Are ASTRO Components the same as ASTRO Flash Creator?
No. They are not the same product. “ASTRO Flash Creator” is a standalone software (windows only) for quickly creating flash animations (export .swf files). ASTRO-F.C. is not for use with or within Macromedia Flash itself (aside from loading the external .swf files you export with Astro-F.C, in movies created with MM Flash, by using the LoadMovie action (you can not import the .swf’s) ). It is aimed at people in a hurry or who do not use MM Flash itself. “ASTRO Components” are Macromedia Flash extensions. You install them directly into the MM Flash authoring environment with MM Extension Manager. After install, you simply drag&drop the effects from the Component list onto the stage/canvas of the .fla you are working in. They will simply be part of your .fla Libarary and can be customized, edited and previewed directly in MM Flash.
No. They are not the same product. “ASTRO Flash Creator” is a standalone software (windows only) for quickly creating flash animations (export .swf files). ASTRO-F.C. is not for use with or within Macromedia/Adobe Flash itself (aside from loading the external .swf files you export with Astro-F.C, in movies created with MM Flash, by using the LoadMovie action (you can not import the .swf’s) ). It is aimed at people in a hurry or who do not use MM Flash itself. “ASTRO Components” are Macromedia/Adobe Flash extensions. You install them directly into the MM Flash authoring environment with MM Extension Manager. After install, you simply drag&drop the effects from the Component list onto the stage/canvas of the .fla you are working in. They will simply be part of your .fla Libarary and can be customized, edited and previewed directly in MM Flash.
