Flash Development Tools...

[Bob Schroeck]

I've got an idea for a little bit of Flash animation for my website, and I've been looking around for free/open source Flash authoring tools to try my
hand at. However, a little research turns up a goodly number of them. I was wondering if anyone had any preferences or recommendations before I pick one.
Thanks!
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

[Sofaspud]

*loathes Flash*

That said, so long as you don't require its usage and bury the site in it, you won't call down my wrath.

And more on topic: I don't have a true personal recommendation, but, some of my coworkers swore by Ajax Animator. Google sez it's here: http://osflash.org/ajaxanimator; the 'last updated' there is a bit unnerving, but I dunno how fast the Flash
environment moves, so YMMV.

--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs

[Bob Schroeck]

That said, so long as you don't require its usage and bury the site in it, you won't call down my wrath.

Nah I just want to animate the masthead on the top page -- spin the Earth, then have the red "no" slash/circle stamp down on top of it along with the name of the site.

but, some of my coworkers swore by Ajax Animator

I was looking at that earlier tonight. It has the advantage of running right off the web, yet letting me save my stuff locally. It's definitely one of the ones I was considering.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

[Sweno]

I may be something of a purist when it comes to this.

If you are just looking to animate something, why not an animated gif?

Or is this an excuse to try out your skills in relation to the job hunt? (a perfectly valid excuse for using flash)
-Terry
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"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy

[Bob Schroeck]

Well, yes, it's connected to expanding my skills. And Silverlight isn't supported in enough browsers.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.