Adobe Director
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Adobe Director is a multimedia authoring tool used to create interactive applications, animations, and games, especially for web and CD-ROM distribution.
Statements (75)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
authoring system
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multimedia authoring tool ⓘ software application ⓘ |
| developer | Adobe Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discontinuationYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| discontinued | true ⓘ |
| distributionTechnology | Adobe Shockwave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
3D engine
ⓘ
DVD-Video support (in later versions) ⓘ Flash integration ⓘ JavaScript-style scripting ⓘ Lingo scripting engine ⓘ Xtra plug-in architecture ⓘ audio mixing tools ⓘ bitmap editing tools ⓘ cast-based asset management ⓘ multi-platform publishing ⓘ score-based timeline ⓘ sprite channel system ⓘ vector drawing tools ⓘ video playback controls ⓘ |
| fileFormat |
.cct
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.cst ⓘ .cxt ⓘ .dcr ⓘ .dcr Shockwave file ⓘ .dir ⓘ .dxr ⓘ .dxt ⓘ .fgd ⓘ .hxt ⓘ .scr ⓘ |
| formerName |
Macromedia Director
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macromind Director NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | multimedia development environment ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Cast window
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Property Inspector NERFINISHED ⓘ Score window ⓘ Script window ⓘ Stage ⓘ |
| license | proprietary ⓘ |
| notableUse |
CD-ROM game development in the 1990s
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e-learning courseware ⓘ early web-based games via Shockwave ⓘ interactive museum kiosks ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Mac OS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windows ⓘ |
| originalDeveloper | Macromedia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform |
Windows
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surface form:
Microsoft Windows
macOS ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage |
JavaScript syntax (Director JavaScript)
ⓘ
Lingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| runtime | Shockwave Player NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorInAdobePortfolio |
Adobe Animate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Adobe Flash Professional NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
2D graphics
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3D graphics ⓘ DirectX (on Windows) NERFINISHED ⓘ QuickTime video ⓘ Shockwave 3D NERFINISHED ⓘ audio ⓘ bitmap graphics ⓘ import of Flash SWF files ⓘ text ⓘ vector graphics ⓘ video ⓘ |
| usedFor |
2D games
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3D games ⓘ CD-ROM titles ⓘ educational software ⓘ interactive applications ⓘ kiosk applications ⓘ multimedia presentations ⓘ web-based interactive content ⓘ |
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