Have you always wanted to work with Flash, but were turned off by the high price of Adobe Flash and/or apprehensive about trying to learn such a complex program? Well, maybe you should consider learning Swish instead. Swish is kind of the layperson’s Flash. It’s very “plug ‘n play” with an easy learning curve. It does most everything that the average person would want a Flash website or presentation to do and it’s only about 20% of the price of Adobe Flash. The new Swish Max2 currently goes for $149.95

I gave the new Swish Max2 a look over today and it seems they have added lot’s of new features to it. Here’s an overview of the new stuff they have added to the program.

Multimedia Effects and Components:
Choose from the built-in components or add your own custom built components.

• Bundled with over 230 built-in multimedia effects and a simple effects browser.
• Effects make animations with video, text, images, graphics and sound simple and quick to produce.
• The ability to author and distribute your own effects.
• All effects can be added to multiple objects at once.
• Supports multiple overlapping soundtracks with multiple sound effects.

Scripting

• No coding required! All interactivity can be added through a simple menu interface.
• Advanced scripting capabilities through SWiSHscript.

• Script editor which allows advanced user to enter scripts directly.
• Debugger that simplifies finding and fixing errors in your scripts.
• Syntax coloring, custom keywords and support for external script files

Drawing Tools

• Advanced set of drawing tools provided including: Line, Pencil, Pen, Text, Ellipse/Circle, Rectangle/Square and AutoShapes.
• Keyboard short cuts available for all the drawing tools.
• Complex Shape editing options making it easy to modify your shapes.
• AutoShapes that make adding and editing complex shapes like 3D cubes a breeze.
• Guides, grids, and alignment tools.
• Type text directly on the stage and give characters individual attributes.

User Interface

• A simple yet powerful interface means anyone can make stunning Flash animations in minutes.
• Objects, frames and effects can all be added, modified or deleted directly from the timeline.
• Multiple document support and easily hide/show all panels.
• Play all movies within SWiSH Max2 and play your movies at preset internet speeds.
• Sharing resources between your Flash movies is a breeze with the content library and assets.

Import & Export

• Import SWF movies produced in any other Flash application.
• Simply import videos, sounds, graphics and text files.
• SWiSH Max SWF movies can be imported into any other Flash application with ease.
• Advanced compression features help keep your SWF file sizes small.
• Exported HTML can use a custom template to include Javascript, CSS, PHP and more.
• Export straight to an AVI and GIF.

Swish Max 2 Design Templates!

Good news! With the new release of Swish Max2 from SwishZone.com we have released a new batch of Swish Max2 web design templates. This new category makes use of all the latest advances in Swish technology and design capabilities allowing us to create stunning websites ready for you to modify and publish. No longer does the layperson need to fear trying to build a high end Flash website. Between our templates and Swish Max2’s easy to use interface and drag/drop features, you will have your professional grade Flash website up and running in just hours.