![]() If you’re the creative type who designs Web sites or Web-based applications, chances are you use or consider using Dreamweaver. Read on as I detail some of the more compelling features found in the suite as well as some of its downfalls. You can also buy the individual applications separately. Note that both come in a single box with a single CD. You can buy either the standard Studio MX 2004 or a version that includes Flash MX 2004 Professional (see what I mean about those names?). ![]() The suite consists of Dreamweaver MX 2004, Fireworks MX 2004, Flash MX 2004 or Flash MX 2004 Professional, as well as FreeHand MX, which has not been upgraded to a 2004 edition. Once you get over the name itself, you wonder what this new installment of the Macromedia power suite really has to offer. I still don’t understand what’s wrong with version numbers. Sadly enough, the trend shows no signs of going away, with Adobe announcing a similar marketing tactic with its introduction of Adobe CS (Creative Suite). The company tacked on 2004 as the differentiator from previous versions. ![]() Well, now Macromedia is facing the music of such flagrant product naming schemes. I had my doubts when Macromedia launched the Studio MX moniker more than a year ago, deciding to append all its major application names with MX and launch Studio MX as its product suite. Let’s start by getting the obvious out of the way: The name Macromedia Studio MX 2004 is a mouthful. But is the sum of Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, and FreeHand better than its parts? ![]() The awkwardly named product suite favored for interactive and Web design receives a number of improvements, including better CSS support. ![]()
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