Honest Answers Needed - Flash 5.0 vs. Upgrading

[Digital Scribe]

Thanks for the moment to share,

I purchased the creative suit of CS5 Web master version, and I am now ready to learn Flash now some 6 years late. My pain is that I am not as persistent with learning flash as to stay on top of the purchasing of updates; if I were given the opportunity I would stay with Flash 5 and learn it; I do have questions...

1.) Will Flash 5.0 work on current MAC Op's in any functional way and where do I learn about that. . .

2.) If there is compatibility then how long would that compatibility last in estimation for 5.0

3.) Is 5.0 a good foundational program to learn from to bride to updates in the future?

4.) What are the major differences with the current Pro verses 5.0

5.) I am moderate in use of Adobe products, would staying at 5.0 be detrimental to future production?

I am of the line of reason that foundation builds and lasts if it's sure, the evolution of products, rightly divided, should eliminate the weeds.

If the the above are answered a certain way I suppose I would learn flash 5.0; if not I may not support Adobe's pace. A good patient answers wins as a valid answer to my lingering interest in Adobe. In general I value all the good effort and years of incredible ingenuity, it's just that I find that production of new tools can some what be a frantic pace for those who want a gentler enjoyment of the quality of these products. $29.00 a month is somewhat a slap in the face if I paid out over $1200 for 5.0 just six years ago. I suppose we all have own perspective, for me, snails can be pretty cool, but I do enjoy email, that hasn't changed to much.

Look forward to answers even if they are a little less than pro.

[_maria_]

Moving to Adobe Animate CC - General forum

[robdillon · Accepted solution]

This really depends on what you want to accomplish. If you just want to learn Flash, then CS5 will do. There is nothing in CS5 that is wrong or out of date or will break. It will run on your Mac. You should visit the update download center: Adobe - Adobe Flash - Downloads to get the updates to CS5 since that DVD was cut.

Here is a comparison chart of the features available in each version of Flash and Animate: Compare Flash Pro versions, version history | Adobe Flash Professional CC . So, look through what you can do with CS5 versus what you want to do.

[ClayUUID]

You really need to stop using "5.0" and "CS5" interchangeably. They're completely separate products.

Flash 5 was released in 2000 by Macromedia.

Flash Pro CS5 was released in 2010 by Adobe.