Macromedia Flash Basic 8

Macromedia Flash Basic 8 is one of the the last versions of the Flash authoring system to be released under the Macromedia name.

Features
Released in September 2005, the basic version includes core features to allow beginners to design simple motion graphics and interactivity. It contains a subset of the features in Macromedia Flash Professional 8.

Product history
After Adobe Systems' acquisition of Macromedia in December 2005, the professional 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
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 Macromedia Studio 8.