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The Desuade Partigen 1.1 update has been released, featuring numerous enhancements and tweaks, such as a much lower file size and optimized UI. This is the first update of Partigen since the initial release last summer, which attests to the stability of the product.

It also uses my very own Twease tweening engine in place of the weightier Fuse, dropping about 12k off the exported SWF size. Nice!

There’s a coupon for Partigen that’ll get you 11% off: pgpromo11

Hurry up and use it though, it’s only good for the next 11 days.

Wow some big news from Adobe. Seems like they’re ready to conquer the rich media world with Flash with this one. What the hell am I talking about? Good question.

It’s called the Open Screen Project.

Long story short, Adobe is opening up the safe on Flash, removing licensing restrictions, fees, and publishing protocols.

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