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  Macromedia Studio 8 Upgrade Course  
   
 

Meridian are now able to offer a 1 day upgrade course for all current users of Macromedia Studio 8 products, which include Macromedia Dreamweaver 8, Macromedia Flash 8 and Macromedia Fireworks 8

The course will show you how to use the new features in Dreamweaver 8, Flash 8, and Fireworks 8. All you have to do is let us know when would suit you.

Should you have any questions as to which courses would suit you best, please get in contact.

The prerequisites for this course is a recommended working knowledge of each of the products. This course is not suitable as a replacement for our introduction courses.

Our standard prices apply and you can also benefit from our special offers.

 
 
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 Upgrade Outline
   
  • Visual authoring with XML data
  • New, unified CSS panel
  • CSS layout visualization
  • CSS rendering improvements
  • Style rendering toolbar
  • Accessibility: WCAG Priority 2 checkpoints
  • Improved WebDAV
  • Background File Transfer
  • Guides
  • Zoom
  • Coding toolbar
  • Code collapse
  • Workspace layouts
  • Tabbed documents for the Mac
  • New starter pages
  • Improved site synchronization and check in/check out
  • Compare files
  • Paste special
  • Site relative references
  • Code editing improvements
  • Support for ColdFusion® MX 7
  • Support for PHP 5
  • Flash Video
  • Macromedia Web Publishing System
  • Updated O’Reilly® reference material
Macromedia Flash 8 Upgrade Outline
  • Graphic Filters such as Blur, Drop Shadow, Bevel and Glow
  • Blend modes
  • Cache as bitmap feature for improved run-time performance
  • Custom Easing for advanced animation control
  • Object-based drawing model
  • Improved Text Tool
  • Enhanced stroke properties
  • Image API for precise pixel control via ActionScript
  • Intuitive workflow for easily building interactive video content
  • New high-quality video codec
  • Run-time support for Alpha channels
  • Stand-alone video encoder with batch processing
  • Embedded cue points in FLV files
  • Export Flash Video (FLV) from professional video tools using the Flash Video encoder plug-in
  • Improved, easily-skinnable Video Playback Component
  • Powerful anti-aliasing control for improved text formatting and rendering
  • Improved library panel for better usability
  • Tabbed panels for better workspace optimization
  • Script Assist for simplified scripting
  • Document-level vs. Global Undo/Redo preference
  • Add file Upload/Download capabilities to Flash applications
Macromedia Fireworks 8 Upgrade Outline
  • Pop-up menus in Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) format
  • More slicing options
  • “Save As” to create different file types
  • Smarter default folders for common operations
  • 25 new blend modes
  • Perspective shadow
  • Solid shadow
  • Autoname text
  • Special Characters panel
  • Autoshape Properties panel
  • Mobile assets
  • More Import File Formats
  • Improved batch processing
  • Image Editing Panel
     
 
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