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+ | [[MacroMind]] president [[Marc Canter]] had originally announced the project in 1988 as '''VideoWorks Professional''', a successor to its [[MacroMind VideoWorks II|VideoWorks II]] animation package with added paint capabilities.<ref name="infoworld-videoworks-3d-professional">[https://books.google.com/books?id=dDoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA27&dq=macromind+director VideoWorks to Get 3-D, Professional Versions] by Nick Arnett, ''InfoWorld'', p.27. 1988-08-01.</ref> [[wp:Tiny BASIC|Tiny BASIC]] was implemented as a scripting language in beta versions that were delivered to [[Apple Computer]] for use in "Guided Tours" tutorial files.<ref name="lingoworkshop-unnofficial-history-director">[http://lingoworkshop.com/articles/history An Unofficial Brief History of Director] by Luke Wigley, Lingo Workshop. 2017-01-27.</ref> |
The finished project was renamed MacroMind Director and was released solely for [[Macintosh]] at a list price of [[wp:United States dollar|US$]]695.<ref name="infoworld-macrominddirector-videostudio">[https://books.google.com/books?id=ijAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT89&dq=macromind+director Macromind Director Turns The Mac Into Video Studio] by Doug and Denise Greene, ''InfoWorld'', p.74-75. 1989-07-10.</ref> Tiny BASIC would be replaced by [[Lingo]] in [[MacroMind Director 2|version 2]].<ref name="lingoworkshop-unnofficial-history-director"/><ref name="infoworld-director-interactivity">[https://books.google.com/books?id=LjsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA27&dq=macromind+director Director's Increased Interactivity Lauded] by Paul Worthington, ''InfoWorld'', p.27. 1990-04-30.</ref> |
The finished project was renamed MacroMind Director and was released solely for [[Macintosh]] at a list price of [[wp:United States dollar|US$]]695.<ref name="infoworld-macrominddirector-videostudio">[https://books.google.com/books?id=ijAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT89&dq=macromind+director Macromind Director Turns The Mac Into Video Studio] by Doug and Denise Greene, ''InfoWorld'', p.74-75. 1989-07-10.</ref> Tiny BASIC would be replaced by [[Lingo]] in [[MacroMind Director 2|version 2]].<ref name="lingoworkshop-unnofficial-history-director"/><ref name="infoworld-director-interactivity">[https://books.google.com/books?id=LjsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA27&dq=macromind+director Director's Increased Interactivity Lauded] by Paul Worthington, ''InfoWorld'', p.27. 1990-04-30.</ref> |
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MacroMind Director 1.0 is the first version of the Director multimedia authoring environment, which was released in 1989 by MacroMind,[1] predecessor of Macromedia.[2]
Product history
MacroMind president Marc Canter had originally announced the project in 1988 as VideoWorks Professional, a successor to its VideoWorks II animation package with added paint capabilities.[3] Tiny BASIC was implemented as a scripting language in beta versions that were delivered to Apple Computer for use in "Guided Tours" tutorial files.[4]
The finished project was renamed MacroMind Director and was released solely for Macintosh at a list price of US$695.[5] Tiny BASIC would be replaced by Lingo in version 2.[4][6]
References
- ↑ Director Makes It Easy to Create Multimedia Presentations by Michael J. Miller, InfoWorld, p.S11. 1989-05-11.
- ↑ Early Tests by Michael Scaramozzino, Creating a 3D Animated CGI Short, p.6. 2011.
- ↑ VideoWorks to Get 3-D, Professional Versions by Nick Arnett, InfoWorld, p.27. 1988-08-01.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 An Unofficial Brief History of Director by Luke Wigley, Lingo Workshop. 2017-01-27.
- ↑ Macromind Director Turns The Mac Into Video Studio by Doug and Denise Greene, InfoWorld, p.74-75. 1989-07-10.
- ↑ Director's Increased Interactivity Lauded by Paul Worthington, InfoWorld, p.27. 1990-04-30.
External links
- MacroMind Director 1 at the Macromedia Wiki
Articles
- Macromedia Director: A Timeline-based Authoring Tool by Brian P. Bailey and Joseph A. Konstan, Authoring Interactive Media. 2000.
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1 · 2 · 3 (3.1) | 4 · 5 · 6 (6.5) · 7 · 8 (8.5) · MX · MX 2004 | 11 (11.5) · 12 |
Accelerator | Afterburner | Aftershock | Director Player | Multimedia Studio: 1 · 2 · 6 (6.5) · 7 · 8 (8.5) |
Shockmachine | Shockwave Player |
Discontinued in February 2017 |