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Benoit David             Tel: (514) 343-6111 x:3418
University of Montreal   Fax: (514) 343-2233
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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On Wed, 25 May 1994, Ahron Shtull-Trauing wrote:

> For a long time I have been debating whether or not to continue to use
> Authorware as my CD-ROM development tool.  The main pro is the ease of
> cross-platform development. The second pro is ease of development. Cons are
> many:
>
> 1. Macromedia's lack of commitment of resources to Authorware
> 2. 1-2% royalty (rumors to the contrary Macromedia has not yet removed these)
> 3. Limited support for layering (why can't I do transparancy of QT movies
> backgrounds)
> 4. Poor support for sound (one track only)
> 5. Poor support for timing
> 6. Limited graphics editing capability
>
> I know that authorware was meant to be a training tool, but it has so
> much potential as being the best and easiest to use multimedia authoring
> environment. Because of point 1, however, I think it fails to live up to
> this potential.  I looked into alternatives (passport Pro seemed the most
> promising but its performance was poor and worst of all it only supports
> the System Palette - a major sin in multimedia).
>
> With Director 4.0, Macromedia has made my choice inevitable. Besides
> being exactly the opposite on all 6 points above, cross-platform support
> is even better.  When DfW hits the shelf in July, you'll be able to quite
> easily develop a hybrid CD since the programs are *binary* compatible
> (unlike authorware). BTW, just to bolster my point further - which
> Macromedia product is native first on the PPC?  Which will support
> 3DO and Script-X first?
>
> Director 4.0 has pushed Authorware back into being a niche product - good
> for training (a big niche, but a niche nonetheless) but not for
> all-around multimedia.  So, I'll go out and pay for my lingo programmer -
> hey, its cheaper than cracking my head against the wall each time I run
> into another limitation of authorware.
>
> Maybe, just maybe, Macromedia will wake up and roll these products into
> one. Think of the ease of use of Authorware programming with the power of
> Director - one hell of a program. I've said this before on this list - if
> Macromedia doesn't wake up someone else will.
>
> BTW, does anyone know the mailing address for the Director list :)?
>
> Also, I'll still be using authorware as a prototytping tool, so no, I
> don't plan to sell my license for cheap ;)  Also, I'll still be reading
> this list - and writing nasty comments once in a while <g>.
>
> Aron Shtull-Trauring
> aronst@zeus.datasrv.co.il
>