Adobe Web Premium, UPG, DVD, Win, ESP 65068261 User Manual
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65068261
Adobe Flash authoring tools
With Creative Suite 5, Adobe delivers a variety of tools with the capability to author interactive content for the Adobe Flash Platform.
Each project you work on is unique, presenting various requirements and specifications regarding design, development, and
deployment. This comparison chart is a quick reference that will help you choose the best tool or tools for what you want to accomplish.
Each project you work on is unique, presenting various requirements and specifications regarding design, development, and
deployment. This comparison chart is a quick reference that will help you choose the best tool or tools for what you want to accomplish.
Flash Professional
Flash Catalyst
Flash Builder
Typical projects
Rich content, interactive video
content, advertising, games
User interfaces, rich Internet
applications, microsites, prototypes,
widgets
applications, microsites, prototypes,
widgets
Rich Internet applications
Product description
An authoring tool that enables you to
create immersive experiences that
can include video content
create immersive experiences that
can include video content
An interaction design tool that
enables you to transform artwork into
enables you to transform artwork into
functional interfaces and interactive
content
An integrated development
environment (IDE) that enables you to
develop rich Internet applications
environment (IDE) that enables you to
develop rich Internet applications
Project approach
Free-form design
Structured interaction design
Structured development
Project organization
Timeline and frames
Pages and states
Projects
Motion capabilities
Advanced vector animation
Transitions, basic movement
Transitions
Video playback
Encoding & advanced playback
controls
Basic video playback controls
Advanced playback controls
Extensibility
ActionScript coding or components
Flash Catalyst components or export
to Flash Builder to add more
functionality
to Flash Builder to add more
functionality
Flex coding/components, ActionScript
coding/components
Coding knowledge
required
required
Some ActionScript coding
None
Advanced ActionScript
or MXML
or MXML
Playback support
Flash Player, AIR, Flash Lite, iPhone*
Flash Player 10, AIR
Flash Player, AIR
*The Packager for iPhone preview, included with Flash Professional CS5, compiles ActionScript bytecode into native iPhone application code.
iPhone applications are distributed as iPhone application installer (IPA) files, via the iTunes store.