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A look at Director, Flash and other Adobe news from the 2006 conference in Las Vegas.
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A look at Director, Flash and other Adobe news from the 2006 conference in Las Vegas.
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News related to Director from the 2005 Macromedia User Conference in Anaheim, California. A summary of news from the sneak peak, birds-of-a-feather gathering and sessions.
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This article outlines the process of creating a fire simulation with semi-realistic properties for use in a typical game engine or other real-time 3D environment. Fire simulation is broken down into three major areas: point-sprite generation, image animation, and additional effects (smoke, sparks, and glow). Also discussed are additional solutions for multi-texturing and manipulation of the textures needed to produce the simulation, as well as discussion of directions this work could be extended.
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Development can involve writing code in a Flash movie, that is to be run embedded in Director as a Flash sprite. A reliable way of establishing links between your Flash code objects and your Lingo code is required. A technique for establishing those links, in both directions, is described here.
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There are options available for working with TCP/IP sockets, which allow you to develop networking solutions that are not available through the Multiuser Xtra or an embedded Flash XML Socket solution. In this article, well discuss how this can work for you.
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A case study for SONY U.K.'s new Communications Toolkit CD for its PCS Series Videoconferencing product. Project uses several third-party Xtras including a custom version of INMs Impressario, INMs V12 Database Engine, DirectImage and DirectFTP.
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Meliora Software is pleased to announce KeyboardControl Xtra version 3.0.
KeyboardControl Xtra is the most advanced and efficient keyboard input filtering solution for Adobe Director available on the market today.
What's new in version 3.0:
- Multiple keyboards support added. Now you can set hotkeys, start and stop filtering for each installed keyboard independently.
- Windows Vista support added.
Upgrade to version 3.0 is available free of charge to all registered KeyboardControl Xtra customers. Please, visit http://www.meliorasoft.com for more details.
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ISO Interactive has developed a number of interactive projects ranging from typical web sites, online shockwave games, 3D development and full customized content management systems.
Our ISO Interactive CMS platform has been used for a number of projects.
The new ISO site uses a version that has additional controls over flash and shockwave content.
A few of our customized CMS driven sites:
ISO New Site:
ISO Interactive (http://www.isointeractive.com )
Corporate:
Coca-Cola (http://www.cokecce.com)
COPPCO (http://www.coppcoonline.com)
Game related:
Shocksites (http://www.shocksites.com )
Chamber of Chat (http://www.chamberofchat.com )
Thank you and have a great day.
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INM recently released INM PDF Xtra 8 for Director. This highly-anticipated version ensures that developers can continue to create up-to-date compelling content while integrating Acrobat 8. Special upgrade prices are available for owners of INM PDF Xtra 7 and 3.
Read the full press-release:
http://www.inm.com/about/newsroom/pressrelease/070110-pdf-xtra8-official.htm
Product information:
http://www.inm.com/products/pdfdirector/
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New Data Analysis and Secure Networking Features Added to Ultra Fast Developer Database
December 8, 2006. Beaverton, Oregon-based Paradigma Software, Inc announces the immediate availability of Valentina Technology Release 2.5 for all developer and business products. This upgrade adds significant new features to both Paradigma business products and developer products.
All Valentina 2.5 products gain two new SQL syntax features for reducing complexity in SQL queries and greatly enhancing data analysis queries:
* PIVOT, SQL Syntax. Create virtual cross-tabs of data results to greatly enhance data analysis capabilities of applications built around Valentina.
* WITH-statement, SQL Syntax. A new Common Table Expression and similar to Views; the WITH statement acts much like a VIEW that is temporary to the query.
All Valentina 2.5 business products gain both SSL and automatic network discovery features, with options available for Valentina Developer Network:
* SSL Support. Built in SSL support for Valentina Office Server and Valentina Studio, allowing optionally adding secure communications or disabling non-SSL communications. An SSL Adapter is available for Valentina Developer Network for $99.
* Bonjour Support. Built in Bonjour support (a form of zero-config) for Valentina Office Server and Valentina Studio. This allows automatic discovery of a database server on a network. A Bonjour Adapter is available for Valentina Developer Network for $99.
