Re: swf files? (OT)
Do you really see such an importance for shockwave like for flash? Imho the filesize is to big. Flash is a killer because of its small size... Sometimes I think MM will let it die slowly together with Director and blow Flash then up with a Pro version up to a new Director... Not really. Directory is mainly useful for multimedia CDs using pixel pictures. Because of the popularity of the internet, the glory days of the multimedia CD are over. But there is still use for Directory, especially when you think about DVD menus. (I don't know if Directory can do that, but it could be(come) a handy tool for it). Shockwave is a way to bring these multimedia projects to the internet. However, because file sizes are much more important on the internet than on CD, Shockwave is never really efficient. You can already author for DVDs using Director. Shockwave/Director also supports a truckload of features (= interactivity) that Flash doesn't, which don't necessarily involve manipulating bitmap images. As always, it's horses for courses. Cheers, Terry... -- Dr Terry Judd Biomedical Multimedia Unit Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences The University of Melbourne AUSTRALIA ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: swf files? (OT)
Do you really see such an importance for shockwave like for flash? Imho the filesize is to big. Flash is a killer because of its small size... Sometimes I think MM will let it die slowly together with Director and blow Flash then up with a Pro version up to a new Director... Not really. Directory is mainly useful for multimedia CDs using pixel pictures. Because of the popularity of the internet, the glory days of the multimedia CD are over. But there is still use for Directory, especially when you think about DVD menus. (I don't know if Directory can do that, but it could be(come) a handy tool for it). Shockwave is a way to bring these multimedia projects to the internet. However, because file sizes are much more important on the internet than on CD, Shockwave is never really efficient. There Flash comes in. This beauty is solely intended for internet animation and interactivity. It is very, very efficient when it comes to file sizes and learning to use it mainly means learning to keep the file sizes down (while making animations). Saying MM should let Director die and let Flash become a new Director sound a bit like saying Adobe should let PhotoShop die and turn Illustrator into it's successor. They both produce pictures ant they both can handle pixels and vectors, and PS files are usually larger, but still there is room for both programs. Terry ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
