RE: FLASH: Authorware and Flash

[Greben, Lara]

I have used Authorware and Director extensively and am just learning Flash.

Michael, I agree with everything you just stated regarding the differences

between the programs.


I would also like to add that Authorware seems to be quite a bit easier to

use than Director.  Also, it has a lot of custom features useful when

creating training, such as built-in CMI functionality.  However, you can not

do (or it is very difficult to do) some of what you can do in Director

and/or Flash with respect to interactivity and animation.  That's based on

the strengths of those products.


Also, Authorware and Flash can work together very well.  For example, a

Flash animation can easily be imported into Authorware to add a quality

animation to the Authorware program.  In addition, Authorware and Flash can

communicate, although I have never tried this...


Lara


-----Original Message-----

From: Michael [

mikemikelangelo [dot] com (mailto:mikemikelangelo [dot] com)

]

Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:53 PM

To:

flasherchinwag [dot] com

Subject: Re: FLASH: Authorware and Flash



Authorware is different from both flash and director. Director is a beefy

version of Flash...where Authorware is something unto itself. We've used

authorware in the past to create multimedia for CD's. It can also be used

for the web, but I think the plugin is not as widespread as the flash

player. Also, when you work in AW, you work with flow charts, NOT timelines.

It requires a different visual thought process (I think) to use it

effectively. 


If Flash and Director do what you need...I would suggest staying with them.

AW is pretty pricey, too!


HTH,


Michael


>

From: "Ted Buson" <tbusonhotmail [dot] com>

>

Reply-To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 00:07:56 -0000

>

To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> Subject: FLASH: Authorware  and Flash

> 

> How compatible are these two programs? I've never used Authorware, but

have

> used director, and mostly work with Flash. Is Authorware more like

Director

> or Flash? does it have its own scripting language? Can Flash be imported

> into/ converted to Authorware?



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