Comments on: Synfig – The Linux replacement for Flash http://www.automaticable.com/2008-02-21/synfig-the-linux-replacement-for-flash/ adjective: of or pertaining to things that should work but go awry Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:38:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Joe Wegner http://www.automaticable.com/2008-02-21/synfig-the-linux-replacement-for-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Joe Wegner Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:34:33 +0000 http://www.automaticable.com/2008-02-21/synfig-the-linux-replacement-for-flash/#comment-58 There are a lot of different file formats that Synfig to render to. It dosen't appear that you can make them into .fla (I believe thats the file format for adobe flash), but you can make them into a .mpg. If you're talking about making movies and editing them on a seperate windows box, I don't believe that's currently available. I forgot to say in the blog, actionscript is another missing feature in Synfig. I believe that Synfig is more about just making simple movies, rather than interactive, complex stuff. I do miss having the availability of actionscript, but for me personally, I guess I never really used it all that much. There are a lot of different file formats that Synfig to render to. It dosen’t appear that you can make them into .fla (I believe thats the file format for adobe flash), but you can make them into a .mpg. If you’re talking about making movies and editing them on a seperate windows box, I don’t believe that’s currently available.

I forgot to say in the blog, actionscript is another missing feature in Synfig. I believe that Synfig is more about just making simple movies, rather than interactive, complex stuff. I do miss having the availability of actionscript, but for me personally, I guess I never really used it all that much.

]]> By: Scott Wegner http://www.automaticable.com/2008-02-21/synfig-the-linux-replacement-for-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Scott Wegner Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:19:49 +0000 http://www.automaticable.com/2008-02-21/synfig-the-linux-replacement-for-flash/#comment-57 Sounds like an interesting program. I know one of the big complaints from developers on Ubuntu is the lack of Flash IDEs. I've heard the Flash4Linux name before, but never tried it nor Synfig. It's interesting that you commend the multi-window interface; that seems to be a turn-off for many GIMP users. A few questions: -- Are the movies it creates in the same format as those from Adobe Flash? That is, are they compatible anywhere where Flash is, or would the user need a separate application/plugin to view it? -- I've heard that ActionScript has gotten much better in the latest iteration of Flash. I assume that Synfig has some support for actionscript, but how does it compare? Does the IDE have useful features such as syntax highlighting and debugging? As far as ActionScript goes, I believe there is also a plugin for Eclipse for edit and even compile your ActionScript code. (Although I'm not sure if it's compatible with Eclipse 3.2 distributed with Ubuntu-- anyone?) Sounds like an interesting program. I know one of the big complaints from developers on Ubuntu is the lack of Flash IDEs. I’ve heard the Flash4Linux name before, but never tried it nor Synfig. It’s interesting that you commend the multi-window interface; that seems to be a turn-off for many GIMP users. A few questions:
– Are the movies it creates in the same format as those from Adobe Flash? That is, are they compatible anywhere where Flash is, or would the user need a separate application/plugin to view it?
– I’ve heard that ActionScript has gotten much better in the latest iteration of Flash. I assume that Synfig has some support for actionscript, but how does it compare? Does the IDE have useful features such as syntax highlighting and debugging?

As far as ActionScript goes, I believe there is also a plugin for Eclipse for edit and even compile your ActionScript code. (Although I’m not sure if it’s compatible with Eclipse 3.2 distributed with Ubuntu– anyone?)

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