With this XML-based format, you can extract assets from work done in Flash. The new XFL file format is supposed to help print designers or motion artists using InDesign or AfterEffects to dip their toes in Flash, as exported XFL content can be used in any of these programs. You can see an object in its previous positions as you drag it around the stage.
Finally, Flash CS4 renders animation on the stage, as it would appear during preview, another huge time-saver. A library of motion presets also can get you started on more sophisticated animation that could be tricky to build from scratch.Ĭontent is supposed to render more quickly than in CS3, and our tests seemed to prove this. We didn't find this as cool in practice as it was in early demonstrations, but it's still fun. The Deco tool helps you create repetitive patterns, such as blinking stars in the sky, geometric wallpaper patterns, or intricate designs of vines, without using ActionScript. Bones is trickier to learn than we'd like, but it's still a shortcut compared with how you'd have to labor to achieve similar effects without it. This also can be extremely useful for animating characters. With Bones, you can create inverse kinematics animation, ideal, for example, for rotating the arm of a crane or Rube Goldberg contraption to set off a reaction among related mechanical parts. 3D Translation and Rotation help you manipulate objects in near-3D space with the same ease of resizing an image in Photoshop. Design tools introduced to Flash CS4 include 3D Translation and 3D Rotation, Bones, and Deco. New 3D tools make it simpler to add visual depth, although professionals can find deeper 3D options from other vendors. Designers should like hot-text editing, also found in Photoshop and After Effects, as well as a new color-management panel. Searching within the Library in Flash will suggest items as you type, which can save a vast amount of time. Panels are simpler to resize, open, and close. A helpful Search field, tabs to keep track of multiple projects in progress, and pull-down menus to toggle among work space layouts are found throughout Creative Suite 4. Tweaks to the Timeline, Properties Inspector, and Toolbar emphasize the central location of the Stage. However, Flash CS4 offers many welcome improvements to its look and feel.
And as with each new release, Adobe added design tools that enable creative professionals to create complicated-looking animation more quickly.Īs with other professional Adobe Creative Suite applications, the interface can be be incomprehensible to beginners. In addition, the work space is more elegant and options expand to work with the latest video formats and Web applications. There are no more in-between steps to take, as Flash CS4 fills in the gaps you previously had to do yourself. For instance, just draw and select a shape, create a tween, and you're ready to move the shape around in the timespan that appears, instantly creating an animation. Flash CS4 offers a fundamentally different approach to animation with object-based tweening, making it easier to get started.
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