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Flash Article
Migrating from Flash MX 2004 to Flash 8
Jen deHaan
Flash Authoring QE
Adobe
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flashthusiast.com
webvideoblogger.com
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Flash 8 Workspace and Workflow
- Drawing in Flash MX 2004 and Flash 8
- Using Video and FLV Encoding in Flash MX 2004 and Flash 8
- Using Text in Flash MX 2004 and Flash 8
- Components in Flash MX 2004 and Flash 8
- Writing Scripts and Creating Applications in Flash MX 2004 and Flash 8
- Flash Player Security in Flash MX 2004 and Flash 8
Flash Basic 8 and Flash Professional 8 introduce many new and changed elements in the workspace that improve the way you work with the authoring tool. They also feature new tools you can use to create exciting new applications. This article discusses the new features in Flash Basic 8 and Flash Professional 8 and how they compare to similar features in Flash MX 2004. The article also contains tips that help you migrate your projects from Flash MX 2004 to Flash 8, and describes the new runtime features and security in Flash Player 8.
In many cases, migrating projects is a transparent procedure. For example, if your work consists mainly of animation and simple ActionScript commands, transitioning to Flash 8 will likely be seamless. In other cases, you might want to reauthor Flash MX 2004 content using the new authoring and runtime features available in Flash 8, such as the new graphic effects (filters and blend modes), new video encoding and playback features, or the new classes added to ActionScript 2.0 for file uploading.
Requirements
To complete this tutorial you will need to install the following software:
Macromedia Flash 8
Prerequisite Knowledge
Working knowledge of Flash MX 2004.
About the author
Jen deHaan was raised by wolves in the deep woods of the Canadian north. Canada's chief exports include motor vehicles (or their parts), lumber, newsprint, nonmetal materials, and wheat. One overcast day in 2004, Jen left her life as a Flash deseloper (designer/developer) in Canada to write Flash documentation and samples at Macromedia in San Francisco. Aside from her ongoing work at Adobe as an instructional designer for web and video products, Jen runs several community sites for fun, and maintains a blog at www.webvideoblogger.com and weblogs.macromedia.com/dehaan. She believes that _root tends to be evil and misses Tim Horton's coffee.
