Software Providers/Vendors used to make software demos and put them on their websites to show the overview of their software. Most software demos are made as Flash files because the various advantages of Flash files. Compared with some other video formats, Flash-based file is much smaller and accessible. This streaming video could be transferred online readily and it is compatible in most video players and browsers. So it could be the ideal file format to convey your idea to your visitors. The popular ways to make demos are Adobe Flash and demo software. But what is a better way to make software demo? Adobe Flash or demo software?

Adobe Flash is a professional software application for Flash movie and animated picture making. And it is also widely used in demo making. The powerful editing function makes it stand out of the Flash tools. This demo of a photo software application is created by Adobe Flash. As I was concerned, this demo took the author almost 30 days to get it done. This is a wonderful animated demo. It shows us clearly the main function of this photo software.

The demo of Photo Collage studio is also quoted from the same company of photo-to-dvd.com. Let’s take a look. It is quite similar to the last one, but this tutorial is mainly about how to make photos for Graduation with Photo Collage studio.  The main features of Photo Collage studio are illustrated very well in this Flash movie. It is Created by DemoCreator(a demo software application) in about 30 minutes.

Let’s see something from some different angles:
Workflow:
Adobe Flash: Adobe Flash is a professional and complicated animated movie maker. As a Software Provider/Vendor, you might not be skilled in Adobe Flash, so you have to hire a professional Flash designer to make the software demo for you. The designer has to spend some time to get familiar with your software before he starts the demo making. After that, he makes the layout for the demo and try to fulfill the demo according to your requirement.
Demo software: Most demo software applications are designed to be easy to use. With one of them, you just can make the demo by yourself to express your idea. Demo software applications do not have so abundant functionalities as Adobe Flash, but it is powerful to make stunning demos with easy operation.

Cost:
We will discuss this problem in two aspects: time cost and labor cost.
The demo sample created by Adobe Flash we mentioned above took the software vendor and designer almost 30 days. That is really hard to be accepted for most people. And in those days the software may have upgrade to another new version. Demo software applications greatly reduce the time of software demo making. You can finish your demo in 30 minutes.

On the other hand, you get to prepare a big budget for hiring a Flash designer. Making such a compelling demo could be a big project. But if you can use some demo software like DemoCreator to make your demo, it would save you a lot of money.

Demo Quality:
As an excellent animation maker, Adobe Flash does a wonderful job in picture and animation processing. The demo created by Adobe Flash has a better quality than the demo created by normal demo software. But the demo software applications have been improving their demos’ definition and function all the time. Now the quality of demos created in two different ways comes to be closed.

So, which way would you like to make your software demo?
Complicated project or An easy job,
A skill Flash designer or A market staff without Flash skills,
30 days or 30 minutes,
A big budget or A small budget,
For most people, demo software wins the place alongside Adobe Flash obviously.
Making demos in a short time to show your products to your users is a nice thing to enhance your marketing. So, make your demos sell your products.

Learn more about the demo mention above:
Demo created by Adobe Flash

Demo created by DemoCreator