by Macromedia
Platform:
Windows NT / 98 / 2000 / Me / 95, Mac, Linux, Unix(Visit the Bestsellers in Web Effects list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.)
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Web Design Studio 4
by Macromedia
Platform:
Windows NT / 98 / 2000 / Me / 95, Mac, Linux, Unix(Visit the Bestsellers in Web Effects list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.)
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Freehand 10.0
by Macromedia
Platform:
Mac
(2)1 used & new from $148.99
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Review & Description
Macromedia is certainly one of the more technologically aggressive of the major software publishers, and now they are one of the first of the big boys (if not the first) to deliver a mainstream application fully compatible with Apple's new operating system, Mac OS X.
Freehand 10 includes numerous new features in three areas: new illustration tools, improved productivity, and multiple output options such as PDF, HTML, and Flash. Freehand 10 also supports the IPTC header file information for services that take advantage of such information, such as Knight Ridder and the Associated Press.
Illustrators will love "true contour gradients," a new feature that helps create the most realistic shading we've seen in a 2-D illustration program. Create gradients of irregular shapes, control the amount of shading at any point, and use multicolor gradients.
Freehand's improved pen tool now looks and behaves exactly the same as it does in Flash and Fireworks. In fact, the whole Freehand interface now looks, feels, and behaves just like other Macromedia products, while still managing to look like whatever platform it's running on. For example, Freehand under Mac OS 9 looks like a classic Mac app, but the same app takes on the Aqua interface when running under OS X.
Freehand 10 targets users who create material for print and the Web. Flash export, in the form of SWF files, has been improved, and conversely, a designer can now import Flash actions and assign them to objects in Freehand. Also, Freehand now has a Flash runtime engine complete with controller panel, so that Flash actions and files destined for SWF export can now be tested within Freehand.
For those who create multiple-page documents, Freehand's Master Pages can be used to manage a 32,000-page document, sharing templates and page attributes while retaining the ability to edit master pages at any time. Child pages update dynamically when a master page is changed.
For Mac OS X users, launching a major app like Freehand without first starting up the Classic environment is a real thrill. The native OS X interface is a nice complement to Freehand, and it makes us anxious to see other Macromedia products running under X. Freehand 10 is an important upgrade for existing users, and for new ones, numerous new features make it easier to learn than ever. --Mike CaputoFreeHand 10 offers graphic designers powerful productivity features, including master pages, the new Macromedia user interface, and sophisticated vector-based illustration tools. You can enhance your project workflow by creating a document once, then publishing it across multiple media, including print, the Web, and beyond. Version 10 of FreeHand offers a rich collection of previewable presets that designers can use to achieve results right out of the box.
True Contour Gradients allows you to create multicolor gradients that follow the contour of an outlining path. It also enables you to create visual effects with stunning realism, and to illustrate with much less effort. You can also easily integrate multiple Macromedia Web publishing products into your existing workflow with the Macromedia user interface. Its immediate accessibility makes the authoring process more intuitive to current users and more approachable to new users.
IPTC Header File Support enables cross-media publishing. FreeHand 10 lets you preserve International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) information in files that will be used by the news media. IPTC-aware third-party applications can access IPTC header information, such as copyrights, credits, captions, search words, and other data used to catalog image files.
FreeHand now offers Web-standard page sizes. Create or convert to standard Web page sizes easily for consistent multipublishing results. With the Macromedia Flash Navigation Panel you can test your Macromedia Flash movies within FreeHand before you export them to Macromedia Flash. The resizable, modeless navigation panel streamlines the functions of the URL Editor and Set Note Xtra extensions by letting you apply Internet links and Macromedia Flash actions to graphics and text from within FreeHand 10. Read more
Saturday, July 23, 2011
SWiSH Max4: Flash Creation Software
by CrystalGraphics, Inc.
