Macromedia Studio 8
The first 888 pre-orders of Macromedia Studio 8 receive free shipping and a free backpack. Mine is on order. Studio 8 is expected to ship by mid September.
Having experienced some of the pain of integrating video into Flash, I’m intrigued by the improved video support in Flash.
But the best thing, the one thing I am looking for is the ability to properly preview CSS in Dreamweaver. This I have got to see. Unfortunately, the tryout downloads are still to come, replaced instead with links to pre-order, to receive early notification, to attend a seminar, or to get more info.
One of the best quotes is from Matt:
After using the new version of Macromedia Studio 8, there’s no way I’ll go back to using other development tools. It feels as if the tools have been tailored to function exactly how I would expect a world class application to be. No more guessing how CSS will affect my site or how to incorporate XML feeds and data right off the web. Finally, something for the people more concerned with how it’s built versus how it looks.
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posted Tuesday August 9, 2005