Sneaks from MAX

The sneak peeks session at MAX 2005 is where Macromedia show off new software and future updates. Among the things revealed: Flash 9 will allow you to code and compile AS3 and there will be code collapse in the actions panel.

This information comes straight from Macromedian Jen deHaan live blog entry:
* Next [version of] Flash is code named Blaze.
* A preview release of Blaze will be out in the Spring (this will coincide with the Flash Player 8.5 release).
* Whoever has purchased Studio 8 or Flash Professional 8 can download Blaze. [the beta, not the full software]
* Blaze will have AS3 features - you can code and compile AS3 with this preview Flash release.
* There will be code collapse in the Actions panel.
* You can collapse code in and outside of the selection.

Director will be updated to support Flash 8 and while they are at it, the visual parts of the tool will get a much needed overhaul:
* Workspace is majorly updated in Director-of-the-future. There are tabs across the top for all your different panels and so on.
* Workspace/UI is a big focus.
* New Flash asset xtra. You can use Flash features natively inside of Director. This means you can use the expressiveness features of Flash 8 in Director without needing a separate Flash area. So you can have a 3d effect that's built in Director, and you can apply a blur filter (from Flash) onto the Director animation.
* Shows text created in Director, and applies a Flash blur effect onto the Director text.

The blog entry also reveals new stuff for Captivate, Flex, Breeze and Coldfusion.
Read the full blog-post

 

 

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