I guess that I should have mentioned that I'm only using LiveMotion 1.0. The choice that I have to make is whether to go with Macromedia or upgrade to LM 2.0. As far as Fireworks, Dreamweaver, and Freehand go, I'm not sure if my grad program requires them (I'm just starting this September) or if the graphics programs are left up to the individual student. I've been using LiveMotion for a little more than 2 years and am only so so with it. Granted, I only had the weekends to work with it but I've seen so many amazing sites that were created with Flash MX by comparatively inexperienced flash designers. Sites like Flash Goddess http://flashgoddess.com/ have really good designs with some of the teenage designers only having a "few months" experience using Flash (maybe I'm a little envious because I'm quite a bit older than them). The things that they can do would take me so long to finish with much hair pulling. Things such as making a simple text scroll box is an incredibly complex thing to make in LiveMotion 1.0 when it doesn't have to be.
Anyway, thanks for the insight. Who knows, maybe like you I'll work with both of them and have the best of both worlds. Brian -- http://www.tvc15design.com > Greetings Brian, > > I use both LM and FMX and personally I like LM I find it little difference > to FMX the action scripting that you can use in one works in the other, and > LM allows apple script as well and converts into the action script or > something very close that swf can't tell the difference. > > I do not find it hard to build applications in either program, yes there are > different commands to know, and different ways to go about it all, but in > the end I have found there is really no difference in time, for what I have > had to create. The layout for my site's portfolio section > (http://www.nyxstium.ca/portfolio/) was created in LM the flash projects was > created in FMX, but all in all the entire thing was created in LM, and it > took the same amount of time to create as it did for me to recreate from > scratch at school in FMX (school didn't have LM only FMX). > > I think personally that unless you really need to get the studio MX, as in > you need to use Freehand, Fireworks, Dreamweaver then its not really worth > it. Maybe just getting FMX, but if you are using adobe stuff to create and > have had little trouble then adding something to the mix that may or may not > work for you, does not make much sense, but then again that's my point of > view. > > Which ever way you go, good luck with it. > > > Nyx Wolfwalker > Nyxstium @ http://www.nyxstium.ca -- Mac Webmasters is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics has Lasso, Filemaker, and FileMaker Server on Sale! High Technology for low prices. http://www.smalldog.com Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Webmasters info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macweb.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac.webmasters%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
