Flash tidbits, struggles, revelations, and teaching

As many have reported, Studio 8 is available for pre-order. [ LINK ]

I went ahead and ordered my copy tonight just to get it out of the way. Now I only have to wait until Septembe for it to ship.

I will be interested to start seeing some of the UI screenshots. In particular, I would like to see the new easing tool that is talked about in the specs for Flash8. I know a few designers who would love a better easing tool since they are more visually based. I am also hoping there are some improvments to the components, even as simple as bringing them up to par with the Flex components. Maybe Monday or throughout the week that info will be revealed.

Hardy Krüger emailed me to let me know his MacOSX app for converting v7 SWFs to v8 is available. If you are using OSX and want to test the new v8 features, check it out.

LINK: http://www.stromgehirn.de/swfTo8ConvX/