Chapter 1 Introduction; About Director - MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX 2004-USING DIRECTOR Use Manual

Welcome to Macromedia Director MX 2004. With Director, you can develop high-performance
multimedia content and applications for CDs, DVDs, kiosks, and the Internet. This guide, Using
Director, includes comprehensive descriptions and detailed step-by-step instructions that explain
how to use all of the features in Director.
In this chapter, you can get an overview of Director, learn about the features that are new in this
release of Director, and find additional sources of information.

About Director

With Director, a proven multimedia authoring tool for professionals, you can develop high-
performance content and deploy it anywhere: on CDs, DVDs, intranets, kiosks, or the Internet.
Whether you are creating enhanced CD/DVD-ROM content, educational content, or
entertainment applications, Director handles the widest variety of media, letting you unleash your
creativity and build rich, interactive experiences that deliver measurable results. Director provides
all the tools you need to maximize productivity, including a choice of scripting languages and
cross-platform publishing.
With Director, you can now do all of the following:
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Embed most major media formats in your multimedia projects, including DVD-Video,
Windows Media, RealMedia, QuickTime, and Macromedia Flash content, in addition to
audio, bitmap, and 3D formats.
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Work seamlessly with other Macromedia MX products, including Macromedia
Flash MX 2004.
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Extend the authoring environment and playback engine with the Xtra extension plug-in
architecture in Director. Use third-party Xtra extensions or write your own to control external
devices, such as joysticks and cameras, and perform sophisticated operating system-level tasks.
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Write scripts to add interactivity and automation to your projects, using the Lingo scripting
language, JavaScript syntax, or a combination of the two.
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Publish content across platforms and to different formats, including Macintosh and
Windows projectors.
CHAPTER 1
Introduction
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