Generator 1 (Japanese version)
Macromedia Generator was a server-side application that was developed by Macromedia to automatically generate graphics from Flash-based templates.
Product history[]
Originally named Flash Generator, the program ran on JRun and used Macromedia Flash 3 files as templates. Flash Generator entered into public beta testing in May 1998.[1] It was released as Macromedia Generator on August 17, 1998.[2] Once automated, it could build on the templates with provided data to generate animated GIFs, JPEGs, PNGs, QuickTime movies, and Flash files for Macintosh or Windows computers.[3] It also supported building charts.[4]
Macromedia Generator 2 was released in October 4, 1999 and supported Flash 4-based files.[5] The Enterprise Edition initially had a street price of US$30,000,[6] but was repriced to $2,999 on April 10, 2001. The Developer Edition was priced at $999 per server.[7] It also worked with Flash 5 and was included as part of Macromedia Flash 5 Generator Studio.[3][8]
Discontinuation[]
Macromedia discontinued sales of Generator on December 31, 2002. Support for Generator ended in June 2003; the last update was version 2.6.[9]
Macromedia sought to migrate users to Macromedia Flash MX,[9] but Generator was discontinued without support for Flash MX.[3] Developers found an alternative through JGenerator, an open-source Java application from JZox which offered similar functionality with support for Flash MX.[10][11] On December 11, 2003, Macromedia signed a licensing agreement with JZox, which no longer sells JGenerator.[11][12]
References[]
- ↑ Macromedia Releases Flash Generator beta by Scott Clark, Internet News. 1998-05-20.
- ↑ Macromedia Ships Generator, Macromedia. 1998-08-17. Archived 1999-02-19.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 What is Macromedia Generator?, Macromedia Flash Enabled. Flash Design and Development for Devices by Christian Cantrell et. al. ISBN: 735711771. 2002-05-17.
- ↑ Went to a Macromedia Generator by Jason Kottke. 1999-11-09.
- ↑ Macromedia Generator 2 ships, delivers open enterprise solution for dynamically generated graphical web content, Macromedia. 1999-10-04. Archived 2000-01-19.
- ↑ Macromedia Generator 2 Enterprise Edition by Jay Munro, PC Magazine UK. 2000-09-19.
- ↑ Macromedia Generator FAQ, Macromedia. 2001-04-13.
- ↑ Macromedia Flash 5.0 and Generator 2.0 by Judy Qiu, Indiana University Bloomington. 2002-01-30.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Macromedia Generator FAQ, Macromedia. 2003-06-21.
- ↑ What is JGenerator?, Macromedia Flash Enabled. Flash Design and Development for Devices by Christian Cantrell et. al. ISBN: 735711771. 2002-05-17.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 JGenerator with Flash MX, JZox. Archived 2004-04-14.
- ↑ Macromedia Generator by oshats, Experts Exchange. 2006-04-13.
External links[]
- Flash Generator product info at Macromedia (archived 1998-12-02)
- Macromedia Generator 2 (archived 1999-11-27, 2000-08-23, 2002-08-03)
- Macromedia Flash 5 Generator Studio (archived 2001-01-24)
- Macromedia Generator at the Macromedia Wiki
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