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For some developers just need to know that there is a new version of their preferred development package to run and buy the upgrade. Others, quite rightly, more calm and maintain a "pretend" to know the actual improvement in the new version before you change your habits. In the case of Adobe Flash CS3 is not much to wait, given the many changes that the package has undergone since Macromedia was acquired by Adobe.
Here, then, 10 simple, but important, reasons which, in my personal opinion, enough to convince you to upgrade to Adobe Flash CS3 . I will focus, of course, only on the things that struck me personally, this is not intended as an exhaustive list of all the many innovations introduced by the CS3 suite, only a fly to anticipate some features of CS3.

1. Installation

The installation is nice and fast, compared to previous versions. It includes, among other things, with all Adobe products (Dreamweaver CS3, Photoshop CS3 Extended, etc ...) which makes the installation / removal, and update a real pleasure.

2. Backward Compatibility

One issue often overlooked, but always taken into account in the history of Flash: The ability to manage previous versions of the product. In Flash CS3 has all the tools to manipulate it is to migrate the previous versions of our movies. We find this possibility in debugging (debugging Actionscript 2.0 and separate Actionscript 3.0) is in the process of completing the movie. Write now Actionscript 3.0 Flash applications could be counterproductive in certain contexts. If your target site has a high traffic you may find that many users have not yet installed the latest versions of Flash Player for your browser and then would not see the movie. However, as noted above, Flash CS3 allows you to develop Flash applications mantendedo backward compatibility and therefore I do not see this as a big ostocalo nell'upgrade product.

3. GUI and IDE

The IDE Flash CS3 (like Dreamweaver CS3) has been revised to better. The panels (see picture left), often uncomfortable in previous versions, have been completely redesigned and now their use is much less invasive. In addition, the ability to minimize panels (see figure at right) is found that makes a real attractive and functional interface. When a panel is in icon mode takes up much less space and with a simple click you can open the first main panel always visible.
All the IDE, in short, has been revised including the central area with the window for editing and graphic code. Do not you point out all the changes or you'll ruin the surprise ...

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Flash has always supported the full-screen (full screen) and in stand-alone player to the projector. This mode is still fully supported and has not changed. Instead Adobe has recently introduced the ability to directly activate the full screen movies displayed in the browser. We have introduced a new and simple ActionScript function that works with both players stand-alone player with the browser. ed <embed> . To make the fullscreen fuzionante must operate side HTML, adding a new parameter allowFullScreen in TAG <object> and <embed> . Everything else is left to the internal engine of Flash.
This new feature has still some restrictions that you must know, first of all use of the Flash Player version 9.0.28.0 or higher. Moreover, in summary:

• Browser must be installed on the version of the Player 9.0.28.0 or higher
• e <embed> . The developer must add a new parameter allowFullScreen tag in <object> and <embed> . This parameter is normally set to false and does not allow fullscreen. To enable full screen you must explicitly set it to true .
• A dialog box will be shown when entering fullscreen mode and tell you how to get out of that mode. This box will be visible for a few seconds, after which he will disappear by itself.
• The activation of the fullscreen ActionScript can only be in response to a click of the mouse or the push of a button, any other mode will be ignored in ActionScript 2.0 and trigger an exception throw in ActionScript 3.0.
• During the fullscreen mode you can not use the keyboard. The end user can not enter or edit text. The only answer is given to the keyboard shortcut used to exit fullscreen mode (pressing ESC )

ActionScript

The code required to set the fullscreen is very simple and uses the object Stage discussed in this blog StageExt Class: resizable Flash movies :

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One consideration, obvious but overlooked during the development of applications in Adobe Flash, the difference between the player used for testing within the IDE Flash and the object (ActiveX or EMBED) used by your browser. Who owns the version "Macromedia" Flash MX (version 8 to be precise, but this discussion really applies to any version of Flash ...) when developing a movie and try it within the IDE runs the Flash Player linked to development package. Then when you publish your movie on the net and you "test" with the Flash Player browser you may experience some - substantial - differences!

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I am a big fan of Adobe Flash CS3 ActionScript 3.0 and then. Here's a demo, Adobe presented at the conference in Japan, which demonstrates the capabilities of the new rendering engine, developed by Adobe, just to disprove strange rumors about a "break" by Microsoft Silverlight. Click and move the mouse, increasing the number of balls!

Very impressive ...

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Adobe continues to surprise by announcing a parallel version of the familiar photo-editing program Adobe Photoshop. The already announced it will release CS3 accompaganata from one version to Extended 3D features that promises to incorporate into the application.

Photoshop CS3	Photoshop CS3 Extended

Prices, availability and other features of this interesting news will be announced by Adobe durente the spring of 2007. However, for those who trembles and is interested, you can subscribe to a special request so as to be informed promptly.

The two versions, then, are in fact identical, at least by the same scheme proposed by Adobe. The Extended version contains all the features of CS3 with the addition of: 3D support for video / motion design and duplication of multiple video frames, and more ...
Extended version of the target is identified in: Film, video, and multimedia professional graphic designers using 3D and EWEB animations; Medical Research and Scientific Research; Architects and engineers (AEC professionals), ... in short, a remarkable event to watch !

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