CoffeeCup Firestarter is another fine contribution from CoffeeCup. Whether you are new to flash or an experienced veteran, you will enjoy this software. CoffeeCup Firestarter can be used to create banner ads or flash movies. There are several features that web designers will find beneficial when using CoffeeCup Firestarter, object effects, movie action and ftp upload.



The object effects in CoffeeCup Firestarter are broken down into three different areas, motion effects, action effects, and advanced effects.



The motion effects allow you to choose the direction and any combination of cool effects to slide your objects on or off the screen. There are sixteen different direction options, eight for sliding in and eight for sliding off the screen. Another feature of the motion effects in the CoffeeCup Firestarter is the ability to use one or any combination of the effects of grow, shrink, fade in, fade out, blink, jiggle, or randomize.



Another of the object effects in CoffeeCup Firestarter is the action effects. This feature allows you to add some predefined effects to either you movie or banner.



The last of the object effects in CoffeeCup Firestarter are the advanced effects which allow you to add motion and different sizing effects. Object Effects give you granular control of the positioning by using x/y coordinates.



The movie action feature of CoffeeCup Firestarter allows you to add buttons for starting, stopping and jumping to specific frames in your movie.



The final feature which makes this program unique is the ftp upload ability in CoffeeCup Firestarter. Once you are done creating your masterpiece it is easy to upload to your web site with the click of a button.



CoffeeCup Firestarter is the application of choice if you want to introduce flash into your websites. The program allows you to easily create flash effects into your website and incorporates the ability to upload the completed product on your website.