How to develop after the acquisition? 2006 Flash software Trend 5 Big forecast

Macromedia was acquired by Adobe, the original fist products Flash in the new year will be how to develop it? Lynda.com and the Flashforward Conference & Film Festival founder Lynda Weinman on the 2006 Flash trend of 5 major forecasts.

　　1, Flash is likely to be integrated into the PDF

Flash is likely to be integrated into PDFs, which will greatly enhance the functionality in PDF format. Interactive PDF documents are a feature that is currently lacking. It will be a good way to distribute desktop applications. A recent announcement in the conference, a new product named Apollo, described in Macromedia Blogs and Macromedia Labs, looks like the basic prototype of the next generation of Pdf/flash products.

　　2, Adobe software is expected to output the FLA file directly

Future Adobe applications are expected to output FLA files in addition to SWF files. This means that flash items can be generated in Photoshop, Illustrator, after Effects, audition or premiere, and can be fully edited in Flash. The Adobe tool can now only export SWF files, and it will be more versatile and powerful if you can output the FLA file. In addition, the ability to work together with Adobe Tools should also be greatly improved Macromedia. The problems that plagued the professional flash designers and developers have gone away.

　　3. Easily develop Flex RIA

ActionScript has been built into Macromedia Flex. Existing flash users will be able to easily use the flash techniques they have mastered to develop flex applications. Flex enables developers to create RIA (Rich Internet applications) running on desktops, the Internet, and mobile devices. These applications can also interact across platforms and with other standard technologies.

　　4, the new Code execution engine

Next-generation Flash Player 8.5, combined with ActionScript 3, has a completely rewritten new code execution engine that is faster than previous versions. This will be a welcome change for developers and will attract developers who have not been satisfied with its execution efficiency.

　　5, to become the preferred format for video publishing

Flash will overtake QuickTime and Windows Media player as the preferred video format for Web, desktop applications, and device delivery. Flash Video offers the richness of interactivity that quick and Windows Media do not have, plus its unique program runtime alpha synthesis, which naturally makes many video publishers use Flash to discard other choices.