* Redesigned Valentina Studio. The database creation, browser, query builder and server maintenance tool has a new, modern, tabbed interface.
In addition to customer feedback, Paradigma Software also incorporated dozens of minor fixes and improvements.
The technology upgrade is free for all licensees of Valentina 2.x products. The Bonjour and SSL Adapters cost $99 and are licensed so that VDN subscribers can incorporate them into their projects royalty free.
Valentina Application Developer Kits allow developers utilizing Adobe Director, Runtime Revolution, REALbasic, any .net framework solution, any COM based solution, Delphi, MS Visual C++ or Apple xCode to power their applications with Valentina database technology. Valentina ADKs start at $149.
Valentina Developer Network adds royalty free distribution of Valentina Embedded Server, allowing developers to save over $300 per deployment compared to competing solutions; Embedded Server can be deployed royalty free. Valentina Developer Network starts at $399 during December 2006, new seats of VDN Platform are discounted by $100.
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Magicgate Software has launched a series of pre-made, ready to use multimedia interfaces for CD-ROM projects.
Give your next CD-ROM project a head start with our completely customizable, professional layered interfaces. Our multimedia interfaces take all the work out of creating a spectacular front end to your next CD-Rom project! Our artists have created theme based interfaces to give your project that unique edge that it deserves. Talk about sticking out of the crowd and making an impression. In just a matter of minutes you will have your complete front end up and running.
Features:
=>Layered Photoshop files for easy import into Director
=>Standard 800x600 resolution interfaces
=>Available in 3 different purchase options
=>Eliminates the need for paying for expensive graphic design
Requirements:
Adobe Photoshop 7 or later and/or Adobe Director 8.5 or later
We have three options for you when purchasing this interface:
1) Layered Photoshop (PSD) file
2) Layered Photoshop (PSD) file AND a Director file with the layers already imported and navigation programmed for the menu choices along with any mouse over actions (This is an 8.5 Director version of the file which is also compatible with MX and MX2004 and future versions)
3) Layered Photoshop (PSD) file that will be exclusive to your project and not sold to any other vendor.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.magicgate.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=C&Category_Code=MMINTF
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Be the first to experience the Essential Pack for Director, a uniquely powerful publishing solution!
Integration New Media, Inc. (INM) recently announced the official combined release of INM Impressario 3 and INM VizionDB 4.1, two of the most praised Xtras on the market combined into one exceptional value package.
The new INM Impressario 3 allows you to create, interact and customize PDFs in Director and, when combined with INM VizionDB 4.1, becomes the essential solution for indexing, searching and retrieving relevant information from a large number of PDFs. The Essential Pack for Director is ideal for those wishing to create searchable libraries such as educational reference, technical documentation and e-learning materials.
To experience this powerful publishing solution, try INM Impressario 3 and INM VizionDB 4, free for 30 days
http://www.INM.com/Products/Essentials/
Exceptional value pricing is also available, visit: https://Store.INM.com
For more information, please contact info@INM.com
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Integration New Media, Inc. (INM) recently announced that their flagship product, INM VizionDB Desktop is in its public beta phase. INM VizionDB is designed to meet the needs of both the creative individual and the skilled programmer, it combines visually appealing graphical interfaces and easy-to-use productivity tools, with the power of industry-strength database technology. This results in the fastest design-to-delivery cycle for the user.
INM VizionDB for Adobe Director is actively recruiting beta testers. This product will be available for purchase later this spring. To join the beta team and to download the free, fully-functional beta, please visit:
http://www.INM.com/products/viziondb/desktop/
The top 3 beta testers will be given a free INM VizionDB Desktop license.
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The paper gives an overview of the situation, and offers some guidelines on what the transition will entail, including some special considerations for Director developers. It also mentions the official position from some of the main Xtra developers on their plans to convert their Xtras.
Should you require additional information, please feel free to contact me.
