Re: FLASH: Flash 5 beta for Mac

[John Dowdell]

At 6:43 AM 7/26/0, Matt Spiegler wrote:

> Does it exist? Can it be downloaded? My apologies if this question

> has already been answered previously.


(My apologies for those who have read this before... I need to make sure

that each new thread requesting this have a reply, to avoid someone bumping

into one of the repetitions and not seeing the source info.... ;-)


The Macromedia Flash 5 authoring environment is in a private beta program.

It is expected to pass acceptance tests towards September. At that time it

will be available for purchase, and within a few days the trial wrappers

should be added in and tested so you can run a free 30-day trial first.



The Macromedia Flash 5 *Player* is currently in public beta. Please *do*

download this, and tell us if any of your existing work plays at all

differently... we're working hard to perfect 100% backwards-compatibility,

but we need you to check that we didn't miss anything.


Here's the link:

http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/alternates/


Here's the info to send to

flash5_playermacromedia [dot] com

 if needed:

1)  the URL and identifying section of the movie

2)  what should have happened, what didn't happen

3)  any info on unusual things occurring in that area of the movie



btw, one of the older betas was unfortunately distributed by a trusted beta

site to someone else, and copies are floating around on the net (as well as

things *masquerading* as a Flash 5 beta, from what I learned today). If you

find a new place that it pops up, then we'd greatly appreciate a note to

wish-flashmacromedia [dot] com

 and

piracymacromedia [dot] com

, thanks... software

theft is definitely prosecuted. (The application has changed in many ways

since that old beta, so it's really funky to have bad info floating

around.)  Thanks!




jd








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