Comments on: What do you think of Flash 2004?

By: anthonyPHRESH

anthonyPHRESH — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 08:48:33 +0000

I had the beachballing problem when i switched between FLASH 8 and any other app on OS X 10.3.9

I solved the issue by reducing the number of active fonts that I had in Font Book. Now im able to switch window focus between apps without having to wait forever to use flash again.

Hopefully this helps anyone else with the same problem…

PEACE.

-PHRESH

By: Tommy

Tommy — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 09:31:46 +0000

Actually Microsoft Powerpoint is a better choice than MX2004

By: Tommy

Tommy — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 09:24:04 +0000

p.p.s. I am being a bit harsh but I am fed up with all these new versions of software not just from macromedia but from all other types of applications and games software companies, who promise a lot but deliver very little, but expect the user to pay through the nose for there so called better and updated software?

Am I a cynic or realist? u decide

By: tommy

tommy — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 09:10:36 +0000

p.s. Its back to flash 5 for me.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 09:06:02 +0000

MX2004 = profit only, and to hell with the users.
and now were on to Flash 8 geewhiz even the weather dosent change that quick.

By: haripratap

haripratap — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 12:01:28 +0000

How can i implement the TAsk of Making my JPG images that are loded In The Movie Clip to Become the Objects of My SWF so that i can play even i remove my JPG

is there any way for that

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 08 Jul 2005 11:48:15 +0000

Am very annoyed that I can now only use expert mode for scripting, the behaviours panel is very basic and extremely limited. I havent the time to learn actionscript, so it’s a major thumbs down for me. Very slow and unstable, I’m now going back to MX.

Very poor show indeed Macromedia !!!

By: P3lvi5

P3lvi5 — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 19:25:30 +0000

Pros –

I like the gui, tabs, and as2

Cons -

the ONE and only complaint I have regarding mx pro is the lack of definitive percentile scaling. I hit the familiar ctrl+alt+s combo and suddenly found myself living in a nightmare. Other than that I have had no other problems with crashing or instability issues of any sort.

Suggestion -

Raise ctrl+alt+s from the dead, and implement the grid into it for a dynamic preview of the scale. W00t! Until then, it’s back to mx for me.

By: Christine

Christine — Fri, 22 Oct 2004 00:04:45 +0000

I am having some real problems using gradient fills when I’m drawing. I choose or create my own gradient, then I try to fill something – and more than half the time it fills it with some solid color.
I figured out a fix – Close Flash, open it back up, open my file, go back to the item I’m trying to fill – now the gradient works.
Very frustrating and time-consuming when drawing with Flash.
I hope someone has a solution for me or can tell me what I’m doing wrong.
Thanks

By: RB

RB — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 19:23:03 +0000

I’m absolutely pissed off about some boneheaded decisions in MX2004. I JUST upgraded because I saw some benchmarks showing improved performance of even Flash 6 stuff published with MX 2004.

Don’t get me wrong, there are great new features like aliased text, but here are the big complaints:

1. Can’t keep the library undocked.

2. Undo is linear. This is a big step backwards for anyone who edits lots of clips, nested objects, animation etc… Flash previously had THE most powerful Undo system I have ever experienced (and I’ve been working in interactive media since 1989). You blew it by trying to imitate Photoshop. Didn’t you know YOu had the better system?? How could you not? Did you have a big changein management or something?

3. Library asset updating no longer shows you which items are “new”. used to be you could select several bitmaps or sounds in the library, right-click, choose “Update” and only those assets which had newer versions “waiting” would be checked on. In MX2004 ALL of them are checked on regardless. Gee thanks.

4. Interface wastes lots of space. Panels have wasted space on the right side. Toolbar is wider than necessary. There’s lots of places where the layout could be much tighter, resulting in bigger “workspace”. It’s all about the workspace. Everything else is secondary “helper” stuff.

5. Actionscript window size keeps resetting when I get back from doing a “Test Movie”.

That’s all I can remember now. Basically, these things that bother me are serious enough that I want to use MX instead.