Here is a direct link to the PDF document (317 KB
http://www.inm.com/about/newsroom/whitepaper/intel-mac-whitepaper.pdf
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Just a notice on latest project with the isoEditor/ISOstudio and upates to our softare.
1. The Chamber of Chat is an example of a real world project that gets updated on regular bases.
Our isoEditor (ISOstudio software), Macromedia Director, MySQL and .asp were used to build this online community. It has a built in content management system as well as HTML newsletter functionality.
Visit the site at: http://www.chamberofchat.com
There are even more members (about 4500), more rooms and improved functionality.
Take a look at some pics at:
a. http://www.shocksites.com/images/common/coc1.jpg
b. http://www.shocksites.com/images/common/coc2.jpg
c. http://www.shocksites.com/images/common/coc3.jpg
d. http://www.shocksites.com/images/common/coc4.jpg
2. Keep up with the lasted updates here on the officail ISOstudio forums. Also notice that there is a new Forum there called "RED5 Zone" at: http://www.shocksites.com/forum/default.asp?CAT_ID=9. This is for a new multi user and streaming technology for Flash and Director. It is very similar to the multi user technology used in the Chamber of Chat. So be sure to as ask question on that at the forums. And it is FREE!
3. Do not forget about the Director-online Wiki for details on samples of ISOstudio.
http://director-online.com/dougwiki/index.php/ISOengine
News Source Provided by
ISOinteractive, LLC
www.isointeractive.com
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Shocksites.com is hosting the current Official RED5 Forums at: http://www.shocksites.com/forum/default.asp?CAT_ID=9
RED5 Overview:
It is software developed that soon will have the ability to manage multi user/real time game environments, streaming services (including video and audio), and other interactive with OSFlash, Flash and Director.
So drop by and ask or answer questions about this FREE Open Source application.
Informatin provided by
ISOinteractive, LLC
www.isointeractive.com
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INM is pleased to announce the winners of the INM Impressario Project Contest sponsored by Macromedia and Adobe: 1st Place: Sony Marketing Resource Toolkit by Blueburst Ltd. 2nd Place: Swarovski's Introduction to Digiscoping by Sony DADC 3rd Place: Weber Knapp Video by Chase Information Systems, Inc. Find out more: http://www.INM.com/contest/impressario2005/winners.htm
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Tagarela is a jabber client library, written to ease the development of jabber shockwave based clients, hiding the XMPP/Jabber protocols as much as it can on, offering an easy to use and powerfull library. Tagarela was developed under a great program, called "Summer of Code" for Google. You can learn more about it here, but there is a great deal of gratitude for Google and Jabber Software Foundation to make this library work. All of the protocol documentation used by Tagarela can be found in here. Altough Tagarela was first written for jabber clients, most of the good work on Director's movies are games. With this in mind, there are many features for games developers who want to use the secure and robust jabber network for writing multi player games.
For more information, visit
http://wiki.jabber.org/index.php/Shockwave_Lingo_Library
Contact
Samuel Goto
samuelgoto@gmail.com, samuel.goto@ic.unicamp.br
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Gemafreie Welten.de offers a wide range of different royalty free music tracks. There are over 1000 Tracks and various soundeffects online.
Easy licensing and fast archivebrowser options.
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High quality 3D models in various categories and file formats
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Collection of royalty free music loops, suitable as background music with flash and websites, games, PowerPoint, presentations, video, films.
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Royalty Free Music Library covering a wide range of styles from Techno to real Orchestral Classical Music in broadcast quality recordings. All tracks can be previewed online and are available for instant download.
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Europes leading 3D Marketplace featuring a collection of high quality 3D models, textures and materials. Falling Pixel gives its users the ability to buy and sell models to a worldwide audience.
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Royalty Free Music. Hi-Quality music for film, video, broadcast, web, flash, games, events, music on hold and more. Music from $2.99 only.
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Home of Classical Music. Royalty free classical music for your productions.
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3D model site which includes furniture and garden objects. Site has a large section of free models. Useful for landscape and interior designers who need 3d models for their projects.
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The123D is a databank of hundreds of high quality
3D models and resources for digital artists.
