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Agreed, if the creator added something like "media creation suite" instead of "creation suite" it'd be a bit more clear.

azamat-bagatov 10y ago
Creator here! Yup, I'm still trying to find the right wording for it; "media creation suite" is definitely more descriptive! Thx
- DaiPlusPlus 10y ago
  "Media" is still too vague. I would be blunt and say "Flash-like content authoring tool for HTML5" or "HTML5 Interactive Animation Editor".
  - VT_Drew 10y ago
    Not creator here. "Flash-like content authoring tool for HTML5" isn't catchy at all, that's like calling an iPod "Digital music playing device". Branding and marketing count.
  - iNate2000 10y ago
    Yeah - I'd call it "animation" instead of "flash".
  - bryanrasmussen 10y ago
    Flash-like content authoring tool for HTML5 would be a good headline for the Hacker News post, but not for the product.
- IanCal 10y ago
  I think for a short name, "creation suite" is fine, but a short description on the page would be handy. The demo does help, certainly. Looks interesting, anyway, I'll have to check it out to for playing with.
- radley 10y ago
  Well, first it's not a "suite" - it's just an app. In the industry we call it a Rich Media Editor. If "rich media" seems too old school, you can call it an HTML5 Media Toolkit.
- endergen 10y ago
  Or Vector Based Animation tool
- Frondo 10y ago
  How about "Steady," har har, because it's not Flash.
reflexive 10y ago
The term “creator” as applied to authors implicitly compares them to a deity (“the creator”). The term is used by publishers to elevate authors' moral standing above that of ordinary people in order to justify giving them increased copyright power, which the publishers can then exercise in their name. We recommend saying “author” instead. https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.en.html#Creator https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.en.html#Creato...
- radley 10y ago
  The industry term is "creative", i.e. this app is for creatives. Author is generally applied for written material.
  - reflexive 10y ago
    "2D animation software" and "multimedia authoring" are both pretty concrete terms. "Creator" suffers from vagueness more than anything.
- tomcam 10y ago
  Please, SpaceDingus9000, do not drink this Kool-Aid. Media Creation Suite is just fine here in the real world.

azamat-bagatov 10y ago

Creator here! Yup, I'm still trying to find the right wording for it; "media creation suite" is definitely more descriptive! Thx

DaiPlusPlus 10y ago
"Media" is still too vague. I would be blunt and say "Flash-like content authoring tool for HTML5" or "HTML5 Interactive Animation Editor".
- VT_Drew 10y ago
  Not creator here. "Flash-like content authoring tool for HTML5" isn't catchy at all, that's like calling an iPod "Digital music playing device". Branding and marketing count.
- iNate2000 10y ago
  Yeah - I'd call it "animation" instead of "flash".
- bryanrasmussen 10y ago
  Flash-like content authoring tool for HTML5 would be a good headline for the Hacker News post, but not for the product.
IanCal 10y ago
I think for a short name, "creation suite" is fine, but a short description on the page would be handy. The demo does help, certainly. Looks interesting, anyway, I'll have to check it out to for playing with.
radley 10y ago
Well, first it's not a "suite" - it's just an app. In the industry we call it a Rich Media Editor. If "rich media" seems too old school, you can call it an HTML5 Media Toolkit.
endergen 10y ago
Or Vector Based Animation tool
Frondo 10y ago
How about "Steady," har har, because it's not Flash.

reflexive 10y ago

The term “creator” as applied to authors implicitly compares them to a deity (“the creator”). The term is used by publishers to elevate authors' moral standing above that of ordinary people in order to justify giving them increased copyright power, which the publishers can then exercise in their name. We recommend saying “author” instead. https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.en.html#Creator https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.en.html#Creato...

radley 10y ago
The industry term is "creative", i.e. this app is for creatives. Author is generally applied for written material.
- reflexive 10y ago
  "2D animation software" and "multimedia authoring" are both pretty concrete terms. "Creator" suffers from vagueness more than anything.
tomcam 10y ago
Please, SpaceDingus9000, do not drink this Kool-Aid. Media Creation Suite is just fine here in the real world.