Jonesin? for Some 8-Ball November 18, 2004 As many people know, the next version of Flash ? codenamed ?8-Ball? ? is currently in beta and has been previewed at Macromedia conferences in the last several weeks. I have beta-tested versions of Flash in the past, but unfortunately, I neglected to register for this one. I am the worst kind of beta tester. I download the new builds and never end up providing much feedback to the development team. I?ll be the first to admit, I beta-test mainly to plan future content releases as opposed to actually helping fix bugs. I suppose it would be better to help out with the bugs and all, but as a major content provider, I figure just helping to push the technology is my contribution to Macromedia?s success.
Anyway? after seeing what?s in store with 8-Ball, I?m regretting more and more that I never signed up for the beta. It looks like the most exciting update to Flash since Flash 4 and the introduction of ActionScript. Here is what I?m really excited about so far:
Live Photoshop-like effects such as drop shadows, glows, and strokes MUCH faster rendering and better processor management on both Macs and PCs A better anti-aliasing engine for text (codenamed Saffron)? sIFR will benefit greatly from this Fully alpha-maskable video, with much better compression as well Much much more?
There are two videos I?ve seen which demo various parts of 8-Ball. Have a look:
Josh Dura?s Video From The New Orleans Conference
Colin Moock?s Video From The Tokyo Conference
Mike Chambers - Macromedia Product Manager
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