| Macromedia Action! | |
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| Latest release | 3.0 (Windows), 1.0.4 (Mac) / 1994 |
| OS | Mac OS, Windows |
| Genre | Graphical presentation |
Macromedia Action!, formerly MacroMind Action!, was an early graphical presentation program developed and marketed by Macromedia. It was discontinued in favor of Macromedia Director and Flash.
History[]
Action! began as a simpler "slide"-based presentation program as an alternative to the "stage"-based Director environment. It was the first program for Windows business users that blended sound and motion with text and graphics.[1]
Versions[]
- Version 1.0.1 for Windows was released in 1991. The Macintosh version was released in early 1992 by MacroMind-Paracomp.[2][3]
- Version 2.0 for Windows was released later in 1992 by Macromedia and added animated charts with over 100 templates.[1]
- Version 2.5 for Windows was released in 1993 and added support for analog and digital video.[4]
- Version 3.0 for Windows was shipped on July 5, 1994.[5][6]
The Macintosh version only reached up to version 1.0.4.[7] "Special Edition" versions of Action! were sometimes bundled with hardware by manufacturers,[8] but were ineligible for upgrades.[9]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Publish!: The How-to Magazine of Desktop Publishing PCW Communications, vol.9. 1994. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "pcmag-action-charts" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Macromind announces products, acquires Farallon software by Jeanette Borzo, InfoWorld, p.13. 1991-11-18.
- ↑ Reviews, InfoWorld p.78. 1992-12-28 / 1993-01-04.
- ↑ Action 2.5 Adds Support for Analog and Digital Video by Steven Rosenthal, PC Magazine, p.63. 1993-02-09.
- ↑ Action! overview & key features, Macromedia Asia. Archived 1997-02-13.
- ↑ Macromedia Ships Action! 3.0 for Windows, Macromedia. 1994-07-05. Archived 1999-09-09.
- ↑ Action! updates, Macromedia Asia. Archived 1997-01-11.
- ↑ Bug Watch: Bundled Software Doesn't Qualify by Steven Rosenthal, PC Magazine, p.29, vol.11. 1993.
- ↑ Bug Watch: Editor's note: by Steven Rosenthal, PC Magazine, p.29, vol.11. 1993.
External links[]
- Action! at Macromedia (archived 1996-10-26)
- Action! at Macromedia Asia (archived 1997-01-11)
- Macromedia Action! at the Adobe Wiki
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