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WOW!!! Adobe Buys Macromedia for $3.4 Billion!!!

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hell yeah!!! wow, i wonder if they will screw up the short cut keys? that would take some getting used to. it would make sense to adobe... but hmmmmm
i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce

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wait a sec. do you think they will takle over the software? what about freehand/illustrator? mesh them? see, this is why i don't read the news. thanks a lot weege:|:D
i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce

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wait a sec. do you think they will takle over the software? what about freehand/illustrator? mesh them? see, this is why i don't read the news. thanks a lot weege:|:D



haha... i hate freehand AND illustrator. :P but then again, i've never had too much use for them. i use a ton of flash, photoshop, and premiere, and now director. both lines of software are great. i'm sure they can come up with some sweet shit. :)

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yeah! i was just thinking.. i bet they come out with some type of flash/go-live mix....
my inet may become slower but it's gonna look cool!:P
i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce

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hey!
I've had so much fun playing with my flash program...(never got past flash 4 version though)..not pleased with how their fonts display (text)..also drawing tools suck. Has later versions of Flash improved?? I use Corel Draw 9 software, never got into Adobe Illustrator...but regardless if you draw vector images and import into flash- it sure does one shitty job of all those perfect curves!!

So if Macromedia & Adobe combine and create new software that can be used together...re: import graphics drawn in illustrator into flash- without any distortion of curves, outlines, angles..........both with same color features.....

I'll be the first to purchase it!!

SMiles;)
eustress. : a positive form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance, and emotional well-being.

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damn I hope they dont screw up dreamweaver or Flash. Although Incorperating Illustrator and flash will be nice... and director and premiere :)



Hopefully they put a "Sorry, we have realized that you are using Flash to create pointless introductions and useless webpages devoid of actual content and so we cannot allow you to save" alert box.

That would be nice. ;)

Flash is a great program and can be used to creat really cool, slick looking applications but I think the damn thing is highly overused on the web to show the world how cool a site is.
Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing.

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I love Flash. Started with Version 4 and stopped at, and still use, the first MX version. I am an Instructional Designer and have built a ton of CBT (computer-based training) in Flash. Great for building drag n drops, puzzles, crosswords, games, etc... as well as animating everything from step by step systems training shit to how to play sports (yes Addie... I know I owe you those soccer animations!). The drawing tools aren't great, but they have improved. This merge should make a HUGE difference!! I do a lot of basic drawing in the program, and it does the job.

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Well, flash MX 2004 actually isnt bad with transfering over illustrator drawings if ur using the newest version of illustrator. But it would be great to be able to transfer everything over seemlessly. But I think when it comes to drawing for the web, its gonna have to stay basic, so the file's not enormus.
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What an awesome job you have!
Instructional Designer....
:P:P:P
No wonder you luv flash!!

I've done tons of work in graphic design for instruction manuals...re" owners manuals for canopies and rigs...parachute instruction manuals for cspa. Gotta luv when skydiving is involved!!
Would be cool to animate basic freefly instruction in flash- also I have a huge collection of skydive graphics I designed that can be used in flash to animate.

I am a computer graphic designer and flash opened up my world for sure. :P

To draw the detail graphics for your animated instruction you have to step out of flash basic drawing- as it sucks for detail. I am waiting for the day when drawing in flash is more than basic...and becomes vector based.

For instance today I am working on an animated banner....re: Aerosmith logo has wings...to design banner with their logo in flight...re: on canopy in flight...you can draw the basic canopy in flash but you have to draw the graphic of their logo in vector based software and import it into flash. re: the logo incorporated onto shape of cells of canopy. I use Corel Draw software to draw in which is basically the same as Adobe Illustrator.

quick sample of beginning process of designing banner.........(have to complete seams in canopy and cells. lines) also create motion tween properly for the effect I am looking for.

aerosmith animated banner

SMiles;)
eustress. : a positive form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance, and emotional well-being.

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But I think when it comes to drawing for the web, its gonna have to stay basic, so the file's not enormus.



but your missing the point!
the beauty of flash is the tiny teeny size of the .swf (small wave file!!)

SMiles;)
eustress. : a positive form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance, and emotional well-being.

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But I think when it comes to drawing for the web, its gonna have to stay basic, so the file's not enormus.



but your missing the point!
the beauty of flash is the tiny teeny size of the .swf (small wave file!!)

SMiles;)



Actually, if swf is supposed to stand for anything, it stands for ShockWave Flash, but the specification for the format from macromedia's site makes no actual mention that the file extension is an acronym anymore.

A Flash file is not a wave file...which would be audio.

But yes, a flash file can be quite small if the inherent vector graphics are used. However, when someone throws in music and jpegs or other multimedia, it can get quite big. I have spent alot of time waiting for a Flash site to load.
Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing.

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Actually, if swf is supposed to stand for anything, it stands for ShockWave Flash, but the specification for the format from macromedia's site makes no actual mention that the file extension is an acronym anymore.
A Flash file is not a wave file...which would be audio.



Ya, you got it!
I am terrible--- when .swf file is pronounced I say "small wave file"...same as for .bmp--I call them bump files!!!!
:S:S

Flash "Export movie" exports sound in a movie to a WAV file. MP3 is the smallest format for sound I think.

Flash supports importing and exporting Adobe Illustrator formats. This format supports accurate conversion of curve, line style, and fill information. When you export a flash image as a vector graphic (Illustrator) you preserve its vector information- you can edit these files into other vector based drawing programs.

I should not complain about importing .cdr (corel draw) into flash as it states that it only supports .ai format.

So- I need to purchase Freehand at least.
Freehand is the best choice for creating vector graphics for import into flash.
:P:P:P

Waiting to open huge flash sites....
humbuggers...:D

You can reduce a movie's size before exporting it to minimize downloading time:
using symbols for every element that appears more than once, use tweened animations which require less overhead than series of keyframes,
lines created with pencil tool require less memory than brush strokes, using layers to separate elements, using modify> curves > optimize to minimize the number of separate lines that are used to describe shapes. Limit number of fonts and font styles, group elements as much as possible, use gradients sparingly....filling an area with gradient color requires about 50 bytes more than filling it with solid color............

yada yada..
You can design with the viewer in mind, but so many don't care. I have use of high speed cable but atleast try to consider everyone viewing.

SMiles;)
eustress. : a positive form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance, and emotional well-being.

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