Macromedia Director is a media application created by Macromedia—now part of Adobe Systems. It allows users to build applications built on a movie metaphor, with the user as the "director" of the movie.
Its scripting language Lingo motivated some to use this application. Many companies deliver demonstrations or use it as a user interface (UI) for content on CDs and DVDs. It can incorporate many different file formats (e.g. AVI, BMP, QuickTime, PNG, JPEG, RealVideo), making it possible to integrate without re-encoding files. It also supports vector graphics and 3D interactivity, which can be used for producing games. Version MX and its successors are also easily linked with Flash animation.
Director's functionality can be extended through plug-in applications called Xtras. These can be created by users or purchased from third party vendors. They are created using Macromedia's XDK (Xtra Development Kit), a C++ SDK.
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Director Web - Unofficial resource of tips, demos, and a listserv archive for users of Macromedia Director.
Meta Description: [ is the leading (yet unofficial) resource of tips, demos, and a listserv archive for users of Macromedia's Director software. ]
Bob Tartar's Director MX Blog - Personal blog containing news and tidbits regarding Macromedia DirectorMX and Shockwave.
Dean's Director Tutorials - Tutorials and technotes covering the basics of Director including animation, sound, scripting, 3D and advanced Lingo.
Meta Description: [ Macromedia / Adobe Director tutorials covering the basics of Director to advanced Lingo and 3D. Includes animation, sound, scripting, shockwave 3D, and programming. Created by Dean Utian. ]
Developer Dispatch - Gary Rosenzweig's Director/Flash Web log. Includes Director and Flash news and forums.
Director Online - Technical tips, Lingo tutorials, news and features for Macromedia Director users.
Director-3d - Devoted to all things which combine Macromedia Director and 3D.
Meta Description: [ Everything 3D and Director ]
directordev - Macromedia hosted site focussing on Shockwave 3D and Lingo. Contains behaviors, demos and articles.
Go - Director add-on intended to streamline development of simple video projects.
Meta Description: [ Wir steigern die Effizienz in Unternehmensprozessen mit elektronischen Werkzeugen. Wir erklären komplexe technische Produkte verständlich mit 3D-Animationen. Wir sind ein langjährig erfahrenes IT-, Multimedia- und Internet-Unternehmen. ]
Macromedia Boston User Group (MMBUG) - A community of Boston area developer and designers. Site includes information on monthly meetings, announce and discuss lists, member directory and resources.
Macromedia Director - Software information page for Macromedia Director. Contains product information, reviews, product resources, showcase, support and training information, community resources and downloads.
Macromedia Director as a Prototyping and Usability Testing Tool - Tutorial in ACM Crossroads magazine.
Meta Description: [ An example of using MM Director
in the software implementation process ]
Macromedia Director Notes - Tutorials and notes on Director basics, animation, behaviors, publishing, basic and advanced Lingo.
Mark A. Boyd's mboyd.com - Mark's site for testing and posting examples of Macromedia Director files. All examples have source files available to download.
Meta Description: [ Mark Boyd's Personal Home Page. I'm the Mark Boyd who used to live in Shalimar, FL & graduated from Choctawhatchee High School ]
Mediamacros - Extensive Director resource of information, including news, articles, behaviours and forums.
MultimediaHelp - Free online resource for multimedia developers. Includes Director source code and behaviors, 3D objects and textures, Power Point templates, audio and buttons.
Meta Description: [ Macromedia Director, Flash and PowerPoint help, free Lingo and ActionScript movies, source code, free behaviors, tutorials, tips, buttons, sound, textures 3d objects and graphic libraries to download. ]
Setpixel - Contains demos and source code for Director development. Also includes articles and interviews.
Meta Description: [ Setpixel is a collection of articles written by a small group of like-minded individuals. The general focus of the articles contained in the site are on interactive installations, aesthetics through computation, reactive experiments, creative computer vision, et cetera. ]
Shocknet - Resource for Director Shockwave developers who want to learn how to interface with server side technologies.
Meta Description: [ Shocknet is the number 1 resource for Director/Shockwave developers who want to learn how to interface with server side technologies. ]
Shocksites - Site developed to help people find sites that pertain to Macromedia Director.
Meta Description: [ One of the largest 3d party Macromedia Director learning resources. shockwave sites, tutorials, interviews, forums and news. ]
UpdateStage - Gretchen Macdowall's community resource site contains a Director quirks list and a table of Director utilities and Xtras.
V.Lectorials - A DVD-ROM video training resource aimed Director beginners. Contains over 3 hours of video training covering every stage of building projects through to burning the project onto CD.
Meta Description: [ Computer based video tutorials for learning Macromedia Flash 8 & Director MX. Basics to intermediate training software, beginners, students, universities or budding multimedia developers. ]
Xtrasy - Macromedia Director developers portal to Xtras, books, links, tutorials, demos, and code for multimedia developers.
Meta Description: [ Xtrasy.com - Macromedia Director Developers Portal. Xtras, links, tutorials, code for multimedia developers ]
Zeus Productions - Site of Bruce Epstein, author of Lingo in a Nutshell and Director in a Nutshell (O'Reilly). Includes examples, utilities and sample chapters.
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