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SVG: A Sure Bet
Subject: Anyone can create Flash files
Date: 2003-07-16 20:49:57
From: Mike Chambers
>Today Adobe software cannot natively write Flash code because Macromedia is a competitor.


???


Adobe makes a number of products that creates Flash files. Including LiveMotion and Illustrator.


In fact, there are quite a few tools that output, or read Flash files.


SWFtools
http://www.swftools.com/


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mike chambers


mesh@macromedia.com

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  • Anyone can create Flash files
    2003-07-18 07:15:02 Paul Prescod [Reply]

    So I admitted I was wrong about Adobe. I'm willing to learn. What Microsoft tools read and write SWF? We know that they have announced a product that reads and writes SVG.

  • Anyone can create Flash files
    2003-07-17 18:35:37 Paul Prescod [Reply]

    You are right. I am wrong. I thought that it was necessary to use Macromedia's Flash Writer to get Flash files out of Illustrator but now I know that Illustrator also has native support. I am sorry for misrepresenting the situation.


    I did not claim that Macromedia was the only company that can generate Flash files. I did claim that any company that does generate Flash files is putting some control of their destiny in Macromedia's hands. If I were Adobe I would vastly prefer to put my faith in the W3C where they have representatives and some degree of control (along with the rest of the community) rather than depending on the goodwill of Macromedia. I suspect that is why they are pouring so much effort into SVG.


    And by the way, SVG is licensed in a way that allows competition in all aspects of authoring and delivery but the Flash license is specifically worded to sheild Macromedia from competition. "Pursuant to the terms and conditions of this License, you are granted a nonexclusive license to use the Specification for the sole purposes of developing Products that output SWF." What if I wanted to use the specification to develop a product that did not output SWF...e.g. a competitive Flash reader?


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