Corel RAVE - Re: Working with Flash & Rave...

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Re: Working with Flash & Rave...

Brian

2005-05-06, 7:36 pm

Yani wrote:
> Just doing a spot of stuff in Flash...
>
> I have to say I hate what it's become!
>
> So I looked back to RAVE.
>
> Thought "pity you can't write a script in here".
>
> Then tried looking at RAVE as being my SWF layout tool. Always I have these
> multi level swf things...
>
> Then a few things stuck me about this process...
>
> 1. Flash is out of order! Perhaps not to a JAVA programmer but it's loosing
> everyone else. It's become a top programming tool and lost it's simplicity
> in the process.
>
> 2. One thing I never liked was LoadMovie. Having to use movies the same
> layout/size, no visualization on the timeline. All the obvious lackings.
>
> 3. Then I thought "pity you can't place components on levels and see them...
>
> 4. And couldn't these components be made in any swf tool.
>
> 5. And don't good components work better then wizards and code etc anyway.
>
> All of which lead me to think... (hope you are getting this up there)
>
> Rave is a great Flash drawing tool. But I wonder if there isn't a ready
> market for a Flash Layout Tool (if you have worked in levels you will
> understand how lacking this is).
>
> If that were the case Corel could put a little effort into a few swf
> components which could be written in Flash for all it matters.
>
> You would need some file linking back to originator programs be they Flash
> or some other swf author.
>
> I don't think the above is too complex and given the lack of programming
> features in Rave creating a "page layout" style interface to levels could be
> a real winner.
>
> What do you guys think?
>
> Yani
>
>
>
I am not sure that I follow you on your comments about Flash there Yani?
I think Flash is a very simple programme to use. Or are you meaning that
going from MX to MX2004 it is not as simple as far as creating simple
actions and interractions is concerned. Luckily, for me, I spent 16
hours a day for 2 weeks learning Actionscript, followed by many hours of
practical usage. Without that, it certainly would have been a bit
daunting going from MX to MX2004.

RAVE certainly has a lot of potential, as you say. Some of its drawing
ability absolutely creams that of Flash, it is really only the CCCFER
abilities of Flash that make it far better for animation drawings.

You may be onto something here (as usual) with RAVE!

Regards,
Brian.

Yani

2005-05-06, 7:36 pm

Yes Brian my main problem with Flash is I don't do enough projects with it
in succession without clients going lar lar about approval of stuff for
weeks or months and causing me to loose track of what I'm doing...

I think when I worked through the issues here I just decided that pushing
for development in this area was silly. There are bigger fish to fry and PP
is one of those fish. Better if swf is to be important to Corel that they
buy out Swish. (maybe)

Yani

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> Yani wrote:
> I am not sure that I follow you on your comments about Flash there Yani? I
> think Flash is a very simple programme to use. Or are you meaning that
> going from MX to MX2004 it is not as simple as far as creating simple
> actions and interractions is concerned. Luckily, for me, I spent 16 hours
> a day for 2 weeks learning Actionscript, followed by many hours of
> practical usage. Without that, it certainly would have been a bit daunting
> going from MX to MX2004.
>
> RAVE certainly has a lot of potential, as you say. Some of its drawing
> ability absolutely creams that of Flash, it is really only the CCCFER
> abilities of Flash that make it far better for animation drawings.
>
> You may be onto something here (as usual) with RAVE!
>
> Regards,
> Brian.
>