Adobe LiveMotion 2.0 Advances Web Animation and Interactivity.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2002 New Version Gives Designers and Developers Powerful Scripting Capabilities and Unmatched Creative Freedom Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ), the leader in network publishing, today announced Adobe(R) LiveMotion(TM) 2.0, the new version of the company's professional Web graphics and Flash(TM) animation tool. LiveMotion 2.0 gives Web designers and developers a fast and efficient way to create interactive content and animation for the Web. LiveMotion 2.0 completes the Adobe design workflow by providing unmatched integration with Adobe's family of professional Web design and dynamic media tools, including Adobe Photoshop See Photoshop. (R), GoLive(R) and After Effects(R). The product's powerful and intuitive design features -- including an enhanced timeline model -- let Web professionals flex their creativity while greatly reducing production time. Additionally, LiveMotion 2.0 fits easily into existing Flash (SWF See Flash. (filename extension) swf - /S W F/ The filename extension for Adobe Shockwave Flash animated vector graphics files, common on the World-Wide Web. A rarely used alternative expansion is "Small Web Format". ) workflows by including full ActionScript support that allows designers and developers to create dynamic, interactive and animated content in a variety of formats, including SWF and QuickTime. "Making our sites visually compelling is a top priority, and to do this we need professional-level scripting capabilities that help us work more efficiently without complicating our workflow or getting in the way of our design vision," said Uri Ar, creative director of Media Farm. "The ActionScript support and automated scripting within LiveMotion help us accelerate our workflow, enabling us to create professional animations and interactivity in a fraction of the time it takes with other tools." Media Farm has developed interactive media products for clients such as the American Museum of Natural History American Museum of Natural History, incorporated in New York City in 1869 to promote the study of natural science and related subjects. Buildings on its present site were opened in 1877. , SEI Investments, Cityfeet, Harper Collins, Edison Schools Edison Schools Inc. is a for-profit company that manages public schools in the United States and the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1992. History Edison Schools was widely hailed at the beginning of the 21st century as the leader in what "school reformers" saw as the , NYU NYU New York University NYU New York Undercover (TV show) , and Mixed Greens. In addition to supporting ActionScript, the entire authoring environment in LiveMotion can be automated and extended through JavaScript. The new Live Tabs feature allows developers and Web professionals with minimal coding experience to extend LiveMotion with custom tools for applying complex scripting, building animations and streamlining repetitive tasks. The scripting tool set in LiveMotion gives developers unmatched code control by including a comprehensive Script Editor This article is about television terminology. For Mac OS X software, see Apple Developer Tools. A script editor is a member of the production team of scripted television programmes, usually dramas and comedies. with syntax coloring, code management, and search and replace. It also includes an integrated preview mode and source-level script debugger Script Debugger is a Macintosh computer source code editor and debugging environment for the AppleScript programming language, and other languages based on Apple Inc.'s Open Scripting Architecture. It is a product of Late Night Software. History Script Debugger version 1. that supports breakpoints, allowing developers to step through code line-by-line to isolate and resolve errors. The tight integration of LiveMotion with Adobe's industry-standard content creation tools includes converting native, layered Photoshop and Illustrator artwork to animation-ready objects in a single step, while keeping the artwork editable in its native applications. With GoLive 6.0 (also announced today), Web designers can integrate Flash (SWF) and QuickTime content created in LiveMotion into GoLive HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. pages for dynamic, rich media Web sites. With LiveMotion 2.0, users can also import content from After Effects 5.5, apply interactivity and optimize it for Web output. Pricing and Availability In the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada, Adobe LiveMotion Adobe LiveMotion was a product created by Adobe Systems released in 2000 and perceived as a direct competitor to Macromedia Flash. It replaced the discontinued Adobe ImageStyler program, which Adobe had sold from 1998 to 2000. 2.0 for Mac OS (9.1, 9.2 and 10.1) and Windows(R) (XP, 2000, 98, and ME) is expected to ship in the first quarter of 2002. The estimated street price in the United States for LiveMotion 2.0 is $399 (U.S.), with a limited time introductory price of $199 (U.S.). LiveMotion 2.0 is also available as a bundle with GoLive 6.0 at the package price of $449 (U.S.) in the United States. Adobe is also announcing the Adobe Web Collection 4.0, which includes new versions of Adobe GoLive and Adobe LiveMotion, as well as Adobe Photoshop 6.0 and Adobe Illustrator 10. The Web Collection 4.0 is expected to be available in the first quarter of 2002. About Adobe Systems Incorporated Founded in 1982, Adobe Systems Incorporated (www.adobe.com) builds award-winning software solutions for network publishing, including Web, ePaper, print, video, wireless and broadband applications. Its graphic design, imaging, dynamic media and authoring tools enable customers to create, manage and deliver visually-rich, reliable content. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Adobe is the second-largest PC software company in the U.S., with annual revenues exceeding $1.2 billion. Note to Editors: Adobe, the Adobe logo, After Effects, GoLive Illustrator, LiveMotion and Photoshop are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Apple and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Macromedia and Flash are trademarks or registered trademarks of Macromedia, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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