Advantages: Drag-and-Drop allows for easy page creation Disadvantages: Too slow and quite confusing at first
AdobeGoLive! is said to be one of the best pieces of software available for web designers. However I don't agree. For a start, the price tag is pretty big, not something you'd want to buy on impulse. Then, trying to run GoLive! on your PC will take forever as it uses a hefty amount of memory - everything takes twice as long. The screen then becomes packed full of menus and options which are very confusing, especially for beginners.
But its not all bad. If you're looking for a web package that means you can simply drag-and-drop features where you want, choose GoLive by all means. Using the 'layout grid' objects can be placed wherever you choose and text entered directly meaning 'what you see is what you get'. Macromedia Flash can be added to your pages with no trouble at all and the 'Inspector' keeps everything running smoothly ...
Advantages: simple to pick up, same interface as photoshop Disadvantages: It's not free!
An alternative to Flash? Could it be... well yes in a word. In the same way that GoLive is Adobe's answer to Macromedia's Dreamweaver, Livemotion is their answer to Flash.
Having tried the HTML authoring software, and concluded that GoLive was just as powerful as Dreamweaver but a 5 year old could use it, I went on to conclude that Livemotion was the very serious Mickey Mouse version of Flash...
It uses Macromedias trademark .SWF format files, and therefore produces 'Flash' files that play on any flash player... there's no difference. The working environment in Livemotion is, as with every adobe product, the same as photoshop! Either you love it or hate it. I personally love marmite so that's good...
It's got the same 30 day free trial as the Macromedia cousin, almost exactly the same features, it's just easier to figure ...
I bought this package for my university course works. I had a trial version which came with laptop but that expired. This product is a complete software package that helps save time and stay planned. The new menus Visual controls help alot. You don?t even need to look through the menus for a certain function. It is all there. This package includes word processing, e-mail, and the Web, and produce useful promotion campaign. I was able to create my university word processing assignments, spreadsheets, and presentations, and other tasks like building databases easily. It made this very easy and I got settled with this product very quickly. It has built in visual tools and menus that helped me learn and get used to it quickly. These menus and toolbars have made it easy to carry out a task, thus enabling to save more time. It is more user ...
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System requirements
OS Required
Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple MacOS 9.1, Apple MacOS 9.2, Apple MacOS X 10.1
Min RAM Size
96 MB
Min Hard Drive Space
140 MB
Peripheral / Interface Devices
CD-ROM, CD-ROM, SVGA monitor
Min Processor Type
PowerPC G3
Manufacturer's product description
A set of integrated tools for designers and developers, the Adobe GoLive / LiveMotion Pack addresses every step in your Web-creation workflow: animation and scripting, Web authoring, dynamic database connectivity, and asset and file management. Design freely with the familiar Adobe user interface, create scripted Macromedia Flash (SWF) artwork with support for ActionScript, and easily integrate and optimize content created in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator software. Easily manage complex projects. Work more efficiently with team members by using the Adobe Web Workgroup Server for file and site management, versioning, and archiving. Reduce debugging time with powerful error-detection features. Automate and extend both programs with automation scripts, Live Tabs, and additional extensions and Actions available on the Adobe Xchange Web site. And use LiveMotion templates in GoLive software to automate development and updating of graphics and Flash (SWF) animations site-wide. Extend your reach with next-generation authoring and publishing features. Count on native support for scripting languages including ASP, PHP, and JSP to deliver personalized content for e-commerce sites. Design with WML, xHTML, or cHTML in a visual environment, instead of hand coding. Enjoy an XML-based cross-media workflow between Adobe InDesign software and GoLive. And create interactive animations for the Web, wireless devices, CD-ROM interfaces, presentations, and more.
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