This update for Flash CS4 Professional (10.0.2) addresses issues related to compiling large projects. Specifically, it addresses stability and performance issues related to large animation files, such as timeline scrubbing and looping and nested movie clips, as well as text handling. For more details, read the TechNote.

Five demos of Flash CS4 Professional

Follow these short presentations to get up to speed with timelines, symbols, instances, buttons, Motion Editor, ActionScript, and more.

Learning Flash CS4 Professional

Read these chapters from O'Reilly Media to learn about ActionScript 3 basics, as well as components, audio in Flash, and how to publish and deploy a SWF application.

Flash CS4 Missing Manual excerpts: Video, testing and debugging, optimization, and sound

Read these chapters from O'Reilly Media to add sound to your animations, present video, test animation playback at a variety of connection speeds, and optimize your animations.

Creating a simple animation in Flash

Import artwork into Flash CS4 Professional, create an animation, and change an animation after you've created it.

Character animation with the Bone tool in Flash

Get tips for using the Bone tool in Flash to articulate the parts of an animated cartoon character to best effect.

Working with the Project panel in Flash CS5.5

Create projects, share assets, and publish for multiple platforms using the Project panel.

Exploring the new 3D features in Flash CS4 Professional

Get an overview of 3D: controlling rotations, animating with motion tweens, programming effects with ActionScript, and more.

Deco tool and Spray Brush for creating complex, geometric patterns in Flash

Rapidly generate decorative patterns using the new procedural drawing tools in Flash.

Creating simple interactive content using Fireworks, Flash, and Dreamweaver

Explore the Adobe CS4 product workflow and learn the fundamentals of creating mockups and interactive content.