Upgrade to the latest version of Macromedia Studio 8

Macromedia Studio comprises:

• Dreamweaver 8
• Flash Professional 8
• Fireworks 8
• Contribute 3
• Flashpaper 2

Customised courses are available to upgrade users to the latest versions of individual components or the full suite.

We'd be happy to supply full course outlines for individual components, or if you are using earlier versions of Studio and just want to look at the new features, we would suggest this as the basic outline. The recommended duration is two-days to allow meaningful discussion and training rather than just delivering demonstrations. However content and duration can be tailored. Please contact us for help in developing your requirements.

Two-day Transfer Course

Advanced graphics, text tools, text rendering, animation, and video tools in Flash Professional 8

New effects in Fireworks 8 for fast image creation and editing

Drag-and-drop video in Dreamweaver

Time-saving improvements:

integrated round-tripping between Macromedia products

batch rendering for media assets

batch encoding for video

faster user interface workflows

boosted integration with third-party products

Development and deployment on any Platform:

support for Windows and Mac OS X enables

support for a wider range of operating systems, browsers, and server technologies.

develop applications using HTML, XHTML, XML, ColdFusion, ASP, ASP.NET, JSP, or PHP with drag-and-drop visual tools and components

code libraries, and extensive code-editing support

Video enhancements:

Drag and drop Flash Video in Dreamweaver 8. The new high-quality video encoder in Flash Professional 8 is integrated (or works standalone) for distributed batch encoding. New run-time support for Alpha channels, embedded cue points in Flash Video files, and the improved, easily-skinnable video playback component will engage more viewers. Going from on-screen to online is effortless using many nonlinear editing systems that export natively to the Flash Video format.

Studio 8 parallels the introduction of Flash Player 8, which now hosts more interactive features, lightweight experiences, better performance, and easy auto-updating for the ultimate viewing experience.

Working with other applications:

In addition to its integrated workflows across Macromedia products, Studio 8 supports optimized workflows with third-party applications. Import graphical elements, EPS and PDF files from Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, or Creative Suite. Add content from Microsoft Office products with design accuracy using the improved copy and paste in Dreamweaver or use FlashPaper to convert Microsoft files into PDF or FlashPaper files with one click. Easily work in a family of design and development applications using powerful import/export capabilities.

Developing for Mobile Technologies:

Create content for millions of mobile handheld devices and phones. Author, test, and preview mobile content using the advanced authoring environment in Flash Professional 8, complete with an interactive emulator for Flash Lite.