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Adobe Flash authoring tools in Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium
With Creative Suite 5, Adobe delivers a variety of tools with the capability to author interactive content for the Adobe Flash Platform.
Each project you work on is unique, presenting various requirements and specifications regarding design, development, and
deployment. This comparison chart is a quick reference that will help you choose the best tool or tools for what you want to accomplish.
Flash Professional Flash Catalyst
Typical projects Rich content, interactive video content,
advertising, games
User interfaces, rich Internet applications, microsites,
prototypes, widgets
Product description An authoring tool that enables you to create
immersive experiences that can include video content
An interaction design tool that enables you to transform
artwork into functional interfaces and interactive content
Project approach Free-form design Structured interaction design
Project organization Timeline and frames Pages and states
Motion capabilities Advanced vector animation Transitions, basic movement
Video playback Encoding & advanced playback controls Basic video playback controls
Extensibility ActionScript coding or components Flash Catalyst components or export to Flash Builder
to add more functionality
Coding knowledge
required
Some ActionScript coding None
Playback support Flash Player, AIR, Flash Lite, iPhone* Flash Player 10, AIR
*Packager for iPhone® preview, included with Flash Professional CS5, compiles ActionScript bytecode into native iPhone application code.
iPhone applications are distributed as iPhone application installer (IPA) les, via the iTunes store.