New Software...?

[SureShot]

Hello fellow Kirupians. I have a question... does anyone know when the new versions of the Studio MX suite and Adobe PHotoshop, Illustrator and Indesign will be released?

From what I have found on the web, Adobe will be releasing most of it's new software line this fall but I am not 100% sure. As for macromedia - I couldnt find any info anywhere. I mean they are dropping the price of studio MX like 100 bucks so that must mean something is on the way.

Does anyone have any info on it? Thanks in advance!

[senocular]

yeah all I know is the adobe stuff is coming out later this year. :-\
but you can already but photoshop 8 for $0 ;)
http://www.photoshop8.com

[thoriphes]

Doh! added to cart, but it showed up as photoshop 7 and 265.some dollars.

[ahmed]

FMX2 is due late summer, in sept., or so I have been told :)

[senocular]

Originally posted by ahmed
FMX2 is due late summer, in sept., or so I have been told :)

that stinks. I am only now starting to feel comfortable with MX

:sure:

[thoriphes]

you don't have to get MX2 on (release) :sigh:

it took me about 10 months after MX was released until i upgraded to it.

[eilsoe]

anyone know what FMX2 will offer?

[thoriphes]

less working space i'd imagine (reminiscent of change from 5 -> MX)

[asphaltcowboy]

who knows... maybe they'll have even improved it such that we can actually use text in our flash work ;)

[TheOrangeOne]

Originally posted by asphaltcowboy
maybe they'll have even improved it such that we can actually use text in our flash work ;) now that would be a dream come true!

[reverendflash]

Originally posted by senocular
that stinks. I am only now starting to feel comfortable with MX

:sure:

join the group...

this has been my story since Flash 2... everytime I feel comfortable with a version, a new one comes out... with new people who know it far more than I do...

::feeling old again::

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[ahmed]

lol yup, same here... espcially actionscript-wise.. :trout:

I think mx2 will have better loading API as Moock requested, and, well, I'm *hoping* a better flash (7?) plug-in

[thoriphes]

I want the (hopefully new) API to include textboxes (you know, dynamic, static, input, etc...)

[reverendflash]

I simply want Flash to enable the use of dynamic .gif or .png again...

I can't believe how many times I have needed this since Gen2 was abandoned...

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[ahmed]

Originally posted by thoriphes
I want the (hopefully new) API to include textboxes (you know, dynamic, static, input, etc...) can't we already do that with the TextField object? :)

[SureShot]

I just found this...
http://www.actionscript.com/archives/00000523.html

Looks like we wont have to wait much longer for an all new suite of products...

[lava]

Originally posted by thoriphes
you don't have to get MX2 on (release) :sigh:


Oh man... so dorky...

[kirupa]

I can't wait till Flash MX2 is released. It'll be a nice change to start writing some new things again =)

[reverendflash]

I'm just glad the the saturation of the Player 6 is up to above 95% now... with a new release of software, it'll be another year before the majority of the web upgrades to the newer player...

Personally, I think that MM has withheld a few options, just to preserve their idea of revenue streaming... I say, offer less versions, but make the versions more of a change... save the people who actually use their products a few dollars and pains...

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[thoriphes]

I can't believe nobody's said this yet:

how about a 3D API?

[ahmed]

didnt we have a wishlist of features for FMX2? lol

I pointed out in that thread that MM has Director to handle any 3d-worlds or such, flash wasn't designed for that :)

[senocular]

adobe is also dipping into 3D (Flash too! swf support!)
http://www.adobe.com/products/atmosphere/main.html

[Kitiara]

Yeah, there was a wishlist of features around a while back. :)

I think I'm going to have to ask Churchill to upgrade for me. :beam:

[eyeinfinitude]

Originally posted by senocular
adobe is also dipping into 3D (Flash too! swf support!)
http://www.adobe.com/products/atmosphere/main.html
oooh, now that caught my attention, thanks for the link Sen. =)

[comicGeek]

If ever a newer version of Flash comes out, i only hope that there will no more new players. That's the real problem with Flash's new versions they come with new versions of the player that users have o download again. :(