Platform: Windows 7
(1)2 used & new from $119.42
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Review & Description
SWiSH Max4 is the latest generation extremely easy-to-use Flash editor. It has everything you need to create stunning, fully interactive Flash animations. Whether you are creating Flash effects from scratch, or editing existing SWiSH Flash files (such as .SWI files included with some PowerPlugs: Web Templates), use SWiSH Max4 to swiftly and easily generate stylish Flash effects. SWiSH Max4 introduces hundreds of new features including components, content library and assets, effects browser, in place text editing, video/image/sound effects, an improved interface, script editor, new drawing tools, project templates and internal player. NOTE: SWiSH Max4 requires the latest Adobe Flash Player installed on your system for internal preview. *CrystalGraphics is pleased to announce that it is only USA distributor of SWiSH Max4 and the only company in the world offering the product on CD-ROM, for your convenience and security. Read more
Autodesk Motionbuilder 2009
by Autodesk
4 used & new from $110.99
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Review & Description
Excellent software for character animation. Read more
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Macromedia Flash 4 Freehand 9 Studio for Mac
by Macromedia
Platform: Mac OS 9 and below
2 used & new from $49.99
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Review & Description
From concept to completion, FreeHand 9 and Flash 4 provide the solution for high-impact Web development. Design graphics and site concepts in FreeHand using industry-leading creative tools including multipage layouts, 3-D perspective grids, and vector transparency. Then integrate into Flash, fusing vectors, bitmaps, motion, MP3 audio, form input, and interactivity.
FreeHand 9 is the print and Web design solution, offering built-in Flash animation and integration, 3-D perspective grids, vector transparency, blistering performance, multipage layout, and timesaving productivity features.
Flash 4 is the vector-based standard that empowers you to easily design and reliably deliver distinctive, high-impact, low-bandwidth Web sites to all browsers. Read more
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Macromedia Director 8 Shockwave Studio for Mac
by Macromedia
6 used & new from $13.49
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Monday, July 18, 2011
Flash MX-Mac
by Macromedia
Platform:
Mac, Mac OS X(3)1 used & new from $99.95
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Review & Description
Since Macromedia launched Flash in 1996, it has grown into the de facto standard for development and delivery of high-impact, visually rich, interactive Web content. Flash MX promises a similar generational shift to the one experienced when Flash 5's enhanced ActionScript introduced an unprecedented degree of interactivity to the Web.
The most exciting new features in this version are those aimed at e-content developers and programmers. Integration with application servers such as ColdFusion MX and Microsoft's .NET and Internet protocols like HTML, WebTV, and WAP make it possible to deliver Flash content to a range of platforms--from PCs to PlayStations to mobile phones.
But Flash MX also offers plenty to those who aren't part of a large team of designers and programmers developing corporate sites. Novice users can take advantage of a range of prebuilt, customizable components, including scroll bars, buttons, list and combo boxes, and QuickStart templates for presentations, photo albums, ads, and more, making it possible to achieve great results quickly.
The Flash MX interface is now consistent with Dreamweaver and Fireworks. Nested layer folders and improved cursor feedback for frame adjustment make the timeline more manageable, and the context-sensitive properties panel and collapsing, dockable panels reduce screen clutter considerably. Vector drawing tools, one of Flash's weaknesses, have been largely overlooked, but there is a new Free Transform tool, which combines rotate, scale, and skew options. Video, another Flash weak spot, has fared much better with the inclusion of the Sorensen Spark video codec. Users can import a variety of formats, including MPEG, DV, and QuickTime. In addition, users can animate and script AVI and video clip objects in the same way as bit maps, even using them on a mask layer.
Flash MX is backwards-compatible with version 5 (meaning users can publish version 5 SWF files, although MX SWF files require the MX player), removing the only argument for not upgrading. Those not yet convinced of the merits of Flash need only look around. --Ken McMahonMacromedia Flash MX is a software solution for developing rich Internet content and applications. The video, multimedia, and application development features allow users to create user interfaces, online advertising, e-learning courses, and enterprise application front-ends. Flash MX has a customizable, intuitive user interface with such features as panel layout, accelerator keys, and publish settings.
Timeline enhancements such as folders for organizing and accessing layered content, improved cursor feedback, and the ability to resize, cut, and paste multiple frames make it easier to use. The Property Inspector shows only relevant, context-sensitive settings when you work with tools and objects, reducing the number of panels open at any time. Select multiple objects and use the Distribute to Layers command to automatically distribute the objects to their respective layers. The new layers will be named based on the content selected.
