Underlying the new look is a new logic and model for generating animation.Ĭentral to the transformation of Flash is the emergence of object-based animation. The change is both functional and symbolic.
The stage-Flash’s design surface-has been moved from the bottom to the top of the window, with the formerly dominant Timeline now dispatched to the bottom of the screen. The new Flash identity is immediately apparent in its new default layout. With its revamped animation logic, and substantial new animation tools, Flash has now evolved into a much more accessible environment for designers who are comfortable with Adobe design workhorse applications like Illustrator, Photoshop ( ), and InDesign ( ). Yes, draw animation-by shaping the path of an illustration the same way an artist would draw a vector path in Adobe Illustrator. With CS4, Flash has finally turned the corner from a code-based authoring tool with an interactive animation element, to a designer-friendly space for illustrators to intuitively draw animation. Adobe Flash CS4 has been radically redesigned and restructured.
