[wdvltalk] Re: MM Flash MX vs. SwishMax
Hi Riley IMO it depends on what you're trying to acheive with your Flash movie. If animation and basic interactivity is what you're after then there's no point in shelling out a fortune for the full Macromedia Flash because you're only going to use a tiny fraction of its functionality. However if you're going to be creating full data-driven, media rich applications for web delivery then I don't see anything on the market that can touch Flash MX 2004. I agree that Flash is difficult at first but you pick things up very quickly as you just dive in and emerse yourself in it. Jan: I would debate though that Flash is an expensive piece of software. True it may be the most expensive tool on the market for what it does (not that Adobe's LiveMotion was cheap before it was discontinued), but if you compare its price and functionality to other media applications (Macromedia's own Director for example) then I'd say it was very nicely priced. But again it depends on what you're doing with it. Unless you're a super marketing wiz it'll take you a while to cover the costs of Flash if you're just doing animations, whereas a full web app (like Macromedia's new online store) could well cover Flash in one go... Just my thoughts MOU The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To set a personal password send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words: "set WDVLTALK pw=yourpassword" in the body of the email. To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
[wdvltalk] Re: MM Flash MX vs. SwishMax
Hi Riley I have never used SwishMax, or any of their other products, however, I have heard many great things about them and I have seen their demos on the Swishzone website. Macromedia products, while excellent software, are way too expensive I believe, but I'm sure they won't lower their prices. I bought the Macromedia Studio MX products at $799 when they came out, but am seriously thinking I might purchase SwishMax instead of MX 2004 or newer programs. For $99 SwishMax is a great bargain. Go with SwishMax. Jan Riley wrote: I am currently doing some Flash website work for a customer, and I'm using SwishMax (www.swishzone.com) for it. Macromedia Flash MX seems too difficult and time consuming for me. Should I stick with SwishMax (which works awesome), or are there better programs besides the Swish series that do the same thing? Riley The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To set a personal password send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words: "set WDVLTALK pw=yourpassword" in the body of the email. To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
