Newsgroup: it.comp.appl.macromedia
Titolo: Flash 4 è fantastico!

Grazie ad un "amico" di mio "parente" di mio "cuggino" ho visto una beta di
Flash 4 ! Pazzesco, oltre ad una serie di migliorie nella gestione dei
frame,della object palette,e altre ottimizzazioni, sono stati introdotti:
supporto per la compressione mp3, un linguaggio di scripting tipo lingo,
anche se molto più semplice, per un controllo maggiore sull'interattività in
generale, con variabili, funzioni, proprietà etc. etc., possibilità di
duplicare qualsiasi movie mentre è gia in corso di riproduzione
modificandone i parametri originari, e tante altre cosuccie interessanti....
a quando la versione completa?
Ciao, Giuliano

 Flash 4...
MACROMEDIA SHIPS FLASH 4
Now with MP3 Streaming Audio, the Web Standard for Creating
High-Impact, Vector-Based Sites Delivers Wealth of New
Enhancements
San Francisco, Calif - June 15, 1999 - Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:
MACR)
today announced the worldwide availability of Flash 4, the new
version
of its popular FlashT authoring software. Flash 4 includes
integrated
support for high-fidelity MP3 streaming audio and commands for
easily
creating sites with sophisticated interactivity. In addition,
Flash 4
dramatically streamlines the development process with a revamped
authoring environment optimized to help developers create
bandwidth-efficient Web sites that combine the production values
of
television with the immediacy of the Internet.
Since its introduction in 1996, Flash has become the standard for
creating high-impact vector-based Web sites that deliver sound,
interactivity, graphics and animations and perform flawlessly
across
multiple browsers and platforms. Macromedia last month announced
a Free
Source licensing program for the Flash Player code, speeding its
incorporation into the next generation of Web-enabled appliances.
Many
leading companies, including Citibank, PepsiCola, Daimler
Chrysler, and
Nestle are using Flash to create beautiful Web sites that
effectively
communicate their brands.
"With Flash 4, Macromedia has brought Flash to a level where it
stands
completely on it own," said Josh Ulm, design director at Quokka
Sports,
a digital sports entertainment company based in San Francisco.
"Macromedia has found a way to balance what makes Flash
conceptually
unique with what makes applications intuitive, smart and easier
to use.
Combine that with fact that the Flash Player source is now free,
and the
development platform suddenly becomes wide open. For Quokka, that
means
complete control in authoring the experience while providing our
sports
fans with the most easily accessible and visually intense content
on the
Web."
MP3 Audio, Sophisticated Interactivity Enhance Web Experience
MP3 streaming audio support in Flash 4 allows designers to create
new
Web audio applications, such as long-form animations with
voiceovers and
background music, while keeping files small enough for efficient,
low-bandwidth delivery.
Newly introduced support for text entry fields in Flash 4 allows
developers to create more attractive and better integrated Web
forms,
applications, and e-commerce front ends. Sites can now easily
gather
customer data from within Flash-based Web pages, and then pass
that
information to a Web server. Flash offers extensive control over
how
user-entered information is displayed, allowing designers to
create
richly interactive Web sites without sacrificing aesthetic
control.
Flash 4 takes interactivity a step further, with an enhanced set
of
Actions that allow Flash developers to create interactive
interfaces and
distinctive Web applications without needing to do any
programming. New
Actions in Flash 4 enable sophisticated behaviors such as
draggable
interface elements, conditional logic, and basic mathematics,
simplifying the creation of Web shopping cart applications, for
example.
A Fast, Professional Development Environment
The Flash 4 authoring interface has been revamped to make
creating
distinctive Flash sites faster and easier. Improvements include
new
Inspector palettes and drawing tools, as well as simplified layer
management so that creating original content in Flash is more
intuitive.
An optimized Timeline and smart motion guides streamline the
process of
creating animations; and an improved Library palette with
sorting,
grouping, and usage tracking capabilities eases asset management.
Finally, a new Publish command outputs the range of
Flash-supported
formats -including multiple versions of HTML, compressed bitmaps,
and
even the new QuickTime 4 - with a single mouse-click.
Other Macromedia applications that publish the Flash file format
include
Macromedia FreeHand®, which combines professional illustration
tools and
a powerful, multi-page document layout environment for print and
Web
multipublishing, and Macromedia GeneratorT, the server side
solution for
automating and personalizing Web site graphics.
"The new features and workflow enhancements in Flash 4 enable Web
developers to deliver high-impact, low-bandwidth sites that can
be
experienced across all browsers,  platforms, and Web-enabled
devices,"
said Jonathan Gay, Macromedia vice president and architect of
Flash
engineering. "Fusing MP3 streaming audio, advanced interactivity,
QuickTime export, and integrated publishing features, Flash 4 is
truly
adding life to the Web for designers, consumers and the
industry."
Pricing and Availability
Flash 4 is now available for Windows 95/98, Windows NT, and MacOS
for an
estimated street price of US $299 in North America. Current
registered
Flash users can upgrade to Flash 4 for US $129. Flash 4 can be
purchased
by calling 
(800) 457-1774
 or bought directly from Macromedia's
Web site
at 
www.macromedia.com
. Interested parties outside North America
should
contact their local Macromedia distributor.
About Macromedia
Macromedia's mission is to add life to the Web.  By providing its
award-winning Web Publishing, Web Entertainment, and Web Learning
solutions to Web designers, consumers, and the enterprise,
Macromedia is
delivering a completely new generation of Internet tools and
technologies designed to transform the Web experience.
Headquartered in
San Francisco, Macromedia (NASDAQ: MACR) has more than 500
employees
worldwide and is available on the Internet at 
http://www.macromedia.com
.
# # #
Macromedia, Flash, FreeHand, Generator, and Shockwave are
trademarks or
registered trademarks of Macromedia, Inc., as indicated.  Other
company
names, brand names and product names may be trademark(s) of
others.

a quando la versione completa?
confermo, io ho per ora solo il plug in (in italiano) del 4 che però
funziona benissimo... se volete andate sul sito macromedia, scaricatevelo e
guardatevi le demo che hanno fatto loro... la cosa che mi ha colpito di più
(a parte la compressione mp3) è il fatto che sia possibile fare cose che
finora si vedevano negli shockwave o in html dinamico, cioè poter spostare
componenti vari (tipo pannelli o altro) dove si vuole...
cmq... lo so che non è molto bello per chi sborsa i 250$ e più, ma se andate
su 
www.mp3sound.com
 c'è il link "appz & gamez" o una roba simile, da cui si
può scaricare la versione completa del 4...
ciao
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Non esiste.
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