Flash CS4 Trial Available, for Download and on DVD

A few days earlier than expected, Flash CS4 trial is now available for download (at least 889 MB) or you can order CS4 Web Premium trial DVDs* for a small sum, though if you are not in the US, probably downloading will be the better choice.

Languages other than English are available too, and also Mac and Windows versions. Mac and non-English version downloads are significantly bigger (at 1.13 GB to 1.75 GB!). As stated in the FAQ, for Flash CS4 trial "...software do not include some features that depend on software licensed from parties other than Adobe.  For example, some codecs for encoding MPEG formats are available only with the full version of these products.". Trial period is 30 days starting with your installation.

You can win a CS4 suite (which includes Flash) at 25 Lines ActionScript Contest. You can also upgrade at CS3 upgrade pricing until February 28, 2009, from older versions including Macromedia Studio MX 2004, FlashMagazine reports (North America and for 'suites' only).

^* Trial DVDs are not available for all languages. Japanese language trials will be available early December.