Re: Flash versions query 2004-04-09 - By scootersimp
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Hi, Brian, I am brand new to this group, but have been using Flash
practically since the beginning. Let me tell you what I know about it.
Originally, Flash was a product called FutureSplash owned by a
company with the same name, I believe. That's why you have things
like FSCommands, the FS stands for FutureSplash. As Macromedia
typically does whenever they buy a product they promptly renamed it
to Flash. The early versions of Flash, up to version 4, were strictly
intended for vector graphics and animation, with some support for
audio. But the audio compression was not very good, so what you could
do with audio was limited. Video support was non-existent.
In version 4 they introduced MP3 compression on audio, which opened
up a whole new world of multimedia presentations using Flash. At this
point was where you were starting to see a lot more Flash-based web
sites out there, instead of simply adding some Flash content to an
HTML based site.
In version 5 they introduced expanded support for audio, including
importing MP3 audio and they started expanding ActionScript.
Then MX signaled the transition of Flash from a vector graphics and
animation tool into a application development environment.
ActionScript was reworked to comply somewhat with the ECMA standard
and become more object-oriented and audio support was expanded
greatly and video support was added through the use of the Sorenson
Spark Compression. There was still a lot there for both the designer
and the application developer.
Then MX2004 is another major transition for Flash. ActionScript is
now pretty close to being totally ECMA compliant and object-oriented.
New development tools were added to make it easier to build
applications and connect to external data. There is a lot more for
the developer here and not as much for the designer, although there
are still some things there.
I hope this helps some.
--- In FLASHmacromedia@(protected), "lovethismung"
<lovethismung@(protected)> wrote:
> Hi,
> Im writing a paper and developing some small presentations on flash
> and I was wondering if anyone can help. i want to have a small
piece
> at the begginning on the previous versions of Flash (from 1.0 to
> MX2004). Just stuff like when they were released and what new
> features each brought with them, just a bit of backround knowledge
> really. I've looked everywhere for info on this and can't find it.
> any help (perhaps websites or previously published papers online)
> would be very much appreciated.
> Brian
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Server geeks, take heart! If you're sick of wading through
animation & graphics instruction for relevant info., then
Nate Weiss' Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004 for Server
Geeks is for you. Leave designing to designers and dig into
core concepts to create rich user interfaces, online
advertising, and more. See www.peachpit.com for more info.
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