SWiSHmax 2.0 Build 2008.08.12

SWiSHmax is a program that was developed to be the most powerful Flash creation utility.
SWiSH Max is packed with features that make producing stunning interactive Flash animations a simple and painless experience. Heres just some of the features that make SWiSH Max so powerful.
Main features:
Effects
- Bundled with over 230 built-in effects.
- Effects make animations with 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.
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.
Drawing Tools
- Advanced set of drawing tools provided including: Line, Pencil, Bezier, Text, Ellipse/Circle, Rectangle/Square and AutoShapes.
- 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.
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.
- Managing movies, scenes and sprites made simple.
Import & Export
- Import SWF movies produced in any other Flash application.
- Simply import 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.
Version restrictions:
- 15-day trial or 150 uses.

Enhancements:
- FIX: Help > [Product] Tutorials does not open CHM section
- FIX: MINIMAX: splash screen status bar message refers to SWiSH Max
- NEW: Revive Context sensitive Help / Balloon help
- FIX: missing list box label in audio prop dlg
- FIX: MINIMAX: Add Action > Exceptions > Throw an Exception is broken
- FIX: Minimax behaves strangly with button component then freezes
- FIX: Max2 crashes if test in browser is used and no browser is selected.
- FIX: Max2 Tools | Prefs | Effects - effect authoring greyed out.
- FIX: Component Handle cannot be dragged in minimax
- FIX: MINIMAX: toolbar icons on vista aero
- FIX: Width/Height on Properties panel always resizes from centre
- FIX: neutral resources should be in English
- FIX: Vista users reporting Parameter is Incorrect error when opening prefs dialog
- FIX: Crash deleting argument using Call Function script assist pane
- FIX: Window > Default Layout goes haywire
- FIX: Parser errors
- FIX: Static text sometimes has ref-point at top-centre not at top-left
- FIX: Gap between lines in text object with multiple font sizes
- FIX: Toolbar and panel dance first run after cleaning registry
- FIX: BLINDD_12.AVI does not import
- FIX: Drawing tools should not inherit off-shape reference/transform point position from last selected object
- FIX: MINIMAX: Reference and transform points not always locked
- FIX: MINIMAX: Selecting closing } of event does not implicitly select first line of event
- FIX: MINIMAX: When new event is inserted both lines are explicitly selected
- FIX: Cannot input precise width in shapes Properties page
- FIX: MINIMAX: Remove View > Toolbars
- FIX: MINIMAX: Lines of script that are selected implicitly look like they are greyed out
- FIX: MINIMAX: Crash clicking inside onFrame(1) event for auto_conversion.swi
- FIX: Max2 should not rename items when SWF export >= 7
- FIX: MINIMAX: Target dropdown empty for actions in on(press) for scene
- FIX: Image and Gradient transform scales in wrong direction after rotate by reshape
- FIX: MINIMAX: [Settings...] button has reappeared on Actions panel
- FIX: MINIMAX: Cant enter args on Call a Function assist pane
- FIX: Pasting events incorrect
- FIX: Assist pane confused by literal objects (ie { ... } syntax)
- FIX: MINIMAX: View options disappear too easily in miniMax
- FIX: Gradient rotation box not square
- FIX: Max2 script menu still available from main menu and some action menu items not working
- FIX: MINIMAX: onFrame() events cannot be re-ordered by copy/paste
- FIX: Menuroll appears to create incorrect number of sub items
- FIX: MINIMAX: autoshape handles can not be grabbed
- FIX: MINIMAX: AVI warning preference to be removed with AVI
- FIX: MINIMAX: PNG and GIF export settings dlg offset
- FIX: Assist pane confused by literal objects (ie { ... } syntax)
- FIX: MINIMAX: Clicking on greyed script in portfolio2.swi crashes application
- FIX: 3DSlide reports error when run in recent max2 and minimax
- FIX: Crash when inserting gradient points to floating properties panel
- FIX: Vertical scrollbar weirdness on Timeline panel
- FIX: Call out shapes have arrow pointing in wrong direction
- FIX: Minimax crashes when clicking on movie clip in outline panel
- FIX: Switch documents while movie is playing crashes Max2
- FIX: MINIMAX: Remove scary Add Script menu from context menu for event outline pane (and other
- FIX: MINIMAX: Crash on opening converter.swi
- FIX: Function muggle pane issue
- FIX: MINIMAX: Wrong highlight colour in simplified scripting
- FIX: Transform Panel: Changing width of multiple selection using transform panel corrupts bounding box
- FIX: Script Assistant highlight disappears
- FIX: Problems using Add Script menus to enter switch statements
- FIX: Horz scrollbar disappears from Script Window
- FIX: Copy/Paste Scene with library images crashes Max
- FIX: MiniMax: Add Action > Loops > For Child in Object shows error message
- FIX: Script menu item vanishes from Window menu
- FIX: URL lost from Load Movie pane if Enter/Tab not pressed
- FIX: Effects: Effect after first effect to fade out do not work.
