Re: FLASH: Director to Flash

[John Dowdell]

At 9:21 AM 2/11/99, Rick Koch wrote:

> I am wondering if Flash allows for creating the project in Director

> and importing that into Flash as a finished piece.  Is that possible?

> Is there any merit in that? What exactly is the relationship between

> the two?



Sorry, no, a Director piece cannot be played in Flash. We can do the

opposite, though, hosting Flash content in Director and Shockwave.


One way to think of it is that there are media creation tools, and media

integration tools. Flash creates interactive vector animation files. It's

like how Photoshop creates pixel-based images, and AfterEffects creates

QuickTime videos.


Director integrates various media types. You can import HTML files, videos,

Flash files, audio, embed Xtras, more. Director is more of a destination

environment.


The Flash Player has a great advantage in that it's small, and it starts up

in a Flash. This makes it more accessible for many types of content...

you'll see far more splash pages done in Flash than in Shockwave, for

instance.


Director and Shockwave excel at creating web applications. It offers a very

fast, compact, and powerful scripting language. Unlike JavaScript, Lingo

works the same across multiple browser brands, versions, and platforms.

Your interactive pieces can make use of XML-formatted data, submit search

engine queries, and react completely to user input.


Summary: Flash can create pieces which can display on their own, or can be

used as media elements within Shockwave movies. The two combine into a very

strong toolset.




John Dowdell, Macromedia Tech Support, San Francisco CA US

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