Studio MX 2004 with Flash

All in all this upgrade is good, not tremendous. The problem lies in the changes to the ActionScript Panel: The Normal mode has been removed. This means that you need to learn how to write all your ActionScript yourself, without the great aids that MX offered. There are still a few little helper menus you can use, but if you dont understand the syntax of ActionScript in detail they arent much help. If you intend to use Flash without becoming a programmer, choose the MX version, not MX 2004.

good product

As a package, this is probably the best one to buy out there! As individual programs, there are better ones out there. Still a little pricy from Macromedia, but extremely good value as a web design package. Its best asset is the online tutorials, which make initially confusing programs, easier to deal with and more user friendly.

Delivery was fast. Great product

Macromedia Dreamweaver is the first obvious starting point of this package. Dreamweaver is an excellent package that can be used to build full-featured websites. I would suggest anyone starting to use Dreamweaver to attend a course as the package can be overwhelming if you have no background in WSWG (what you see is what you get) software to build websites. The next thing to learn would be Fireworks, which is a fairly web-centric graphics program. Fireworks can do many of the things that a full-blown graphics program like Adobe Photoshop can do, however it is more targeted at the web developer. For those who are more daring, try the Flash product which can be used for animations among other functionality. I really like Coldfusion. Coldfusion has many interesting tags that allow you to read and write databases, perform programming logic like ifs, elses and a myriad of other functionality like scripting, using Java, XML etc. Theres no end to what you can do and keep discovering in Coldfusion. A great book is Sams Teach Yourself Coldfusion MX in 21 Days, which has all you need to know to build fairly significant Coldfusion applications. The only drawback of Coldfusion, which is really the endgame of these products, is that it is not extensively used commercially by web developers. Time and time again I get chastised for not creating my web applications in more commercially acceptable PHP or Microsoft products that would make my products more universally hostable, supportable and acceptable. We can only hope that a new version of Coldfusion is soon coming, with even more extensive and fun features to learn. I would say, especially if you are a web programming hobbyist, and have access to some inexpensive courses to get you started, you wont be disappointed by joining the Macromedia way.

A+

I noticed that there were a few customers who had problems with registering the product. I did get an error page on the Adobe site, but nothing that indicated registration wouldnt be possible. I had no problem installing and opening the programs in the kit. I bought this package for the full copy of Flash MX, but Im pleased that I got some great additional Adobe products with the kit. Also the seller upgraded my shipping to priority at no cost to myself. This was a pleasant surprise.

Macromedia continues to improve on their ground-breaking Internet development suite of applications, bringing the MX versions to a completely new level of versatility and functionality with this release. While I found MX (the previous version) to be bug-ridden and slow, MX 2004 is a huge improvement not only in performance and stability but functionality as well. Ive read reviews claiming that this is the most buggy version of the software to date, but they have all been for the Mac version. While I cant speak for that version, I can say that the Windows version of this software is far better than the previous release, and the built-in update feature of this software should ensure that it will offer the best features possible until the next upgrade. Flash and Dreamweaver continue to be ground-breaking Web-development platforms, and this release is a huge step forward in making them accessible to both amateur and professional developers alike. I suggest that anyone serious about Web development consider this product.

If you are serious about working on the web whether novice or professional, you cannot get any better than the Macromedia products. Ive owned the suite since the second version was out and, with the exception of Adobe PhotoShop, the Macromedia products are the ONLY thing I ever use. Dreamweaver MX 2004 with Flash Pro continues the tradition of creating seamless code so you have to do very little tweeking - only if you know how and need to do so! It saves me so much time in coding and I can trust that it will not add extensions that are not viewable by all, such as the Frontpage product. It has roundtrip HTML, meaning you can easily add your own code, modify existing code, etc. without any problems at all. The interface builds upon MX by making CSS much more powerful. You can view your CSS styles incase you forgot what it looked like very much as you would a font in Microsoft Word 2000. The pallets are more intuitive and takes a slight adjustment to get used to from MX. Dreamweaver MX 2004 also has more robust features with added internal extensions to make your code bank stronger. The simple drag and drop method makes it so easy to use. Ive used the MX 2004 version for about a month now and am thoroughly impressed. Its a significant upgrade and worth the money. Flash MX 2004 Pro and Fireworks MX Pro simply build more functionality and makes life much easier. Flash MX Pro has more powerful tools for backend developers, video streaming and WAP devices. The interface for all of the products are very easy to learn. I am a professional now, but have used the products prior to becoming professional and it has helped me to make my transition from professional counselor to full-time web developer a dream come true! If I can use it, ANYONE can!!

Couldn’t get codes for this so it was a waste.