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Free 3D models in Max,Maya, Poser, C4D, and others, as well as a gallery, artwork, textures, tutorials.
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All original, broadcast quality sound effects and music optimized for interactive media.
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Background music loops and sound effects for websites, including SWF sound files and HTML code to play sound automatically when a page loads.
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Scrollbar Flash compment for scrolling any movie clip and progressbar Flash component to display the progres of loading content.
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Royalty Free Music Library featuring thousands of music tracks, Flash music loops and sound effects. Instant Preview, Purchase, Downloads. Download entire previews free by becoming a member.
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Flash Wanted - Ultimate Flash Directory - Flash components, applets (swf), tools, utilities, FLA dources files.
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Royalty free music, sound effects, music loops for TV, radio, film, video, multimedia productions and the Internet.
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A variety of Xtras for Macromedia Director and Authorware, Director behaviors and articles.
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Inovartis Flash Videos are the next generation of motion graphics for Flash, an amazingly diverse royalty-free collection of professionally produced Flash Videos.
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The German Macromedia User Group Website since 1997, with a huge online forum, and many articles & tutorials for Director users.
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Royalty free music, songs, jingles and sound loops for multimedia and web productions..
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Commercial/Free Xtras from Database support to OS control for Director.
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Flash menu components for Flash authoring and standalone SWF-files for web delivery.
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Nusic Sound Studio, located in Poland, specializes in converting emotions into instrumental music and designing sound effects for video arts - motion pictures, multimedia shows, and computer games worldwide.
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Director shortcuts compilation and a cursor resource package available free to the Director authoring community.
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Stock Flash vector 3D clipart animations perfect for eye-catching Flash banners, preloaders, buttons or just to add excitement and motion to your website.
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Free 3D Model & Texture Downloads, Free & Commercial 3D Model & Texture Resources, Galleries, Software overviews for Modeling, Animation, Rendering, Terrain & Landscape, Web3D, 3D Game Development, 3D Engines, Plugins, Books, Web3D, Sound Files
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The fastest, easiest, and coolest way to burn your Director or Flash presentation onto CD-ROM. Make CDs that autorun, switch resolution, handle installations, and launch your program.
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Amara Flash Intro and Banner Builder is the ultimate Flash text effect tool to help the web designer create and design animated Flash intros, Flash banners, Flash ads, Flash pop-ups and any other Flash animation.
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Whie preloadNetThing, it seems netDone returns 1 as soon as the download process begins. Use getStreamStatus.state to check was it completed !
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doesn't work with firefox, IE mac, and versions of netscape without LiveConnect.
you must name the .dcr in both the embed and object tags. liveconnect=true must be on if you're targeting netscape that supports it.
alternatives? possibly gotonetpage/geturl
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isn't there a way to put the local variables in a string instead
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Obtaining a reference to text only works on #text members. It fails on fields with Object Expected.
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using "the key" can determine the key related to a keycode only when the key has just been pressed. How do i pick an arbitrary number and determine the key to which it corresponds?
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You can affect this property as though it were a linear list. So:
sprite(7).scriptInstanceList = []
clears all behaviors attached to a given sprite.
Also: for those using javascript, this syntax works:
sprite(7).scriptInstanceList.add(script("myBehavior"));
It seems to hang if you use the above code to initialize the list, but this worked for me:
sprite(7).scriptInstanceList.deleteOne(script("myBehavior"));
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windowRef.modal is obsolete and not supported in MX 2004 as mentioned.
Use windowRef.type=#dialog instead
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I couldn't get this to work with the sytax sample style listed here. I had to use a simple string which was the name of the bitmap member.
Example: sprite(1).member.textureMember = "mybitmap"
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The return value of importFileInto is a boolean that shows whether the command did work or not.
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You can get the total number of visual lines in a text member (lines created by word wrap and carriage returns) rather than the lines calculated by carriage returns when you use member().line.count.
Anyways, to calculate the visual lines you can do this:
vLineCount = member("myText").locVToLinePos(member("myText").height)