Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Sep 30 '00
Pros: Sounds! Animations! Banners! Menus!
Cons: User interface still needs work
Summary: Swish is an essential tool for any webmaster’s multimedia arsenal. Animations that would take hours to build in Flash can be made in under 5 minutes using Swish. In addition to making stand-alone animations, the files created by Swish can be imported ... read more
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Feb 05 '02
Pros: Flash made very simple. Preformatted effects. Similar to Flash 5
Cons: Text editing interface limited.
Summary: Swish is very easy and power for both the experienced and beginner. Swish is an editor for Macromedia's Flash. I will distinguish the biggest differences between Flash 5, because i have tried both programs.
As an experienced Flash designer, i can ... read more
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Jan 05 '02
Pros: Easy, effect presets, cheap
Cons: Needs a good PC, lacks actionscript
Summary: You want to build a web page. You have created the page and it looks amazing. Don't you want to give life to your page? Aren't animated GIF's enough?
If your answers are YES you need flash files and a flash editor. The perfect solution for creating ... read more
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Oct 21 '01
Pros: perfect for beginners
Cons: none
Summary: Swish is a program that allows you to create animated effects in the Macromedia Flash file format without actually owning a copy of Flash. The interface will be confusing to people who have never used Flash before but as long as you have used it you ... read more
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Sep 08 '01
Pros: Easy to use, Cool Effects, No Skill Needed, Flash made simple & Very Cheap!
Cons: Limited to only to only text effect, Can have problems importing into Macromedia Flash.
Summary: Over all it is an excellent product for the money; and an excellent program for the beginner.
Swish is an easy to use Macromedia Flash based Text Effect Generator. Simply Type in the text you desire. Select and effect and export the finished ... read more
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Aug 06 '01
Pros: Price, Easy To Learn, Great Support, Did I Mention Price?? :-)
Cons: Somewhat Limited for Power Users…nothing else
Summary: I admit it; I am a web-exhibitionist. I love to show off and have people look at my work. As a result, I have been teaching myself Adobe GoLive (wrote a review about it…check it out if you wanna) but I wanted to put a little more pizzazz into my ... read more
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Aug 04 '01
Pros: import music into the flash movie, has a preview option
Cons: i still cant figure out how to make the flash preload :-(
Summary: have you ever tried Macromedia Flash and didnt know how to make the text change shapes, and fade-in and out??? well... with Swish , you can resize the movie window with ease, import pictures, music, and best of all, it has pre-done special effects!!! ... read more
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Aug 02 '01
Pros: cheap, powerful, easy, fast, small, great support, did I mention cheap?
Cons: occasional troubles registering, minor bugs, some effects becoming too common on the web.
Summary: Version two was just released, and it is a HUGE improvement on an already amazing product.
This application is perfect for a beginner who wants to add some 'zing' to their site. It is perfect for a web professional who wants a fast 'shortcut' ... read more
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Jul 23 '01
Pros: Easier to use and less expensive than Flash, version 2.0 is even better.
Cons: Okay I thought about it and couldn't think of any.
Summary: Did you ever have one of those things you tried to write about and there was so much you wanted to say it was hard to find out where on earth to start? I am there now... *grin*
Ease of Use: Having used Flash and then Swish I can give a ... read more
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Jul 05 '01
Pros: Cheap, High-Quality, Fast, Tons of Features and Options
Cons: You cannot resize graphical images once they are inserted.(a minor deterance)
Summary: Before We Get Started:
Before I even begin to explain anything, I want to show you a demo that took me 15 minutes to create just for Epinions. You can view it by clicking the link on my profile (recommended) or by going to ... read more
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May 31 '01
Pros: Ease of Use, Built in Effects, HTML Generator
Cons: Lacking Imaging Tools and Ability to Generate Your Own Effects.
Summary: If you have ever tried to work with Macromedia’s Flash, then you learn to appreciate some of the sites that you have seen on the Internet. Flash is basically software stop-motion-animation. And like real life stop motion animation, it takes a lot of ... read more
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Mar 27 '01
Pros: Inexpensive, easy to use, plenty of features, small and fast.
Cons: Doesn't accept png image files. Not a con, but i wanted to write something :)
Summary: I want to make cool Flash animations. But to do so, I've got to spend $300 for Macromedia's program. Then, I've got to read a book on how to use the basic features. Then, I've got to practice doing the same thing over and over until my animation looks ... read more
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Mar 11 '01
Pros: Easy To Use, Inexpensive ($30), It's a standalone application, Great Flash-based sites can be created
Cons: Cannot import .SWF files, but this feature will be available in version 2
Summary: In the fall of 1999, I downloaded a trial version of Macromedia Flash 4.0. I attempted to teach myself how to use it and was learning at a slow pace because I was new to it and to building functional web sites. Because Flash allows for the creation of ... read more
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Dec 03 '00
Pros: Greatly speeds up text-based animation for the web, exports standard .SWF files
Cons: None (does what it says it does and does it really well)
Summary: I stumbled upon the Swish website a few days ago and was skeptical about the claims made by a $30 piece of software. Ten minutes after having downloaded it, however, I was in love!
This is truly a gift from the heavens for anyone who does ... read more
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Nov 22 '00
Pros: Interface, Ease of Use, Features
Cons: The minimal affects you can apply to graphics.
Summary: Being a web designer, you learn to always look for shortcuts for your work to make things less time consuming, and more profitable. Before finding out about Swish, I used what everyone else would consider as the standard for the industry - Macromedia ... read more
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Nov 12 '00
Pros: Simplicity, Versatility, Support
Cons: None
Summary: I won't even bother going into the ease at which effects can be added to text and images that's been covered by previous reviewers.
Although I will say that yes scenes can be copied and pasted from one .swi file to another or from one scene ... read more
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