- FIX: Cannot open file saved with prev version (with soundtrack in clip)
- FIX: GIF export runs of of memory
- FIX: GIF Export: Out of memory during palette stage of GIF export
- FIX: Physics properties not working in 20080617
- FIX: Old SWI: Gets wrong image settings and exported SWF huge
- FIX: Crash when undoing edits in symbol editor
- FIX: Converting scaled shape to MC causes ref point to shift position
- FIX: Convert to Button makes object shift position
- FIX: Empty MC jumps when changing xform point
- FIX: MovieClipLoader not working
- FIX: Adding to Library and editing in symbol editor cannot be redone
- FIX: Crash on selecting bottom function in script outline panel when script is read only
- FIX: Script panel gone AWOL
- FIX: UI: Rotation makes rotate/ref point jump
- FIX: No muggle pane on SwishMin
- FIX: Non-printable char appears in Window menu
- FIX: Max hangs when changing fill to tiled image
- FIX: Cannot delete object
- FIX: Using toString with base on number/string throws error
- FIX: Copied objects change color when pasted in new doc
- FIX: Document becomes dirty on export
- FIX: Preview Frame does not repaint stage correctly when changing frames
- FIX: playSound not working when in certain mouse events
- FIX: Component script - clipCopy causes hang when clip has script
- FIX: math.randomRange() not working in component script
- FIX: loadMovie fails when pathname contains 0.2 designations
- FIX: Crash on importing file globo.swf
- FIX: Convert command displaces shape and ref point.
- FIX: No tool becomes selected
- FIX: Crash importing MP3 files on some systems
- FIX: Scripted afterPlacedObjectEvents not working in movieclips
- FIX: Various timeline effects bugs
- FIX: Crash with runtime error
- FIX: Hidden script is Copyable
- FIX: Shift-select in outline selects only some objects
- FIX: Script editor does not recognise do/while when no braces
- FIX: Library multi-item selection broken
- FIX: Assignment inside case statement broken
- FIX: Text wraps incorrectly
- FIX: Script Actions inserted in wrong place leading to script error
- FIX: Cannot copy object
- FIX: List parameter value not remembered after component editing
- FIX: Script Edior: prefix operator assist pane broken
- FIX: Change report button not updated when panel showing
- FIX: Stage doesnt repaint after exiting symbol editor
- FIX: Using component script property .body changes default paste type.
- FIX: Script parser glitch in single-line if statement without braces
- FIX: Links to text stored in library do not display in exported swf
- FIX: Static target text in library incorrectly exported as shapes
- FIX: Events disappear in script outline tree after applying change in Assist pane
- FIX: Scripting: Script include files not found
- FIX: Component Script: split and length not working for strings
- FIX: Video: Timeline shows video starting from wrong place
- FIX: Place effect on frame 1 corrupts scene length (with video)
- FIX: Effect fade out doesnt completely fade out
- FIX: Autoshape Gradient fill in square is corrupted
- FIX: Old SWI eval() added when not required for string methods.
- FIX: Script positioning broken using ctrl end
- FIX: Current script line not changing on selecting event in event outline tree
- FIX: Component Script list and combo box always assumes string
- FIX: Script: Some internal variables are exposed to script and should be hidden
- FIX: Admin.swi crashes max
- FIX: Import Video dlg slow to reload/open video
- FIX: Crash when selecting Audio only from Import Video dlg
- FIX: Component script, incorrect case for isNaN()
- FIX: Convert video to FLV file filter not remembered
- FIX: Event pane scrolls and selects wrong event on click
- FIX: Html export description needs updating
- FIX: Assist pane misinterpretations
- FIX: Component parameter Name, not Display Name is dispalyed with prompt field.
- FIX: Max1 rbweb.swi file causes max2 to hang on open
- FIX: Invalid arg error when double clicking in text box empty area
- FIX: Aborted SWF exports with soundtracks causes error
- FIX: Max doing unnecessary processing with soundtracks
- FIX: Stage doesnt repaint after canceling export
- FIX: Improve button appearance in transform/reshape panels
- FIX: Component dragging killed by newer version .swi file.
- FIX: Subfolder open/close status reversed in components tree
- FIX: Component script nested objects with delete() deletes top level object
- FIX: Outline panel cut/copy/paste context menu commands not work & possibly crashes
- FIX: Crash when selecting Render Text as HTML
- FIX: Timeline doesnt repaint
- FIX: Importing video, audio tab incorrectly shows control for soundtrack bitrate
- FIX: Invalid arg error when exporting pins.swi
- FIX: Symbol editor doesnt repaint to reflect object edits
- FIX: objname.deleteThis() in component script causes error and crash
- FIX: Script Assist shows wrong info for an indirect function call using eval
- FIX: Max2 crashes with script using eval for function call
- FIX: Edit menu is corrupted
- FIX: Why does event outline tree send focus to script window?
