Macromedia Studio 8

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The most significant upgrade ever.

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Studio 8 has many new and improved features that make it a significant release: new Contribute web content management capabilities, easier-than-ever high-quality video tools, new graphic effects like blends and blurs, performance optimizations, improved user interfaces, and integration support for today's latest technologies.

New in 8

New Features in Studio 8

Flash Professional 8—More expressive and rendering improvements

The most significant release since the introduction of Flash including custom easing for advanced animation, improved text tool and new text rendering engine, and graphic filters like blur, drop shadow, bevel and glow.

Dreamweaver 8—Expanded design and language support

Tackle new and familiar technologies with greater ease by integrating XML-based data with a powerful, visual, drag-and-drop workflow, as well as zoom and guides to improve the accuracy between design comps and the finished product.

Fireworks 8—New creative possibilities

Unleash creativity with new blend modes and shadow filters, build pop-up menus with CSS code, and get unprecedented control over AutoShape properties.

Video—Better quality and more creative control

Bring video to the web with a new high-quality video codec with alpha channel support; a stand-alone video encoder with batch processing; embedded cue points in FLV files to trigger interactivity with video; and the ability to export Flash Video (FLV) from professional nonlinear editing software using the Flash Video exporter plug-in. Use Dreamweaver 8 to effortlessly add Flash Video onto websites.

Efficient Workflows—Get more done with other technologies

Streamlined user interfaces and integration with more technologies including Adobe Creative Suite 2, ColdFusion MX 7, PHP5, Flash Player 8, Mac OS X "Tiger", and Windows updates.

Adobe Web Bundle

The Adobe Web Bundle combines Macromedia Studio 8 with the unified design environment of Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium software.

Upgrade pricing available for those who own prior versions of both Macromedia Studio and Adobe Creative Suite.
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Studio Products

What's in Studio 8

Studio 8 Products

Dreamweaver 8

The industry-leading web development tool, enabling users to efficiently design, develop and maintain standards-based websites and applications.

Flash Professional 8

The industry's most advanced authoring environment for creating interactive websites, digital experiences and mobile content.

Fireworks 8

Balance maximum image quality with minimum compression size as you create, edit and optimize images for the web with precise control.

Contribute 3

Freeing designers and developers from web maintenance, allowing others to easily update content in a controlled environment that preserves the integrity of the website.

FlashPaper 2

Allowing anyone to easily convert documents, presentations, spreadsheets and other file types into Macromedia Flash documents or PDF files with one click.