||moock-updates|| flash mx 2004 announced

[colin@moock.org]

macromedia has announced the next version of flash. entitled "Flash MX
2004", the product comes in two flavours now: the regular edition (Flash MX
2004) and a pro edition (Flash MX Professional 2004). the pro edition is
geared towards advanced application developers and high-end video producers.

complete details:
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/

comparison of regular and pro:
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/productinfo/features/comparison/

/**
 * my impression of this release?
 */
for programmers and app developers: f***ing outstanding (hope that sanitized
expletive gets through your filter).

for motion graphics artists: many good improvements, but not quite the
bonanza of new functionality offered to programmers.

/**
 * new features
 */
summary of key new features:
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/productinfo/newfeatures/

detailed discussion of all new features:
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/productinfo/features/

my favourite new feature: ActionScript 2.0. (the prototype is dead! ding
dong the mean old prototype is dead!)

(version 2 components run a close second)

/**
 * buying flash mx 2004
 */
if you plan on buying flash mx 2004, and feel like supporting moock.org in
the process, wait until i post a link to amazon that will earn me a small
commission. (amazon doesn't have the software up for sale yet). i'll mail
again when the link's up.


...more news and info to come over the next few months!

colin