Flash MX: Macromedia. (Software).www.macromedia.com, $499, $199 (upgrade) Flash MX is the latest version of the Macromedia Flash development environment. With support for video, application components and accessibility, the new product enables the creation of rich Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the content and applications. The latest version simplifies the process of visual authoring for users who want to use a rich client technology for their applications. New features include: video support: users can import any standard video file supported by QuickTime or Windows Media Player Digital jukebox software for Windows from Microsoft that plays a variety of audio, video and streaming formats including MP3, WMA, CD audio and MIDI. Starting with Version 6.2 in 1999, the Windows Media Rights Manager was added for securing copyrighted content. and manipulate manipulate To cause a security to sell at an artificial price. Although investment bankers are permitted to manipulate temporarily the stock they underwrite, most other forms of manipulation are illegal. video objects, and make them interactive using scripting; dynamic loading of images and sound: the program loads external JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. and MP3 media files during runtime, which results in smaller file sizes and the ability to modify the content without having to reauthor it; and new graphic design tools and color mixer mixer, either of two electronic devices in which two or more signals are combined. In the type of mixer used in radio receivers, radar receivers, and similar systems, a signal is translated upward or downward in frequency. enhancements make creating, editing, and using colors and gradients easier with consistent color selection models and interfaces. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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