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-by Timothy Caron

Hey Guy’s and Gal’s

Adobe is at it again with a new program called Adobe Flash Catalyst which claims that you can create interactive design faster and easier using it’s new program, without writing any code.

This is a very powerful claim that many programs have claimed before, but with little results.

After viewing the Design and Development Video on the Adobe Labs website I was very impressed, with it’s apparent ease of use and helpful and intuitive layout.

Adobe claims:

Adobe® Flash® Catalyst™ is a new professional interaction design tool for rapidly creating expressive interfaces and interactive content without writing code. Create interactive portfolios, product guides, microsites, site navigation, interfaces for RIAs and more.

* Transform artwork created in Adobe Photoshop®, Adobe Illustrator®, and Adobe Fireworks® into interactive designs.
* Rapidly create interactive prototypes with the ability to leverage them in the final product
* Publish a finished project as a SWF file ready for distribution
* Work more efficiently with developers who use Adobe Flash Builder™ 4 to create rich Internet applications (RIAs). Designers use Flash Catalyst to create the functional user experience then provide the project file to developers who use Flash Builder to add functionality and integrate with servers and services.

New Beta 2 release adds support for video, sound effects, motion easing, AIR and more. Read about all of the new features.

Go ahead and take a look and let me know your thoughts.
Until next time have a wonderful day.
Timothy