- FIX: Script Assist: Call user-defined function assist pane turns into assign assist pane
- FIX: Changes to assist pane not applied (and lost) when movie is played
- FIX: Pen tool doesnt animate handles
- FIX: Object not repainted when keyframe on motion path selected
- FIX: After copy/pasting events, all events become selected
- FIX: UI: Component counter-handles not responding to clicks
- FIX: Event selection screwed up after copy/paste events
- FIX: Clicking empty frame in Scene row does not clear event selection
- FIX: Old swi : ASSERT when reading some old SWI files
- FIX: Cannot cut/copy/delete events from timeline
- FIX: Cannot multiply select events in reverse order on timeline
- FIX: Effect in deseleted object highlighted in timeline
- FIX: Deleting selected event deletes entire object
- FIX: Events disappearing from tree
- FIX: Selection not restored after deleting object and undo
- FIX: Event selection not saved to SWI
- FIX: Assist pane not updating when event outline selection changes
- FIX: Change Report should be less in-your-face
- FIX: Script block folding not terribly useful
- FIX: Script window turns grey after closing assist pane
- FIX: Multiple selection in script outline tree broken
- FIX: Samples not loaded the first time they are selected
- FIX: Outline panel items chopped off
- FIX: Debug info/errors generated when physics is enabled in export
- FIX: Ver 2008.02.27 swi hangs current Max
- FIX: Caret placement becomes increasingly inaccurate
- FIX: copy/paste events using script outline inserts newlines
- FIX: Old swi shows lower quality image than before
- FIX: copyClip() does not retain _rotation and _skew values
- FIX: Reset to default transform zeros objects x,y
- FIX: Apply before script can cause infinite loop
- FIX: All events disappear from script outline pane after deleting some script
- FIX: Script outline pane does not update after entering event into script window
- FIX: Max2 hangs when undoing deletion of large script
- FIX: Frame numbers flash in timeline when large script selected
- FIX: Group bounding box shifts when dragging on stage
- FIX: Event pane selections jump around
- FIX: WorldMap.wmf imports distorted - gets dims wrong
- FIX: Text cut with Ctrl x reappears when mouse is outside text Edit window
- FIX: Component scales on stage after play
- FIX: Empty static text box cannot be dragged by selection tool
- FIX: No wait cursor when doing lengthy operations
- FIX: Component Integer type truncates rather than rounds (green handle bug)
- FIX: Password listbox display glitch with some themes
- FIX: Assist pane does not show options for events inserted using Add Script button
- FIX: Text black border white background option turns on by itself
- FIX: Bounding box for group of shapes wrong
- FIX: Component group/ungroup fails if child object is concealed
- FIX: Aligning shapes inside MCs doesnt work
- FIX: Imported emf shapes look rough
- FIX: Layout: Object transform appears to be screwy
- FIX: Components: Not possible to set handle counter enabled attribute
- FIX: Moving an effect makes embedded video no longer play
- FIX: Video: No option for video effects for embedded video
- FIX: Video: Place effect on frame 1 corrupts scene length
- FIX: Reshape inaccurate
- FIX: Import video reports zero dimension error
- FIX: Autoshape sizing doesnt respect transform pt & undo issues
- FIX: Adding same component to two drawings only adds lib content to one drawing
- FIX: Frames between effects disable tools & panels in frame preview mode
- FIX: Max hangs importing MPEG
- HELP: Max2: Text area resized incorrectly when converted to html text when stage scale != 1
- HELP: Max2 Tools | Preferences incomplete
- HELP: Changes to Import Video & Convert Video to FLV dlgs.
- HELP: Changes to script event pane look
- HELP: Changes to the text panels Edit... window.
- HELP: template link not documented
- HELP: Max2: speed limit not applicable for ext content
- INSTALLER: Register SV3 dll
- SAMPLE: - Sample Site Template update
- NEW: remove content sensitive help on localisations
- NEW: MINIMAX: Change behaviour on loading a swi un-massageable script
- NEW: Speaker shape
- NEW: Component: lens flare
- NEW: MINIMAX: reduce visible toolbars
- NEW: MiniMax: Short List for Actions Panel
- NEW: Modifications to simplified scripting UI
- NEW: Show Max Lite on Help > About menu and About box
- NEW: Actions panel defaults to RHS column
- NEW: New icons for muggle pane and tree control in script editor
- NEW: Add scope radio buttons to event assist pane
- NEW: File | Save As Component to remember last place
- NEW: Component panel r-click Expand all Subsections
- NEW: Trees should show selected items greyed when tree loses focus
- NEW: Component script property for movie clip Stop playing at end
- NEW: Selecting object should not clear event/effect selection
- NEW: Draw script outline tree items in standard colours
- NEW: Nag dialog when cutting script events to be optional
- NEW: Context menu for component selection panel to include preview
- NEW: Translation of components to other languages