some feedback to the new enhancements offered by the h.264 codec in the Flash player. Some of the new features with this update are Multi-core support for vector rendering, Full screen mode with hardware scaling, and Flash Player cache for common platform components, such as the Flex framework.
Here is the link to the article on Adobe Labs.
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17
04
2007
Adobe has announced that Creative Suite 3 (CS3) Design and Web editions have started to ship out.
Adobe’s Creative Suite Production and Master Collection are not yet shipping as they await final releases of Adobe After Effects CS3 and Adobe Premiere Pro CS3. Both After Effects and Premiere Pro were released as public betas today from Adobe Labs website and can be downloaded now.
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24
03
2007
Details have now been leaked about the upcoming release of Adobe’s Creative Suite packages.
CS3 Design Standard/Premium
This package is aimed at “print and publishing professionals”, the basic standard bundle is going to include InDesign CS3, Photoshop CS3, Illustrator CS3, and Acrobat 8 Professional. The Premium edition will add Flash CS3 Professional and Dreamweaver CS3, and exchange the standard version of Photoshop for Photoshop CS3 Extended.
CS3 Web Standard/Premium
Aimed at web developers, the standard edition will include Flash CS3 Professional, Dreamweaver CS3, Fireworks CS3, and Contribute CS3. The premium edition will add Photoshop CS3 Extended, Illustrator CS3, and Acrobat 8 Professional for more demanding users.
CS3 Production Premium
For filmmakers and video production professionals, Adobe will be issuing Production Premium containing Photoshop CS3 Extended, Illustrator CS3, Flash CS3 Professional, After Effects CS3 Professional, Premier Pro CS3, Soundbooth CS3, and Encore CS3.
CS3 Master Collection
Lastly, Adobe will market a package of all of the CS3 products under the name of Master Collection.
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5
03
2007
Adobe has confirmed that it will launch Adobe Creative Suite 3 on March 27th at a special event in New York.
The long-awaited suite of creative tools is expected to kick-start Mac Pro sales, and will be the first release of CS3 that is optimised to run natively on Intel-based Macs.
Adobe calls the 27 March announcement “the largest software release in Adobe’s 25-year history”.
Adobe had previously launched a beta version of Photoshop CS3, which preliminary benchmarks indicated substantial performance gains on Intel based hardware.
The release will also see an infusion of technologies and software applications brought in through Adobe’s acquisition of Macromedia back in 2005. These include Dreamweaver CS3, which is expected to replace GoLive as the primary web authoring application in the release, and Fireworks CS3, which will take on the role of Adobe’s Image Ready application.
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