Key Features

• ActionScript 3.0 development – Save time with the new ActionScript™ 3.0 language, featuring improved performance, increased flexibility, and more intuitive and structured development.
• Sophisticated video tools – Create, edit, and deploy streaming and progressive-download FLV content with comprehensive video support.
• MP3 audio support – Integrate audio into your projects by importing MP3 files.
• Rich drawing capabilities – Visually adjust shape properties on the stage with smart shape drawing tools, create precise vector illustrations.
• Convert animation to ActionScript – Instantly convert timeline animations into ActionScript 3.0 code that can be easily edited, reused, and leveraged by developers. Copy animations from one object to another.

What's the difference between Shockwave and Flash?

Both Flash and Shockwave are multimedia players. They can give you extended and predictable abilities across a range of browser brands, versions, and platforms. Flash has a small player which gives it a wider distribution. Flash also has a very fast startup time. The way the Flash format interleaves media and instructions also helps it start quickly. Shockwave has a deeper player. It offers HTML manipulation, an extensive and fast scripting language, distant file retrieval, and bitmap manipulation. Its files also stream, but it does not start instantly like Flash does.

Flash/Shockwave Resources

• Macromedia Knowledgebase
• Flash Tutorial
• Shockwave Tutorials
• Flash Download
• Shockwave Download