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Now you can take your ideas even further

2006-03-08T09:52:00.000Z

Revolutionising how the world connects with ideas and information

Welcome to a new beginning. Adobe and Macromedia, two of the world's most innovative companies, have joined forces to deliver essential solutions that enable creatives and designers to change the way the world looks and interacts every day.

Adobe offers more exciting products – and possibilities – than ever before.

Whether you need to create, manage, deliver, or engage with digital information, you'll be able to do so more effectively across all media and operating systems. That's because now we can provide the most comprehensive and integrated technologies in the industry.

Transform the quality of your content with the Adobe Web Bundle and Adobe Design Bundle.

Adobe Web Bundle
Brings together Studio 8, the essential solution for web design, with the unified design environment and industry-standard tools of Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium software. Learn more.

Adobe Design Bundle
Combines the unified design environment and industry-standard tools of Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium software, with Macromedia Flash Professional 8 software, the industry’s choice for creating advanced interactive content. Learn more.

Adobe Events
For details of all the latest Adobe Events, including the Fully Loaded Tour that is visiting venues around the UK, visit: www.adobe.co.uk/events

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The EDGE -- February 3, 2006

2006-02-05T08:17:00.000Z

06. On the Spot with Adobe Developer Relations

Following the acquisition of Macromedia, Adobe ramps up community outreach programs and places a high priority on developer relations.

07. Case Study: Refresh Mobile Uses Flash Lite

With Flash Lite, Refresh Mobile delivers magazine content to cell phones and makes mobile publishing profitable for content providers.

08. Sites That Inspire

Equipped with Adobe tools and technology, BBC Sports takes to the slopes, CentralPark.com shows you the sites, and Samsung challenges you to solve a mystery online.

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01. Flash Lite: Fueling the Mobile Ecosystem
	by Bill Perry Flash Lite has seen explosive adoption by OEMs, operators, and developers in Japan and Asia, and now it's quickly growing worldwide.

02. Just Released: Flex 2.0 Beta 1
	by Eric Anderson Flex 2.0 Beta 1 incorporates feedback from thousands of developers and marks the first public release of Flex Enterprise Services 2.0.

03. Project Profile: The Vine @ E! Online Uses the Flash Platform
	by R Blank E! Entertainment Television deploys a broadband video network that emulates, as much as possible, the simple and accessible TV experience that billions of people have come to expect from video entertainment.

04. Calling All Photographers: Adobe Lightroom Beta Is Here
	by Tom Hogarty With Lightroom, Adobe looks to engage photographers in a new way, giving them the opportunity to help build a tool that will significantly enhance their workflow.

05. Adobe Unveils Studio for Post-Production Video Pros
	by Jenny Carless Adobe Production Studio features time-saving integration and workflow features that let video professionals concentrate on their creative challenges rather than production bottlenecks.

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Now Available: Studio 8

2005-12-15T23:27:00.000Z

It's here, and you can be among the first to get it. Studio 8 combines the industry's leading design and development tools, including Dreamweaver 8, Flash Professional 8, Fireworks 8, Contribute 3, and FlashPaper 2.


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Dreamweaver 8
The industry's choice for web design and development, with new drag-and-drop of XML data sources, new and improved CSS features, background transfer, Zoom, Code Collapse, and more.

Flash Professional 8
A powerhouse release packed with new advanced effects, animation, text, and video tools, including revolutionary alpha channel support, a new text rendering engine, optimized performance, and more.

Fireworks 8
Create and optimize web images with 26 new blend modes, an improved image editing panel, and new mobile assets.

Contribute 3
Reduce your web maintenance while retaining control and site integrity with template-based content management workflows.

FlashPaper 2
Create PDFs and Flash files from documents like spreadsheets, charts, and text files in one click.

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Upgrade from any prior version of any Studio product for just �299.
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Macromedia Edge Newsletter -- November 21, 2005

2005-11-24T11:02:00.000Z

06. Master Pop-up Menus with Dreamweaver and Fireworks

Based on his tutorial for Lynda.com, Garrick Chow explains how to create CSS-based pop-up menus.

07. Case Study: The Academy of Art

After just six months of using Breeze, the Academy has come remarkably close to re-creating the ambiance of live faculty reviews for graduate student.

08. Sites That Inspire

Equipped with Macromedia tools and technology, Comcast brings its Comcastic! campaign to the web, Newcastle creates a tribute to the movie "Office Space," and General Mills unleashes the Cheerioke experience.

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01. Welcome to Macromedia Labs
	by Scott Fegette Now you can access early releases of software, samples, and documentation, and collaborate with engineers and community developers.

02. Five Things You Need to Know About Flash Media Server
	by Steve Wolkoff Repeat these five points often enough and you'll save your sanity, impress your bosses, help your clients, and maybe even create something extraordinary.

03. Oracle Presents: Who Caught John Blade?
	by Lisa Palmer and Andrew Hargreaves The "Who Caught John Blade?" project creates a user experience that goes beyond traditional marketing vehicles. Get the story behind the site.

04. Tips for Manipulating Video with Flash Professional 8
	by Tom Green and Jordan Chilcott Peachpit Press provides an excerpt from Macromedia Flash Professional 8: Training from the Source.

05. Flex 2 and the Multimedia Designer
	by Andrew Goodfellow Designers, rest assured. While Flex 2 allows developers to create better and more powerful user experiences, you can use the skills you already have to make sure the experience is better than ever.

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Welcome

2005-11-20T19:24:00.000Z

Hello, As you know macromedia are one of the largest software developers there are out in the world today, and what better way to keep up with waht is being produced than to checkl out this blog, updated whenever Macromedia have something new to say,

Thankyou, and enjoy what has to come!