swf files? (OT)

[Terry Vogelaar]

> Do you really see such an importance for shockwave like for flash?
> Imho the filesize is to big. Flash is a killer because of its small 
> size...
> Sometimes I think MM will let it die slowly together with Director and 
> blow Flash then up with a Pro version up to a new Director...

Not really. Directory is mainly useful for multimedia CDs using pixel 
pictures. Because of the popularity of the internet, the glory days of 
the multimedia CD are over. But there is still use for Directory, 
especially when you think about DVD menus. (I don't know if Directory 
can do that, but it could be(come) a handy tool for it).  Shockwave is 
a way to bring these multimedia projects to the internet. However, 
because file sizes are much more important on the internet than on CD, 
Shockwave is never really efficient.

There Flash comes in. This beauty is solely intended for internet 
animation and interactivity. It is very, very efficient when it comes 
to file sizes and learning to use it mainly means learning to keep the 
file sizes down (while making animations).

Saying MM should let Director die and let Flash become a new Director 
sound a bit like saying Adobe should let PhotoShop die and turn 
Illustrator into it's successor. They both produce pictures ant they 
both can handle pixels and vectors, and PS files are usually larger, 
but still there is room for both programs.

Terry