I've made tons of dual boot CD's using Flash/Director ( which now has the Xtra for flash 8 ), and I found it's the best tool out there for extending flash.
of course that would depend on your personal preference.. you can extend flash with wxPython, C#, visual basic, there is a long list... Then you have other apps Screenweaver ( on osflash ), which is great but still needing a lot of work. SWF studio, Zinc.. These have been mentioned ... I've not worked with Zinc.. But director is still my #1.. Plus I find lingo very intuitive, and extendable via the Xtras. But that a matter of personal preference... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles Parcell Sent: 11 April 2006 18:07 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Making a cd for Pc and Mac (Zinc - Director -SWFStudio - .NET) Look into Arca (http://xtras.tabuleiro.com/products/arca/index.tdb) or Valintine DB (http://www.paradigmasoft.com/en/products/developer/adk/V4MD) Xtras for the database. Using Treeview in Director <http://poppy.macromedia.com/~thiggins/articles/treecomponent/> also <http://www.updatestage.com/buglist.html#102205_2> For a TreeView you might want to roll your own code for it. Charles P. On 4/11/06, Lieven Cardoen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > During last year I had a lot of experience with making cd's that > basically use an main swf embedded in Director or Zinc. With both > there are lots of problems. > > > > This application writes xml to harddisk, needs to reed data from a > database, alters screen resolution... > > > > For my next project I'm not sure what to use. > > > > - Zinc doesn't support a crossplatform database, so I would > have to use only xml, which would not be performant and rather complex. > Also Zinc has some ennoying bugs which don't seem to get resolved ( > --> dll ). They have hundreds of commands, sure, but it's quality that > counts, not quantity. > > - Director : Man, I've had problems with Director, > unbelievable, and I rather not use it anymore. I does support V12, but > I haven't heard lots of good things from colleagues about V12. Also > using a Tree/List Component in your flash movie (swf) causes Director > to freeze on a lot of older computers (Windows 98 / Mac / WindowsXP SP1). > Flash Asset 8 is out, but is it to be trusted??? I've reported the > Tree/List bug some months ago, but it seems they haven't resolved it. > > - SWFStudio : I've heard it's better than Zinc, but no support > on Mac, so I can't use it. > > - What about .NET??? Is there a way to let this function on > Mac??? > > > > > > I've thought of splitting the project. For pc I would use Zinc or .NET > or SWFStudio and for mac then I would use Director. This does mean > more work. > > > > Please respond. thx > > > > lieven cardoen > > indiegroup > interactive digital experience > engelse wandeling 2 k18 > b8500 kortrijk > T +32 (0)56/361 197 > // communicatie bij voorkeur op [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com > _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.1/307 - Release Date: 10/04/2006 _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
