Re: FLASH: Director7 vs. Flash4

[Yann]

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>Ok, I'm looking into Director to examine it's

>possibilities.  I've purchased the Demystifying

>Director 7 book to help guide me along.  As I go

>through it, I'm not finding much where I say "oh, I

>can't do that with Flash..." or, if anything, it seems

>more difficult with Director - like server-side

>database connectivity.

>

>Now, I haven't looked into the dynamic

>variable/creation side of things, and maybe that's

>where the true power is.  But all these Xtra's that

>are required and the money you have to pay for them

>seems rather annoying and not a good fit for my needs.

>

>Perhaps I'm missing something.  Could someone

>enlighten me on the *major* differences between Flash

>and Director?  Or, is there a comparison chart

>somewhere.

>

>I'm mainly looking to create high-end, interactive

>database apps on the web, loads of dynamic

>variables/graphics/etc, and probably some intense,

>synchronized sound and video apps.  Which video can be

>embedded into Director - woohoo!

>

>Anyway, any information would be greatly appreciated

>and maybe some insight into the future of

>flash/director as well.  I'd rather not spends months

>learning one app only to find I really need to be

>looking or could have used another app.  

>

>Thanks in advance!  And please don't flame me for

>missing the obvious...

>

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Hi,


The biggest difference between Director and Flash is programming.  With 

Director and a lot of patient you could actualy rebuild Microsoft excel 

from scratch (I've seen it once and it work pretty well).  You've got to 

remember that director was first built for multimedia application (eg. 

cd-rom) not for the web and flash is the opposite it was first build for 

the web not for multimedia application.  Now both of them do both but 

Flahs is still better for the web and Director for presentation.


So there what I think the general diffenrence are.  Both keep in mind 

(that's just my opinion by the ways) that comparing Director to Flash is 

like comparing apple with orange... you will find thing that are similar 

both at the core it's 2 different things.



Yann


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