MacroMind Director 3 is the third major version of the Director multimedia authoring environment, which was released by MacroMind,[1] predecessor of Macromedia.[2]
Product history[]
- MacroMind Director 3.0 was released by MacroMind-Paracomp in 1991, solely for Macintosh.[1][3]
Apple Macintosh - Macromedia Director 3.1 (1992) Macromedia
- MacroMind Director 3.1 was released by Macromedia in late 1992, adding support for Apple Computer's new QuickTime media technology and expanding the Lingo scripting language. A utility called Gaffer allowed Director movies to be converted to a format that could be played back on Windows-based computers through MacroMind Windows Player.[4]
- Macromedia Director 3.1.3 was released in February 1993.[5] Macromedia Director Player 3.1.3 for Windows was released separately with improved performance and functionality to achieve playback parity with the Macintosh version.[6] Additional players were developed for 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, FM Towns, IRIX, OS/2, and OS-9 (no relation to Apple).
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 MacroMind Director take 3: same cast, better action by Doug and Denise Green, InfoWorld, p.89. 1991-08-05.
- ↑ Early Tests by Michael Scaramozzino, Creating a 3D Animated CGI Short, p.6. 2011.
- ↑ Reviews, InfoWorld p.78. 1992-12-28 / 1993-01-04.
- ↑ Director 3.1 adds QuickTime, Lingo functions, Accelerator by Doug and Denise Green, InfoWorld, p.81. 1992-11-02.
- ↑ Macromedia Director 3.1 (3.1.3), Macworld vol.11, p.192. 1993.
- ↑ Director for Windows upgraded to Mac level by Kelley Damore, InfoWorld, p.17. 1993-05-31.
External links[]
- Director 3 Features & Revisions at Zeus Productions (1997)
- MacroMind Director 3 at the Adobe Wiki
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