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adobe flash cs4 professional
Create and deliver rich interactive content
Adobe Flash CS4 Professional software is the industry-leading authoring environment for creating engaging interactive experiences. New object-based animation tools make working in Flash easier and more intuitive for beginners and experts alike. Powerful design tools expand your creative possibilities, while exceptional integration with other Adobe software offers new efficiencies for your design and development workflows. Bring it all together in Flash and deliver the most dynamic content to audiences regardless of platform or device.
ideal for …
- Interactive Designers
- Graphic Designers
- Developers
Top reasons to invest in Adobe® Flash CS4 Professional
| Object-based animation | Gain complete control over individual animation attributes with object-based animation, which applies tweens directly to objects instead of to key frames. Easily make changes to motion with Bezier handles. |
| 3D transformation | Animate 2D objects through 3D space with exciting new 3D translation and rotation tools, which allow you to animate along the x, y, and z axes. Apply local or global transformation to any object. |
| Inverse kinematics with the Bones tool | Create chain-like animation effects with a series of linked objects, or quickly distort a single shape using the new Bones tool. |
| Procedural modelling with Deco and Spray Brush | Turn symbols into instant design tools. Apply symbols in a variety of ways: Quickly create kaleidoscope-like effects and apply fills using the Deco tool, or randomly spray symbols across any defined area using the Spray Brush. |
| Sophisticated video tools | Leverage the Adobe Media Encoder and experience advanced video capabilities including embedded cue points, alpha channel support, and high-quality video codecs. |
| New Adobe Creative Suite® interface | Boost your efficiency with intuitive panel docking and spring-loaded behaviours that streamline your interaction with tools throughout the Adobe Creative Suite editions. |
| Authoring for Adobe AIR™ | Deliver interactive experiences to the desktop with new integrated capability to publish to the Adobe AIR runtime. |
| Metadata (XMP) support | Add metadata to SWF files using the new XMP panel. Quickly assign tags for enhanced collaboration and better mobile experiences. |
| XFL support | Open content from Adobe InDesign® or After Effects® software and retain file integrity. |
| Delivery to the most recent version of Adobe Flash Player | Continue to reach wide audiences around the world by delivering to the most popular media player on the Internet today. |
Top reasons to upgrade to Adobe® Flash CS4 Professional
| Object-based animation | Gain complete control over individual animation attributes with object-based animation, which applies tweens directly to objects instead of to key frames. Easily make changes to motion with Bezier handles. |
| 3D transformation | Animate 2D objects through 3D space with exciting new 3D translation and rotation tools, which allow you to animate along the x, y, and z axes. Apply local or global transformation to any object. |
| Inverse kinematics with the Bones tool | Create chain-like animation effects with a series of linked objects, or quickly distort a single shape using the new Bones tool. |
| Procedural modelling with Deco and Spray Brush | Turn symbols into instant design tools. Apply symbols in a variety of ways: Quickly create kaleidoscope-like effects and apply fills using the Deco tool, or randomly spray symbols across any defined area using the Spray Brush. |
| Motion editor | Experience detailed control over keyframe parameters, including rotation, size, scale, position, filters, and more, using the new motion editor. Refine easing control with graphical displays similar to those in Adobe After Effects® software. |
| Motion presets | Jump-start your project with prebuilt animations that can be applied to any object. Select from dozens of presets or create and save your own. Share presets with others to save animation time. |
| Authoring for Adobe AIR™ | Deliver interactive experiences to the desktop with new integrated capability to publish to the Adobe AIR runtime. Reach even more audiences across more devices - web, mobile, and now the desktop. |
| Metadata (XMP) support | Add metadata to SWF files using the new XMP panel. Quickly assign tags for enhanced collaboration and better mobile experiences. |
| XFL support | Open content from Adobe InDesign® or After Effects software and retain file integrity. With the cross-application XFL format, easily import content for further development in Flash. |
| H.264 support | Encode to any format recognized by the Adobe Flash Player runtime with Adobe Media Encoder, the same tool found in other Adobe video products and now with support for H.264. |
frequently asked questions
- I updated to Flash CS3 just recently. Why should I consider upgrading so soon?
- With Flash CS4 Professional, animating is easier and more powerful than ever before. New object-based animation allows you to easily modify animations. Presets help you get started quickly and repurpose your work—you can even save your animations and then apply them to different objects. Importing options are expanded with new XFL file import. And 3D transformation, inverse kinematics, and procedural modelling help you create highly expressive and engaging experiences.
- I'm a traditional designer with a lot of experience in Adobe Photoshop,® Illustrator,® and InDesign.® How does Flash help me?
- With Flash, you can make your content interactive and your designs even more engaging. New object-based animation makes getting started with Flash easier than ever before. Import capabilities—including native AI and PSD import and new XFL import for InDesign and After Effects—allow you to bring native files into Flash to add interactivity and then deliver them online, on mobile devices, or on the desktop.
- Why did you change how to do tweening?
- In previous versions of Flash, creating and editing an animation involved many keystrokes and commands and often some time-consuming, difficult tasks. With object-based animation, motion tweens are applied directly to objects instead of to the timeline, greatly streamlining the animation process. Flash CS4 Professional enables new users to get started more quickly with minimal frustration, while advanced designers and developers can get more done faster with a much more powerful animation model.
- Why should I choose Flash over other interactive content authoring tools?
- Ultimately, great interactive content requires not only a state-of-the-art authoring tool but also compatibility with the most widely adopted platform. Release after release, Flash continues to raise the bar on interactive content creation—with new design features as well as enhanced efficiency and workflow. Adobe also continues to deliver impressive penetration statistics:
75% of online videos are viewed using Adobe Flash technology. (Source: March 2008 data from independent research firm comScore)
98.8% of Internet-enabled desktops can view content compatible with Adobe Flash Player software as of March 2008.
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