Macromedia Flash Professional 8

Macromedia Flash Professional 8 is one of the last versions of the Flash authoring system to be released under the Macromedia name. It was also packaged with Macromedia Studio 8 and several Adobe Bundles.

Features
Released on September 13, 2005, the professional version included advanced features beyond the basic version, especially for digital video.

Product history
After Adobe Systems' acquisition of Macromedia in December 2005, the pro version was succeeded by Adobe Flash CS3 Professional in Adobe Creative Suite 3, which was released in April 2007. The basic version was discontinued and replaced by a discounted educational version of Flash CS3 Professional.

End of support
Adobe discontinued active support for Macromedia Studio 8 in 2008. On December 15, 2012, the activation server for legacy Macromedia products was shut down. Adobe provided a procedure to activate older applications from Macromedia Studio MX 2004, but not for applications from Studio 8.