Feature Comparison
Flash Professional 8 continues to build upon prior releases. This chart
compares version 8 new features and enhancements to prior existing features.
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Flash Professional 8 |
Flash
Professional MX 2004 |
| Expressiveness |
| Graphic filters (blur, drop shadow, bevel, and glow) |
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| Blend Modes |
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| Custom easing control |
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| Enhanced stroke properties |
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| Gradient control |
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| FlashType - clear, high-quality font rendering engine |
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| Flash Player 8 support |
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| Video |
| Video codec, On2 VP6 High-quality codec |
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| Video Codec, Sorenson |
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| Alpha channel support |
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| Video encoding options - optimize quality and file size |
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| Stand-alone video encoder |
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| Batch-processing encoding capability |
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| Embedded cue points - allows events to be triggered dynamically during
playback |
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| Video import workflow |
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| Video encoder plug-in for professional video editing tools - export to
Flash directly from pro video-editing tools |
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| Lightweight, easily-skinnable video component |
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| User Experience |
| Script assist (formerly called normal mode) |
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| ActionScript 2 language |
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| User interface components |
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| Object-based drawing model |
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| Undo/redo options - switch between object level and document level |
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| SWF Metadata |
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| Improved panel management |
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| Stage pasteboard expansion |
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| Advanced library |
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| Forms |
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| Slides |
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| Mobile Authoring |
| Interactive mobile device emulator with nearly 100 device profiles |
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| Improved actions panel |
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| Device Templates |
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