Re: FLASH: Flash 5

[Bryan Rieger]

I wasn't aware of what exactly was in each Shockwave plug-in. Kudos to the

Macromedia Shockwave Team.

(I guess I should pay more attention to what I'm downloading...) ;-)


John Dowdell wrote:


> At 10:14 AM 1/6/99, Bryan Rieger wrote:

> > What about integrating the Flash plug-in into Shockwave - so that

> > Director and Flash become a standard. This would appear to make

> > more sense, seeing as Shockwave 7 is now more a system component

> > than plug-in. Any thoughts from MM people? Stop making people

> > download Flash, Shockwave Director, Shockwave Authorware, etc.

> > - One Macromedia plug-in.....

>

> Your wish, our command.... ;-)

>

> The Flash Player will remain available as a separate download. If you're

> designing a site with Flash, you want bare-browsers to be able to get this

> small engine very quickly and easily. Standalone Flash must therefore

> remain an option.

>

> The Shockwave download has included the Flash player for years. Anyone who

> downloaded a meg or so could reasonably afford to get Flash too, so we

> bundled 'em together in the default Shockwave download. The new Shockwave 7

> download continues this: anyone who gets SW7 will get standalone Flash,

> too.

>

> Now, for Flash *inside* Director, the Flash Asset Xtra has been part of the

> default Shockwave download for about a year. This means that if you're

> using the advanced interactivity and media control of Shockwave to host

> your Flash content, the enduser will still have the "single download"

> advantage. All's included in the Shockwave 7 Player, as it was in the

> previous version of Shockwave.

>

> The Authorware Web Player is a different beast, because it's more a

> courseware tool than a mass-market affair. This is a separate download, and

> doesn't have an impact on Flash or Shockwave audiences. (The Authorware Web

> Player is included on CD distribution, but it's separate for web

> distribution.)

>

> By the way, the new Shockwave 7 Player went live 24/7 in the Shockwave

> Distribution Center this week. I would strongly urge all Flashers to

> examine the new auto-download and auto-update process! Folks here have been

> working on making it smoother and easier for endusers, and also helping

> designers convince clients about installed base... now we can finally start

> seeing results. Expect this area to continue to improve over the next year,

> but please *do* check out the first flowerings of this result today!

>

> jd

>

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