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crystalthunder · Apr 15, 2003, 07:35 AM

I've been waiting for Macromedia Contribute for quite awhile so I can test it out before I tell my Windows using clients to start using it. When's the product ever coming out?!

Sam Venning · Jul 9, 2003, 01:15 AM

I agree. When is Contribute going to appear for Mac OS 10? It was announced at the end of last year... why the long wait?

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Jul 9, 2003, 01:20 AM

The dorks can't even get Flash running at an acceptable speed on Mac's in the past 6 years so don't hold your breath.

crystalthunder · Jul 9, 2003, 01:24 AM

Damn if that isn't true. And to think Macromedia was originally a Mac developer. -_-

Axo1ot1 · Jul 9, 2003, 01:30 AM

FCP 1 was really good. I like Dreamweaver MX aight too. Lately most of their stuff has been questionable though.

GENERAL_SMILEY · Jul 9, 2003, 04:58 AM

FlashMX is just such a shoddy program on OSX - I mean I can only presume this is true for other users - but I get relatively regular sudden quits, it never remembers window layout, consistently turns the action window blank and useless.

This happens across a couple of systems, and is consistent even after reinstalls etc...

Also they never seem to release fixes for it, any sort of updates etc...

Final gripe - I have not been able to produce a Quicktime animation for a very long time, it just fails.

Used to be a good app too.

TC · Jul 9, 2003, 07:16 AM

Originally posted by GENERAL_SMILEY:
FlashMX is just such a shoddy program on OSX - I mean I can only presume this is true for other users - but I get relatively regular sudden quits, it never remembers window layout, consistently turns the action window blank and useless.

This happens across a couple of systems, and is consistent even after reinstalls etc...

Also they never seem to release fixes for it, any sort of updates etc...

Final gripe - I have not been able to produce a Quicktime animation for a very long time, it just fails.

Used to be a good app too.

Yep, add to that the over-complication of the scene/symbol/library relationships and you have a program which turns into a nightmare to work with.

I have been using Contribute on a PC and it is a really great idea. Unfortunately it is quite a buggy program and we have been left with it in a confused state several times which stopped users from editing their sites.

crystalthunder · Jul 9, 2003, 02:04 PM

Yeah most of the MX series have not really been Macromedia quality products that we have all used in the past. I guess MX really stands for the final transition from a Mac company to a Windows company and they are just giving us products to keep us happy. Damm them to hell. I'm really hoping Apple will make a Flash 6 Quicktime plugin that actually works in comparison to the actual Macromedia player.

-Q- · Jul 16, 2003, 09:10 AM

Looks like Contribute will be here on July 28 according to MacCentral.

chris.p · Jul 16, 2003, 02:08 PM

Flash 7 will (apparently) run 10x fater on a Mac, 6 times faster on a pc. About time...

http://www.oscartrelles.com/blog/arc..._id=1057850125

if you look hard, you can see the charts
http://www.markme.com/mesh/picts/Fla.../IMG_1449.html

(not my photo or blog btw- I got this info from a post at were-here)

crystalthunder · Jul 16, 2003, 05:08 PM

I am so glad I am wrong about my previous post. Maybe Macromedia is getting it Mac department up to speed ^_^x