New quick-start templates allow you to create professional-looking presentations, photo albums, advertisements, and e-learning content. Other new features include video support for any standard video file supported by QuickTime or Windows Media Player, Color Mixer enhancements, a Free Transform tool, and pixel-level snapping control. Flash MX also features a customizable ActionScript editing environment with customizable text display properties, syntax coloring, and toolbox panel content. Read more
FREEHAND MX MAC FULL COMMERCIAL
by Macromedia
Platform:
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Macromedia Dreamweaver 2 for Windows
by Macromedia
Buy new: $36.98
9 used & new from $7.99
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Review & Description
Dreamweaver 2.0 is an HTML editor that gives you control of visual and source editing and provides a preview window so you can see your design as develops. This program seamlessly integrates with ASP, Apache, BroadVision, Cold Fusion, iCat, and Tango applications to allow easy transition to e-commerce-oriented sites. Read more
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Macromedia Flash 5 for Windows
Platform:
Windows 98 / 2000 / 957 used & new from $19.94
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Review & Description
The professional standard for producing high-impact web experiences, used by over half a million web authors worldwide. Create for the web without sacrificing your vision. Design and deliver distinctive, low-bandwidth Web sites with Macromedia Flash 5. Designers easily create engaging graphics with the familiar Macromedia user interface, and developmers build advanced web applications using scripting, forms and server-side connectivity. Read more
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio
by Macromedia
Platform:
Windows 98 / 2000, Mac OS 9 and below
(4)3 used & new from $99.95
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Review & Description
Without Flash, Web surfing would be a much less dynamic experience. And any Flash developer can tell you that without Macromedia Director, Flash presentations would be years behind the brilliant productions peppering the Web today. Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio introduces a powerful new set of 3-D authoring tools, unleashing a whole new dimension for multimedia Web developers.
Employing 3-D graphics technology developed at Intel, developers can import 3-D graphics with textures and animated elements (from 3D Studio MAX, for instance), and apply creative new ways to animate objects and text--from spinning icons to Superman-style logo fly-thrus--on three axes. A Particles System debuts a range of special effects: smoke, water, fire, explosions, you name it. With customizable lighting and camera effects, this package delivers the goods on the 3-D development front. Naturally, the 3-D presentations are fully scalable, ensuring that viewers with systems ranging from chug-a-lugs to the latest gigahertz blazers can enjoy the show.
For e-commerce, online game, and animated entertainment developers, the upgrades are more than worth the bucks--especially given the wonderful collection of new production capabilities. Director 8.5 offers support for XML data, allowing for even more dynamic Web pages, and the new Shockwave Multicast 3 tool dishes up server-side scripting and UDP support. This strong community-building tool now supports twice as many simultaneous users--up to 2,000 at once.
A true gem of a new feature is the seamless support for RealVideo and RealAudio directly within Shockwave content.
Director 8.5 is topped off with an improved publish feature that smoothly builds presentations for the Web, CD-ROM, or even DVD. For having such powerful new capabilities, Director's interface remains surprisingly intuitive. Though many of the advanced effects may thwart impatient newbies, earnest novices won't have too much trouble creating professional-looking presentations. And once the pros get warmed up with this necessary upgrade, expect to see some brilliant new Web-based 3-D games and animated movies hitting a browser near you. --Eric TwelkerDirector 8.5 Shockwave Studio is an essential and exciting upgrade for Web authors who need the latest 3-D capabilities, Flash, and RealMedia support. Version 8.5 of Macromedia's Director has strengthened the product's position as a flagship multimedia tool.
The sheer depth and power of Director 8.5 does not hinder beginners, who will find that the streamlined interface and library of drag-and-drop behaviors allow them to produce impressive results quickly. The more experienced user will find that--with more than 800 new commands covered in well-written documentation--Director's Lingo scripting language provides good detail and control over interaction and delivery.
Director's new 3-D capabilities are based on Intel technology, and are geared toward delivering the goods regardless of the user's connection speed. It does this by employing technology that automatically changes the detail of 3-D objects depending on the user's bandwidth and the speed of his or her computer.
Although Director doesn't really help you create 3-D models--you must import these from other third-party applications using the new W3D format--once in place, key frame and bones-based animation are employed to bring these models to life. In addition, there are a number of presupplied 3-D behaviors, particle effects, and an option to render with a flat, cartoon-style look. All these factors combine to give Director some powerful new moves that will undoubtedly be of enormous interest to 3-D developers.
Director 8.5 supports two other important Web technologies that further add to its versatility. RealMedia is now supported, allowing the author to rotate, scale, and skew clips while they are playing. Flash support has been updated to version 5, and, with its improved integration, you can now control Flash media within Director by using Lingo.
