Software Review – Adobe Master Collection - Adobe Flash CS3 Professional From Adobe Systems - Page 2

So what is new with Adobe Flash CS3 Professional?

• Native Import – Adobe Flash CS3 Professional is now fully integrated with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. There is a new paste dialog box that makes it possible to preserve functionality and structure when copying and pasting from Photoshop or Illustrator into Flash. You can even import native .PSD (Photoshop) and .AI (Illustrator) files right into the Flash CS3 layouts. This means that you can preserve layers and groups while within Flash.

• Convert animation to ActionScript 3.0 – allows you to convert timeline tween animations instantly to ActionScript 3.0. This allows you to animate visually, and then translate motion into reusable, easily editable code. This is really a time saving feature and it supports position, scale, rotation, skew, color, easing, transform center, filters, and frame properties. Even if you have not used ActionScript before, this is a perfect way to learn it.

• Common User Interface – As with all of the redesigned products from the Adobe family, Adobe Flash CS3 Professional now comes with a common Adobe interface that make it easy to work within the Adobe product series. It has the same panel adjustments that allows you to gain back more of your screen space as needed.

• ActionScript 3.0 development with advanced debugger – brings a whole new level of efficiency to development with ActionScript 3.0. It is more accessible to beginners while offering professionals a much more powerful programming environment. There is also a brand new debugger that allows you to step through a wide variety of properties within your code during runtime. The debugger now sports a collection of panels in a debug mode workspace to make it easier to work through your debugging tasks.

• Adobe Device Central – streamlines the creation of mobile content with mobile device skins and regularly updated device profiles. Here you will be able to display realistic skins that will show you what your content will look like on those devices. You will be able to interact with the emulated device that simulates real-world interaction.

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