Re: [FLASH: Flash vs Directory on Interactivity...]

[Kevin Darbro]

nickolas c wrote:


> > Sherrie Rausch wrote:

> >

> > > Would Flash suffice or would Authorware be the more

> > > appropriate vehicle?

>

>

> I would have thought the correct answer here would be "depends exactly what

> you want to do". The company I work for has just had to produce [technical

> reasons] an interactive training package using Director."So what" you say.

> Well it took nearly 6 months to program. It takes no more than 6 WEEKS for

> me to build the same thing in Authorware.


Sherrie:


Nickolas is entirely right about your choice of software depending on "exactly

what you want to do," but having experience with all three, Authorware,

Director, and Flash, I'd have to recommend Director.  If you have a linear or

interactive piece, Director is slicker, and it's a breeze to import Flash

Movies.  I find Authorware clunky, and not the least bit sexy.  Fine tuning in

Authorware is difficult, and I'd much rather do things the right way the first

time than find workarounds.  Authorware is good for large CBT projects, where

very little programming experience is involved.  It's got a bunch of built in

variables for tracking and stuff.  It's flowchart metaphor IS very intuitive,

much more than the score in Director for branching and things, but once you are

familiar with the interface of Director, it will make perfect sense.

Director's actually much more like Flash than Authorware, but you can grow into

it as well.


It does have a bit of a learning curve, but there are plenty of good books out

there for learning it.  FWIW, I hope to never use Authorware again, but keep in

mind, I've been at Director a while.


HTH,


Kevin Darbro

Senior Multimedia Producer

PBM Interactive

http://www.hyperionstudios.com/kevin/pbmifk

http://www.intrex.net/kdarbro



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