Adobe Systems Inc., which recently acquired the Flash product line from Macromedia, will launch the first roadshow designed to acquaint creative professionals with Macromedia Flash Professional 8. Offered free of charge, four-city tour kicks off in Los Angeles in May, before heading to San Francisco, Chicago and New York.
Flash Professional 8 is an advanced authoring environment for creating animation, interactive web sites and mobile content. The traveling product demo will have Adobe experts and representatives from leading interactive design agencies demonstrating the new features, including filters, blend modes and improved text. In addition, attendees will learn how to incorporate video into Flash with a new higher-quality video codec, alpha channel support and embedded cue points.
Flash Professional 8 Roadshow will stop in Los Angeles on May 16, San Francisco on May 18, Chicago on June 6 and New York on June 8. Each seminar will run from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m, with registration beginning at 12 p.m. A social hour will follow, giving attendees the opportunity to network with colleagues and speak with the Adobe presenters.
Flash Professional 8 is part of Macromedia Studio 8, a software suite that also includes Macromedia Dreamweaver 8, Macromedia Fireworks 8, Macromedia Contribute 3, and Macromedia FlashPaper 2. To register for the Flash Professional 8 Roadshow and find more details on individual sessions, go to http://adobe.regsvc.com/reg/site2/overview.asp?site=1643&mc, or call 877-303-9422.
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