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SWF Studio
Rating -  
Pros  •  Very simple to make a straightforward screen saver.
•  Hidden depths from use of script.
•  No extra costs or limits on numbers of screen savers made.
Cons  •  Knowledge of ActionScript is required to get the most from the program.
•  Secondary program to create SWF files required first.
•  No Mac version envisaged.
The Bottom Line - This is a simple program suitable for anyone who has a SWF file, but it is also suitable for the advanced user with a lot of coding ability to enable interactivity and unusual on-screen shapes.
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Product Description
•  Powerful and easy to use program.
•  Great depth of use by advanced coders.
•  Good help file and very good online information at the site.
Useful hints shown when each icon is clicked when producing your screensaver.
Has the ability to be time limited and licensed if required.
Drag regions and paths are supported to make your screen saver more interactive.
Installation as a screen saver is as simple as any other.
Ability to add other folders, movies (SWFs), audio clips, video clips.
Events are used to add SWF Studio features to your projector without making any changes to the original SWF
Events may be set to happen when defined by trigger frames and an action made to be performed.
 
 
Reviewer's Comments
Flash Screen Savers, Simple or Advanced
This program is both very simple and complex. For making straightforward screen savers all that is required is to click the icons at the left of the user interface and fill in the information required in the boxes on the right. A screen saver can also be made much more complex by use of code, so professionals need not feel that it is too simple to bother with. There is good online help at the Northcode Web site, along with answers to frequently asked questions, a user's forum, tutorials, and downloadable files to explain the ramifications of the coding to be used. Seeing some coding laid out in full with notes, made a lot of sense.
~ By Tim Skyrme

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