Flash Catalyst CS5.5 / Features
Prototype user interfaces for Flex based websites and applications and participate in the design and development workflow with developers who use Adobe® Flash® Builder 4.5.
User interface prototyping
Quickly create interactive wireframes and rich visual prototypes that be leveraged directly in development.
Full designer-developer workflow
Work with confidence on shared Flex based projects with a new bidirectional workflow that allows designers to collaborate with developers who use Adobe Flash Builder 4.5.
Common Library panel
Quickly design wireframes and evolve developer-ready interface concepts using native Spark components and placeholder graphics.
Roundtrip editing
Edit artwork at any time directly in Adobe Illustrator® or Photoshop® with full fidelity, preserving structure and interactions.
Resizable applications and components
Visually design and preview the position and scaling of objects when designing interfaces and applications that adjust to fit various screen sizes or resolutions.
Enhanced timelines and animations
Craft precise, expressive transitions and effects with greater control and less effort. Animate filter effects and font sizes, and easily apply customizations across effects or objects.
Improved interactions
Define user interactions more efficiently with the ability to globally target any component within your project, and specify double-click actions as interactions.
Custom skinnable components
Craft the visual appearance, or skin, of developer-built custom components without the need to understand the underlying code or logic.
Design-time data
Design and preview the look and behavior of dynamic data without having to connect to a database.
Powerful layout tools
Get the look you want quickly and precisely with sophisticated layout tools and functions.
Video and dynamic media support
Integrate video, sound, and dynamic media into your design as easily as static artwork, and then add interactions to control playback.
User-requested enhancements
Align and distribute objects with a new Align panel, lock aspect ratio when manipulating objects, easily name components for better collaboration with developers, and more.
SWF and Adobe AIR publishing
Export your project to the web as a finished SWF file for Adobe Flash Player or as an Adobe AIR® project that can run outside the browser.
