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Macromedia Studio 8 now shipping
The wait is over; Macromedia Studio 8 is shipping now, just as Dave said it would.But wait, there's more! If you buy Studio 8 from Macromedia right now ($999 for the full version, $399 for an upgrade) you will be entered into a drawing to win either a 42" WEGA Plasma TV, a Sony Handycam, or a now obsolete iPod mini.
Here are the requirements to run this software on your Mac, for the curious who are too lazy to find it on Macromedia's website:
- 600 MHz PowerPC® G3 processor
- Mac OS® X 10.3, 10.4
- 256 MB RAM (1 GB recommended to run more than one Studio 8 product simultaneously)
- 1.2 GB available disk space
Tip of the hat to Joshua.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
747 said 11:41AM on 9-13-2005
...it will most likely be the last release that is pure Macromedia...
yeah sure, as if it was purely the decision of macromedia to dump freehand.
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Poncho said 11:47AM on 9-13-2005
Oh dang, I gotta get me somma that Dreamweaver lovin'! It looks amazing, I never liked any of that other stuff though. Freehand sucks for sure, I'm not surprised they dropped that from the studio.
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Nathan Adams said 12:13PM on 9-13-2005
And Macromedia can expect me to ignore Studio 8 completely until I see a sign of Freehand 12.
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Joshua Hernandez said 12:55PM on 9-13-2005
Dreamweaver looks the same but theres a couple new features its the only thing ive played with.
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Mark said 12:59PM on 9-13-2005
hmm... i wonder if there is a 30 day trial on the website like there has been for previous releases. i like to try out the software that i'm going to buy before i "take the plunge"
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iFelix said 4:27AM on 9-14-2005
I wonder if it is worth upgrading.
I didn't immediately upgrade to MX 2004 from MX, but in the end I'm glad I did.
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Warren Buckley said 8:09AM on 9-14-2005
Those requirements are ridiculous! A G3?? I put it on my Dual 500mhz G4 yesterday and it was slow as hell. I love Fireworks, but not really sad that Adobe bought them. Maybe now their Mac apps will get some optimization. Each release is more bloated than the last. Last time I upgraded, I had to get rid of my Pismo.
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MZ said 5:23PM on 9-17-2005
Mark, a trial version is available at the Macromedia website:
http://www.macromedia.com/go/trystudio
BTW, has anyone heard about Microsoft trying to get in the ring with Macromedia Flash? They're funny:
http://tinyurl.com/9ar7y
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MZ said 5:32PM on 9-17-2005
Mark, a trial version is available at the Macromedia website:
http://www.macromedia.com/go/trystudio
BTW, has anyone heard about Microsoft trying to get in the ring with Macromedia Flash? They're funny:
http://tinyurl.com/9ar7y
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