Well guys...
I guess like all things we each have our own perference, but taumel and I agree here - Director is a better interface, a better coding tool, far more capable language overall (not just in web based applications where it comes a close second to Flash imho).
I have been a multimedia professional for many many years and always think very carefully and look very carefully at the requirements of each and every project I take on. I like both, and have created many games and applications in both. It is rare that Flash is chosen over Director for bigger projects which are not web oriented. By that I mean visitor centre and museum pieces, kiosks, games, touch screen applications, CD-ROM's, DVD-ROM's, training applications.
Flash is great for web work, banners, web sites, presentations (replacing Power Point), but Director can do all those things too, albeit with a different (and somewhate larger) shockwave player - which is why traditionally it has had less use over the years of dial-up. I keep both tools at the ready, along with B3d and others, because every professional has to choose the right tool for the job.
@Perturbatio - I am not surprised you don't like MX2004 - I know there has been a lot of controvesy over the way Macromedia left Dircetor MX2004 out in the cold right after its launch, there's a link to the 'latest update' for MX2004 on the Adobe website which hasn't worked since last March (2007) so getting bugs fixed was a nightmare - and there were some, however anyone who had any experience as a Direcor developer kept 8.5 as their main tool and never upgraded. I guess that's partly why the upgrade is from 8.5 onwards - cause that includes a hell of a lot more developers!!!! Lol.
My order is placed. I shall keep you posted.
IPete2.
I guess like all things we each have our own perference, but taumel and I agree here - Director is a better interface, a better coding tool, far more capable language overall (not just in web based applications where it comes a close second to Flash imho).
I have been a multimedia professional for many many years and always think very carefully and look very carefully at the requirements of each and every project I take on. I like both, and have created many games and applications in both. It is rare that Flash is chosen over Director for bigger projects which are not web oriented. By that I mean visitor centre and museum pieces, kiosks, games, touch screen applications, CD-ROM's, DVD-ROM's, training applications.
Flash is great for web work, banners, web sites, presentations (replacing Power Point), but Director can do all those things too, albeit with a different (and somewhate larger) shockwave player - which is why traditionally it has had less use over the years of dial-up. I keep both tools at the ready, along with B3d and others, because every professional has to choose the right tool for the job.
@Perturbatio - I am not surprised you don't like MX2004 - I know there has been a lot of controvesy over the way Macromedia left Dircetor MX2004 out in the cold right after its launch, there's a link to the 'latest update' for MX2004 on the Adobe website which hasn't worked since last March (2007) so getting bugs fixed was a nightmare - and there were some, however anyone who had any experience as a Direcor developer kept 8.5 as their main tool and never upgraded. I guess that's partly why the upgrade is from 8.5 onwards - cause that includes a hell of a lot more developers!!!! Lol.
My order is placed. I shall keep you posted.
IPete2.