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>Hi,
>
>     I am involved with a project to produce an interactive MM CD-ROM that will
>be included in our yearbook, The Howitzer.  West Point is eager to be the first
>school to do this with all work done by students.

Dream on!! ;-}

>     We want to include lots of still pictures and narration, a few videos and
>maybe an animation or two--basically an enhanced ADDITION to the printed
>version.
>     I have been reading the aware list to get an idea how useful AP could be.
>Other software I have been looking at includes: Icon Author, Toolbook, and
>Visual Basic.  This summer's release of Director /win has a shot too.
>We feel that a Windows application 640X480X256 running mostly
>off the disc would best suit our needs, but are open to suggestions.

Director is by far the best for what you want to do. It's best integrating
audio, still pictures, video, titles, etc. The graphics capability, from
within the "Paint Window," is far superior to what you can do with any of
the software. This is very useful for titles, picture captions, etc.

When the windows version is available, it wil allow total cross-platform
compatability, so the program can both authored and run on either Macs or
PCs.  I would recommend developing on Mac, and then porting it to the PC
for finished product.

The learning curve for Director is not bad if you are just doing
interactivity with go-to's from buttons. Authorware is better for tracking
user responses, etc, but it doesn't look like you are going to be doing any
of that.

>     The authoring system has yet to be purchased (it will be used all year
>long for a yearly product), so we are flexible with the authoring platform.
>Initially, it seems it would minimize hassle and cost to author off of a
>windows machine, but if you have other experiences, please let me know about
>them.
>     A final question, what kind of system should we design for for a release
>in 18 months?  486DX2 66, 8 meg, 2X spin?
>     Thanks for any help!  We are doing this non-profit (except I might get
>some credit-hours out of it!) and are possibly looking for sponsors to defray
>costs--approx dist 1500 + maybe some media coverage.
>
>CDT Nate Johnson  USMA 96  F-3
>_______________________________________________________________________________
>                           CDT CPL JOHNSON, NATHAN E
>                                USCC  '96  F-3

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Alan Whitman
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awhitman@halcyon.com
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