Faster Flash Files 322
3D, Text Effects, Graphs, Charts, and More 322
Effects and Animation Made Easy 323
Speeding Up Common Tasks 323
A Tale of Two Versions 324
More and Better Components 325
Quick Take-off with Templates 326
Text: Spelling, Formatting, Translating 326
Better Importing 327
Searching Through Space and Time 327
JavaScript for Flash (JSFL) 329
New Security Rules 330
A New Version of ActionScript 330
This chapter provides an overview of the new features in Flash MX 2004. If you are still using the previous version of Flash MX, this chapter may help you decide whether the upgrade is worth it, and if so, which version of Flash MX 2004 you want. If you have already purchased Flash MX 2004, this chapter will orient you to new features.