Free Macromedia Flash Jump Start Kit

San Francisco, California -- August 13, 2001 -- Macromedia, Inc.(NASDAQ: MACR) today announced the availability of the Macromedia FlashJump Start Kit, a free two-CD training collection with more than 150resources and assets created to help Web designers get started usingMacromedia Flash 5. The free kit is available to users who purchaseMacromedia Dreamweaver 4, Macromedia Flash 5, or any product studiocontaining either software. A Jump Start Kit Sampler is available todayfor users who want a taste of what is available in the full kit. Formore information on the free Jump Start Kit, or to download thesampler, visithttp://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/special/startfast/.

The Macromedia Flash Jump Start Kit contains: the MickeyLive!Streaming video training series to quickly introduce users to the basicfeatures of Macromedia Flash; a CD-based training session that providesa comprehensive understanding of the features; 11 customizableMacromedia Flash templates with guided tutorials created by Girlzillafor creating presentations, advertisements, advanced navigationelements, and complete Macromedia Flash sites.

Once users are ready to start creating their own Macromedia Flashcontent, the kit provides them with 50 premium images from PhotoDisc byGetty Images; 25 pre-built Macromedia Flash movies from Bigshot Media,Inc.; and 80 free sounds from PingPong Music. The kit also contains thedigital version of the Macromedia Flash 5! Creative Web Animation bookfrom Macromedia Press.

The kit will help Dreamweaver and HTML developers incorporateengaging Macromedia Flash content, including navigation and advanceduser interface elements into their Web projects. Traditional graphicdesigners looking to expand their design skills to the Web can use thekit to leverage the templates and creative assets for authoringengaging Macromedia Flash content.

To receive the free Macromedia Flash Jump Start Kit in English,users will need to purchase and register Macromedia Flash 5,Dreamweaver 4, or any of the studio products in which they are offeredbefore October 31, 2001. After registering the product online,customers will receive an e-mail that will help them complete theonline fulfillment process.