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jguruswa@rucs.faculty.cs.runet.edu (Jay Guruswamy) writes:

> Hi Folks,
> 	I am looking for a multimedia authoring system that works in the
> Windows environment and the MAC.  I am aware of Authorware and
> Spinnaker.  Are there any other systems?
> 
> 	I would appreciate any comments from people who have used
> these authoring systems.
> 
> 	Thanks.
> 			      Jay Guruswamy
> 
> 

       I have not used this but I have heard that Macromind Action is 
good. There are versions for Windows ( On CD-ROM or Disks) and for the 
macintosh. With the up and coming Windows NT there should be a lot more 
MM aps for the PC that are on the mac now such as Macromind Director, 
Macromind Macromedia and others.

                                Peter Blum

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In article <2wsPqB1w165w@tsoft.sf-bay.org>, bbs.peter@tsoft.sf-bay.org (Peter Blum) writes:
>        I have not used this but I have heard that Macromind Action is
> good. There are versions for Windows ( On CD-ROM or Disks) and for the
> macintosh. With the up and coming Windows NT there should be a lot more
> MM aps for the PC that are on the mac now such as Macromind Director,
> Macromind Macromedia and others.

Just a note: "MacroMedia" isn't a software product, it's the name of a
software company. That company was produced by the merger of AuthorWare
and MacroMind/ParaComp (itself the product of a merger). Thus there is
no such product as "Macromind Macromedia", while "MacroMind Director" should
probably now be called "MacroMedia Director".

In the meantime, it's amusing to note that, if you want to create animations
for playback with the Windows Multimedia Extensions, you have to do it on a
Mac...

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jguruswa@rucs.faculty.cs.runet.edu writes:  
> Hi Folks, 
> I am looking for a multimedia authoring system that works in the 
> Windows environment and the MAC.  I am aware of Authorware and
> Spinnaker.  Are there any other systems? 
> 
> I would appreciate any comments from people who have used 
> these authoring systems.  
> 

I've used both of the above systems for a couple of years.
Spinnaker Plus is just too slow for consideration.  (Slow in
the sense of code execution.)  Authorware is great and ports
easily.  Prototyping is fast and the design paradigm is
excellent.  It also uses XCMD's (on the Mac side) so you can
extend the system.

Other options include Macromind Director and Quatrain.  You can
developin in MM Dir. on the Mac and play back on both the Mac
and in Windows.  I've used it quite a bit on the Mac, but have
not ported using their Windows player.  The interface has a
steep learning curve, but it is a powerful system, especially
if you need to do a lot of 2D animation.  

Quatrain is a recent release by Softwords (4252 Commerce
Circle, Victoria, BC, Canada V8Z 4M2, (604)727-6552).  It ports
between Windows, DOS, UNIX, and I believe Mac as well.  I've
not used it, but Softwords will send you a demo disk.
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