Director MX 2004 Overview

 





 

 



Director MX 2004 Intro

• Director MX 2004 is a powerful interactive multimedia authoring tool.

• Director MX 2004 allows developers to build exceptionally rich content that delivers integrated interactive audio, video, vectors and bitmaps, text, fonts, and Flash MX. Director MX produces rich multimedia content that can be deployed on CD's, DVD's or corporate intranets or to three-hundred million web users that have shockwave player.


Who Uses Director MX 2004?

  • Animators use it to create animation for output to videotape or streaming Web movies.
  • Web developers use it to add motion, sound, interactivity, and data-processing capability to their Web pages.
  • Game and entertainment developers use it to create single-user games for distribution on CD-or DVDROM, or multi-user online games.
  • Educators use it to create interactive learning and testing materials for distribution over the Web or on CD.
  • Software developers use it to create working models of applications, allowing them to demonstrate and fine-tune the interface or the “look and feel” of products that are still in development.
  • Software publishers use it to create tutorials for their products, or to guide users through the installation process.
  • Business people use it to create presentations and training materials.
    Artists use it to create presentations and training materials.
  • Artists use it to create multimedia artwork.
  • Exhibit designers use it to create touch screen kiosks that provide instant information for tourists, museum visitors, or conference attendees.
  • Consultants use it for just about anything. Does a rug store need an interactive catalog that will help buyers choose colors and patterns? If a particular application can’t be bought “ off the shelf”, a good consultant can always find a way to build it in Director.
 
Difference between Macromedia Flash and Shockwave Players

Like Shockwave Player, Flash Player is a free Web player from Macromedia; both players display rich multimedia content on the Web, and each player has a distinct purpose.

Shockwave Player displays multimedia Web content, such as interactive product training and demonstrations, e-commerce programs, music, multi-user games, and communication, developed in Director.

Flash player displays fast-loading high-impact Web animation, such as advertising and promotion, developed in Macromedia Flash. By installing both players, you can ensure that you can display the widest variety of animated and interactive Web content.

Understanding the Power of Director white paper (PDF, 275 KB)

History

An Industry Tested Pioneer for nearly 20 years, Macromedia Director has been an essential tool for professional multimedia development. Director was originally created in 1984 by a company called MacroMind. The product at the time was called VideoWorks and would only run on the Macintosh Computer. Later on Macromedia acquired MacroMind and Director. In 1988 Director 1.0 was released along with the Lingo scripting language. Director has been used to create hundreds of thousands CD ROM’s and countless Shockwave Movies that can be played through a browser on the Internet. Its latest incarnation, Director MX, builds on this strong foundation with new features and innovations that make Director as indispensable today as ever before.

When Director drew its first breath as a product called VideoWorks,it gained immediate notice for the ease in which it was able to produce complex animations,and for its real time,on-screen compositing engine. In the early 1990 ’s, Macromedia Director helped spark the multimedia revolution by making it easy to combine popular media types with a powerful interactive scripting language called Lingo. Director was so popular and made such an impact on the multimedia industry that by the mid 1990 ’s, more than 70%of all multimedia CD-ROM titles were produced using Director.


By 1996, Director extended its lead in the world of multimedia by introducing Shockwave Player;an innovative way to take Director movies to Internet browsers.The successful launch of Shockwave Player not only brought a new market for creators of Director content, but it also fundamentally changed the way users perceived their Internet experience.

Director MX continues to build on its history of innovation. As a member of the Macromedia MX family of products, Director MX offers a tight level of integration with such essential tools as Macromedia Flash and Fireworks, resulting in a more effective workflow.Today, Director MX remains the tool of choice for professional developers who are creating content for CDs and DVDs, distance learning courses, kiosks, on-line games, and more.
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