Other new and extremely useful features of Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio include support for XML data and better multiuser server support. This includes new server-side scripting and an increase in the number of concurrent users to 2,000, which will enable rich and immersive multiuser experiences.
Game developers and specialists in Web-based interaction will undoubtedly benefit from these new features, which now make Director an essential choice for multiuser, interactive, and online experiences. --John BloorMacromedia Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio, the solution forinteractive rich media and 3-D for the Web, also includes a new version of the Shockwave Multiuser Server and support for both Macromedia Flash 5 and streaming RealMedia content. The combination of Macromedia Director 8.5 with the Intel Internet 3-D graphics software will provide developers with flexible, extensible, and robust 3-D content creation tools. The studio is integrated with existing 3-D solutions to ensuredevelopers do not have to abandon their 3-D authoring software of choice, but rather are enabled to import that content into Director.
The 3-D capabilities of Shockwave Player are optimized to take full advantage of the high-performance Intel Pentium 4 processor, while still running well on basic systems. The Shockwave content is efficiently delivered to Web desktops through sophisticated compressionand streaming capabilities. Director 8.5 can also create simulated natural effects such as smoke, fire, water, dust, sparks, vapor, and explosions. Macromedia Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio is integrated withindustry-leading 3-D technology solutions to ensure that existing 3-D developers can immediately publish their content to the Web for free, using an established pervasive platform.
In addition to the new 3-D authoring capabilities, Macromedia Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio includes a new version of the Shockwave Multiuser Server and support for both Macromedia Flash 5 and streaming RealMedia content asassets in Director movies. The Shockwave Multiuser Server 3 now enables faster communication and gaming with multiuser Shockwave content. Scripting capabilities allow developers to simplify development of multiuser content with reduced network traffic, improved security, and optimized database access. The server can also handle up to 2,000simultaneous users, double the amount supported in the previous version. Read more
Monday, July 11, 2011
Director MX 2004 Upgrade
by Macromedia
Platform:
Windows 2000 / XP, Mac, Mac OS X2 used & new from $100.00
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Friday, July 8, 2011
Macromedia Director 7 Shockwave Internet Studio for Mac
by Macromedia
Buy new: $77.99
6 used & new from $30.00
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Adobe Flash CS3: Animation, Interaktion, Webdesign
by Galileo Press GmbH
Platform:
Windows 2000 / XP / Vista, Mac OS X
(4)2 used & new from $48.14
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Monday, July 4, 2011
Individual Professor Teaches How to Create Web Pages and Graphics
by Individual
Platform:
Windows XP Home EditionBuy new:
7 used & new from $2.99
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Review & Description
Professor Teaches How to Create Web Pages & Graphics is the complete multimedia training program for anyone who wants to create Web pages and Web sites. Twelve separate tutorials, on three CD-ROMs, teach you Web design, HTML, and five of the most popular development tools - FrontPage, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Publisher, and Flash. Each program offers hundreds of practical tips and techniques designed to get you up to speed on the essential skills for creating Web pages. Step-by-step, "how-to" instructions make learning easy! Helpful narration, colorful graphics and clear instructions Exercises and quizzes Browse or search for topics Professor Answers Software Topics Include - * Flash 8* Flash MX 2004* Dreamweaver* Dreamweaver MX 2004* Photoshop 7 & CS* Photoshop CS2* FrontPage 2002* FrontPage 2003* Publisher 2003* Web Design Fundamentals* HTML Fundamentals* HTML Advanced Read more
Friday, July 1, 2011
Adobe LiveMotion [Old Version]
by Adobe
Platform:
Windows NT / 98 / 2000 / Me / 95, Mac, Linux, Unix
(7)Buy new: $42.50
8 used & new from $3.90
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Review & Description
Adobe enters the arena of Web animation tools with LiveMotion 1.0, a tool that's used to create vector-based animation for Web delivery. Many of the animation-specific features are based on Adobe's After Effects, long a dominant player in the field of motion graphics and animation. If you've used After Effects, you'll feel comfortable immediately with LiveMotion.
In many ways, LiveMotion is a better tool for creating vector-based animation than Macromedia's Flash, its very popular competitor. Using a timeline/keyframe metaphor, LiveMotion makes it easy to animate the properties of an object over time. Position, scale, opacity, and rotation all can be controlled with relative ease. It's also painless to create HTML elements, such as animated rollovers for menus and graphics.
