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Adobe Flash Professional CS5.5 What’s New
Top features
•Expandedplatformanddevice
support(Page2)
•Ecientworkowsformulti-target
content(Page3)
•Contentscalingwhenresizingstage
(Page4)
•Enhancedlayercontrols(Page4)
•Symbolrasterization(Page4)
•Enhancedcodesnippetshandling
(Page5)
•Streamlinedpublishingand
documentseings(Page5)
•Pinningsupportforinverse
kinematics(Page6)
•Customer-requestedenhancements
(Page6)
•Seamlessmobiletesting(Page7)
•FlashBuilder4.5integration
(Page7)
With Adobe Flash Professional CS5.5, you can:
Design with expression. Communicate your vision and create interactive content. Utilize
numerous enhancements to the Text Layout Framework. Use pinning attributes for the Bone tool
to create more realistic inverse kinematic effects. Add interactivity by visually injecting extensible
ActionScript® code snippets. Quickly and efficiently scale artwork to various sizes, and copy and
paste layers and timeline attributes.
Write and test code quickly and easily. Quickly and efficiently write code, thanks to powerful
authoring tools and integration with development software. Visually inject extensible code snippets,
and use Adobe Flash Builder™ software as your full-featured ActionScript editor. Leverage seamless
mobile device testing and integration with Adobe Device Central for enhanced testing and debugging
of content for smartphones, tablets, and consumer electronic devices. Manage projects that target
multiple devices, and share symbol libraries across multiple files.
Create once, deploy virtually anywhere. Use a streamlined Publish Settings dialog box, and
efficiently target multiple runtimes, including Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR, and multiple
platforms, including Windows, Mac OS, Android, and iOS.
Who uses Flash Professional?
Interactive designers use Flash Professional to create content with expressive motion. With
enhanced support for the Text Layout Framework, more than 20 new code snippets, and pinning
support for the Bone tool, they create immersive interactive web content and experiences.
Web designers use Flash Professional to create expressive interactive content with design fidelity.
Using mobile-optimized code snippets, adaptive scaling, and enhanced layer control, they create
free-form and immersive interactive web content and experiences for delivery virtually anywhere.
Web application developers use Flash Professional to save time and reduce the number of steps
required for incorporating data and deploying applications. With seamless mobile testing and full
integration with Adobe Flash Builder, they provide data connectivity for websites and build
cross-platform rich Internet applications for delivery virtually anywhere.
Graphic designers use Flash Professional to create expressive interactive content. With enhanced
support for the Text Layout Framework and easier-to-apply code snippets that teach basic
ActionScript programming, they create free-form interactive content for delivery virtually
anywhere.
Motion graphics designers and visual effects artists use Flash Professional to create interactive
content with design fidelity and expressive motion. Using pinning support for inverse kinematics
with the Bone tool, they deliver short-form video content, advanced animations, and professional-
quality productions for delivery virtually anywhere.
Top new features of Adobe Flash Professional CS5.5
Expanded platform and device support
Flash Professional CS5.5 makes it easier to reach audiences on the latest Flash Platform runtimes,
including Flash Player 10.2 and Adobe AIR 2.6.
Deliver to desktop computers. Take advantage of the ubiquity of Adobe Flash Player within
browsers, and extend beyond the browser with Adobe AIR. Your content displays with a consistent
look and feel across operating systems and browsers.
Deliver to mobile devices. Deliver content that plays back on millions of devices worldwide, and
reach audiences on smartphones that run Android 2.2 and above. Use Adobe AIR for iOS Support,
included with Flash Professional CS5.5, to compile ActionScript bytecode into native iPhone
application code, which can be distributed via the iTunes store*.
*SubjecttoApple’scurrentrequirementsandapproval.
Learnaboutthenewestfeaturesof
CSLiveonlineservices,*
†
whichare
complimentaryuntilApril12,2012.
Visitwww.adobe.com/go/cslive for
details.
Contents
Who uses Flash Professional? 2
Top new features of Adobe Flash Professional CS5.5 2
Expanded platform and device support 2
Efficient workflows for multi-target content 3
Content scaling when resizing stage 4
Enhanced layer controls 4
Symbol rasterization 4
Enhanced code snippets handling 5
Streamlined publishing and document settings 5
Pinning support for inverse kinematics 6
Customer-requested enhancements 6
Seamless mobile testing 7
Flash Builder 4.5 integration 7
Still using Flash Professional CS4? 7
Still using Flash CS3 Professional? 7
About Adobe Systems Incorporated 8