What s New in Studio 8?

What's New in Studio 8?

Some of the applications in Studio 8 have integrated new features. Although these are covered in more depth in the coming chapters, here is a brief overview of what new features to keep an eye out for:

Fireworks's new features include

• New Image Editing panel

• New Auto Shape Properties panel

• New Special Characters panel

• New symbol libraries

• Additional default styles

• CSS-based pop-up menus

• New blend modes

• Enhanced slicing capabilities

Flash's new features include

• Script Assist mode

• Object drawing model

• Improved panel management

• Higher-quality video codec

• Built-in filter effects

• FlashType font rendering engine

• Improved text tool

• Enhanced stroke properties

• Advanced gradient control

ColdFusion's new features include

• A brand new, Java-based engine and compiler

• Enhanced reporting tools

• Printer-friendly web content

• Improved charting and graphing features

• More powerful Verity search engine

• Mobile device communication via Event Gateways

Dreamweaver's new features include

• Enhanced support for Cascading Style Sheets

• Flash Video integration

• New Code View toolbar

• Improved site synchronization and WebDAV functionality

• File comparison integration

• Capability to save panel layouts

• The return of the Timelines panel

Contribute's new features include

• More than 200 sample web pages

• Image editing toolbar

• Enhanced video capability

• New approval system

• CSS style previews

• New Shared Assets panel

• FlashPaper 2.0