new features list for flash 3

[Sean Cohen]

Flash is divine, but it can be better still.


here are all of the suggestions thus far plus a few of my own.



1: mouseover animation and actions.


2: check marks beside the symbols and sounds in the library

 window to know which ones are in use in the movie.


3: Transparency applications.  ink/percentages like in director.


4:Cache problem fixed. (NS3.0, 4.0 and I.E. 4.0 will not cache files.)


5. Shortcuts to Modify-->Element and Modify-->Movie.

Modify Movie is CTRL+M on windows... Shortcuts on all menu items and

actions.  Layer properties is one I would like to see.


6. Integration with AfterShock, which could be part of Flash 3.


7. A pixel by pixel movement with the arrow keys, independent of the

zoom level. (It would be great!!)


8. Better layer tools, like grouping, merging, copy, paste etc. in the

style of photoshop.


9.Better quality in exported animated GIFs.  Finer export control. (like

in fireworks)


10. Better quality for TEXT, esp smaller text.


11. Perspective resizing.


12. Filters like in freehand and illustrator.


13. Better javascript/vbscript connectivity with browser


14. ability to change frame rates within movie.


15. external library file to be downloaded separately, cached, and then

used ALL over the place.


16. Either make the space off of the stage invisible (it will show up in

certain situations where the shockwave is not in proper proportion), or

make it more accessible in the editor.


17. optimization controls, already quite good, could give a preview of

the streaming at various baud rates.  Tell us how fast it downloads on a

normal modem, etc.


18. realflash output/tweaking


19. one word: TRANSITIONS


20.  ability to take form inputs in flash


21.  ability to dynamicaly change elements eg text with scripting


22. less buggy tool (on a mac)


23. better / multiple forms of audio compression


24. an export function to create .swf like files for palm pilots



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