However, if you come from a Flash background, you might be a bit disappointed with LiveMotion. For starters, there are no scripting features. Also, LiveMotion's compression isn't quite as good as that of Flash. In a test in which the same animation was exported from both Flash and LiveMotion, the .swf file that was created by LiveMotion was about 15 percent larger. Because file size and download rates are so critical to Web-based graphic design, it's important to be aware of this type of issue.
Despite these shortcomings, we found it easier to draw and animate by using LiveMotion. Superior (in both form and function) Bezier drawing tools make it a snap to set up ready-to-animate graphics. Again, Adobe has kept LiveMotion's "feel" in the family by ensuring that the drawing functions are very similar to those of Illustrator.
If you're looking to create high-quality, interactive Web content, Flash might be the way to go, especially if you're more familiar with Macromedia's look and feel. However, if animation--and not interactivity--is the goal, and you have experience with Adobe's other products, LiveMotion should be a good fit. All in all, this is a very good first release. --Mike Caputo--This text refers to the Mac version of this software.Build interactive user interface elements and animation on your Web pages with Adobe LiveMotion. It enables users to include animation, high-quality sound, complex interactivity, and other elements within an intuitive environment. Read more
Flash MX [OLD VERSION]
by Macromedia
Platform:
Windows NT / 98 / 2000 / Me / XP / 95(18)3 used & new from $49.99
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Review & Description
With Macromedia Flash MX, you now have the power and tools you need to create rich content, motion graphics, and data-driven applications. Reach the widest possible audience and deliver the best user experiance, on the web or across multiple devices and platforms.Since Macromedia launched Flash in 1996, it has grown into the de facto standard for development and delivery of high-impact, visually rich, interactive Web content. Flash MX promises a similar generational shift to the one experienced when Flash 5's enhanced ActionScript introduced an unprecedented degree of interactivity to the Web.
The most exciting new features in this version are those aimed at e-content developers and programmers. Integration with application servers such as ColdFusion MX and Microsoft's .NET and Internet protocols like HTML, WebTV, and WAP make it possible to deliver Flash content to a range of platforms--from PCs to PlayStations to mobile phones.
But Flash MX also offers plenty to those who aren't part of a large team of designers and programmers developing corporate sites. Novice users can take advantage of a range of prebuilt, customizable components, including scroll bars, buttons, list and combo boxes, and QuickStart templates for presentations, photo albums, ads, and more, making it possible to achieve great results quickly.
The Flash MX interface is now consistent with Dreamweaver and Fireworks. Nested layer folders and improved cursor feedback for frame adjustment make the timeline more manageable, and the context-sensitive properties panel and collapsing, dockable panels reduce screen clutter considerably. Vector drawing tools, one of Flash's weaknesses, have been largely overlooked, but there is a new Free Transform tool, which combines rotate, scale, and skew options. Video, another Flash weak spot, has fared much better with the inclusion of the Sorensen Spark video codec. Users can import a variety of formats, including MPEG, DV, and QuickTime. In addition, users can animate and script AVI and video clip objects in the same way as bit maps, even using them on a mask layer.
Flash MX is backwards-compatible with version 5 (meaning users can publish version 5 SWF files, although MX SWF files require the MX player), removing the only argument for not upgrading. Those not yet convinced of the merits of Flash need only look around. --Ken McMahonMacromedia Flash MX is a software solution for developing rich Internet content and applications. The video, multimedia, and application development features allow users to create user interfaces, online advertising, e-learning courses, and enterprise application front-ends. Flash MX has a customizable, intuitive user interface with such features as panel layout, accelerator keys, and publish settings.
Timeline enhancements such as folders for organizing and accessing layered content, improved cursor feedback, and the ability to resize, cut, and paste multiple frames make it easier to use. The Property Inspector shows only relevant, context-sensitive settings when you work with tools and objects, reducing the number of panels open at any time. Select multiple objects and use the Distribute to Layers command to automatically distribute the objects to their respective layers. The new layers will be named based on the content selected.
New quick-start templates allow you to create professional-looking presentations, photo albums, advertisements, and e-learning content. Other new features include video support for any standard video file supported by QuickTime or Windows Media Player, Color Mixer enhancements, a Free Transform tool, and pixel-level snapping control. Flash MX also features a customizable ActionScript editing environment with customizable text display properties, syntax coloring, and toolbox panel content. Read more
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