Reviews by Nathan Lindsey 4 Geeks Approachable. These three words have become the mantra of Macromedia's Flash 5. They are also the ideal that this latest edition of the highly successful Flash series strives for. Yes, in part. If you've spent any time on the web at all, you've seen Flash in action.
Flash allows users to create Web sites which are dynamic, interactive, and visually stunning.
Soon after its release, Flash 4 became the tool for creating graphically appealing Web sites. Now Macromedia seeks to improve on its highly successful product with the September release of Flash 5. The only truly new features of Flash 5 that was present in any of its previous incarnations are support for Bezier Pen tools, MP3 Import, and Shared Symbol Libraries. The Bezier Pen tools allow designers to use intuitive natural drawing tools. MP3 Import eliminates the inconvenience of having to convert sound files in order to import them into Flash 5.