Flash 9 = Flash CS3. Well, technically if you want the newest version, get CS4, although if you're a programmer, I've heard that CS3 is actually faster at opening and a little less glitchy. I'm not 100% sure whether that's true for everyone or not, so ask someone with both about it. CS3 and 4 both use AS3, so it's also equal in languages. On the other hand, CS4 has inverse kinematics [bones], more advanced tweening, some 3D, and a few new features.
Just check up with someone who has had both and see if there's anything in CS4 that bugs them, or if it's bugged like I heard.
At 3/6/09 04:13 PM, zedd56 wrote:
there's a lot of controversy over this. I still think that 8 (which, according to my 10 seconds worth of google powered research, looks a lot like 9) had the best layout etc.
That's Flash 8, CS3 is 9, CS4 is 10. I also think you can change the layout to be more like 8, but don't get 8 topic starter, I don't recommend starting behind, especially for actionscript.