Studio MX04, looking to upgrade to

[zim]

I was wondering if someone could give me a review of the Macromedia Studio MX04 suite, well not so much a review but info on the Pro version of Flash vs the normal version. I am walking the fence between getting the Pro or going with the normal set.

Simply but, would I miss anything from Pro if I went with the normal? I have read what it has but have not talked with anyone who has used it (we were suppose to get it at work but there was a blunder and now we have the normal and I have not been using much seeing how most clients are looking for static nowadays).

I have been debating this purchase since day one, and now that I have the money I am considering purchasing the set, mainly for the updated DW, of which I have heard is slow, this true?

Thanks for any input. I have read some reviews online but no one seems to really talk much about the differences.

The only reason I am upgrading is because work did, I don't need it, just think it would make life easier for when I work at home.

Thanks for any help

 

[realityisterror]

i don't think that the pro version is worth the extra money, unless of course you are an absolute pro...
DW04 debuted at 7.0 which was pretty unbearable... 7.0.1 fixed up a couple bugs and dramatically increased the speed, so you should be okay... (this is on a 800MHz G4 iMac with 512 RAM)

if i was you, which i'm not, i would go for the regular version...
sry i don't really know the exact differences, but it's not that much of a big deal... at least to me...

reality

 

[Horrortaxi]

Stock answer #17: If you have to ask whether you need a pro app or not, you probably don't. Generally when you need it you know you need it and nothing else will do--without any doubt.

But if you're curious, Macromedia has nicely put up a page detailing the differences between the two. It's here, and isn't that hard to find.

 

[bousozoku]

I have the education version of Studio MX 2004 with Flash Professional. I wanted the Professional edition simply because it was all about programming and I've spent almost half of my life developing software, as well as doing graphic design.

I am still looking for that programming environment. It doesn't look much different than Flash MX to me.

The applications, with the patches, work reasonably well overall and the extra integration is extremely useful.