Last year, Macromedia wowed us with a high-caliber suite of Web-design, content-management, graphics-creation, and site-building tools called Studio MX. This year, the sub-$1,000 dream package gets a face-lift.

The all-in-one Web design suite bundles Dreamweaver MX 2004, Fireworks MX 2004, Macromedia Flash MX 2004 (or a brand-new offering, Flash MX 2004 Professional), FreeHand MX, and ColdFusion MX 6.1 Developer Edition. Of those, only FreeHand MX is not new. Individually, each program costs several hundred dollars, but Studio MX supplies them all for $899 (the product will ship in September).

We've reviewed the big three--Flash, Dreamweaver, and Fireworks--and tossed in a bonus review of Macromedia's updated content-management app, Contribute. Whether you're ready to start your Web development career or improve your existing projects, there's definitely something here for everyone.

Read the full review:
Dreamweaver MX 2004
Fireworks MX 2004
Macromedia Flash MX 2004
Contribute 2.0