For the most up to date information about Director 5 please visit our website at http://www.macromedia.com/Tools/Director To purchase Director 5 or the Director Multimedia Studio please call Macromedia in the US at (800)451-1249. Outside the US call (415) 252-2396 or contact your loacal distibutor. For a list of distibutors see our web site. Macromedia¨ Director¨ 5 The Most Powerful Authoring Tool for Multimedia and the Internet Director, the most powerful authoring tool for multimedia and the Internet, is the industry-standard multimedia authoring tool, providing the power, performance, and platform support that every developer needs. Artists, creative directors, corporate presentation specialists, students, educators, publishers-more than 350,000 users worldwide-choose Director to produce professional multimedia presentations, animations, interactive advertising, multimedia kiosks, title development, and Web pages that come alive with motion and interactivity. Using Director on a Macintosh- or Windows-based computer, users can quickly create and import media objects such as 2D and 3D graphics, text, animation, sound, and digital video from a wide variety of sources. Synchronize media in the score and add interactivity using the powerful Lingoª scripting language. Then easily create a stand-alone interactive application that can be delivered to Windows 95, NT, and 3.1; Macintosh OS, and the Internet using Shockwave. Director provides many powerful features, including a professional 2D animation program, built-in paint program and full-featured text tool, two sound channels for voice over and music, open architecture that can be easily expanded, and a binary-compatible file format that allows developers to author their titles once and play them on the most popular platforms. And with Shockwave for Director, provided free, users can optimize and deliver their high-impact interactive multimedia productions on the Internet, allowing users to animate icons, present interactive slide shows, and even link to other Director movies. Director¨ Multimedia Studioª for Macintosh¨ and Windows¨ The Most Powerful Tools for Multimedia and the Internet The most powerful tools for multimedia and the Internet, Macromedia's Director¨ Multimedia Studioª 2 offers everything you need to create professional multimedia projects from the ground up. The Studio features tightly integrated tools for creating dynamic images, sound, and 3D animation along with the complete authoring environment to bring them together and bring them to life, and includes: Director¨ 5, the industry standard for creating and distributing interactive applications, provides the power, performance, productivity, and platform support every developer needs. Use Director to import, integrate, and manipulate media to create high-impact interactive multimedia titles for delivery on Windows 95, NT, and 3.1, Macintosh OS, and the Internet using Shockwaveª. Extreme 3Dª, the ultimate start-to-finish 3D solution for design and multimedia, takes 3D modeling, animation, and final rendering to their limits. Extreme 3D offers an intuitive interface, sophisticated functionality, transparent file exchange, and built-in distributed rendering across Macintosh and Windows platforms. SoundEditª 16 plus DECK IIª (Macintosh) or Sonic Foundry Sound Forge (Windows), for high-quality sound. SoundEdit 16 plus DECK IIª lets you produce professional audio for everything from multimedia to music to the Internet. Sonic Foundry Sound Forge (Windows) offers top-quality audio production for your multimedia applications. Macromedia xResª, the total creative tool for image editing, natural texture painting, and compositing, empowers you to create-not wait. xRes combines high-speed, high-resolution image editing with familiar interface conventions and powerful features to unlock your creativity. Information: FINDING INFORMATION IN THE HELP SYSTEM There are three ways to find information in the help system: -- Use the Search button to search for keywords in the complete help index. As you type the keyword in the keyword field, the look-ahead feature jumps to the nearest keyword or phrase in the index. If the keyword is not listed, the closest available topic is displayed. -- Enter words in the Keyword field at the top of the help window to jump to the nearest topic containing the keyword. To go to the keyword topic, press Return. Help searches both hypertext and index entries within the current topic for the keyword. -- The Global Find command searches for all occurrences of a text string in Director online help, not just keywords. To find a text string, select Global Find from the Find menu or press Command-F and type the text string in the dialog box. Click Find or press Return to start the search. If the text string is found, it will be highlighted. Select Global Find Again or press Command-G to find the next instance of the text string. **Paint window dotted line button** The button showing a dotted line does not create a dotted line; it indicates an invisible border. If you draw a filled shape with the dotted line selected, there won't be a border. For unfilled objects, it draws a one- pixel line. **Numeric keypad shortcuts** The numeric keypad shortcuts only work when Num Lock is off. When it's on, the keypad enters numbers. To turn number lock on or off, press Shift-Clear. **Using IMA-compressed sounds** IMA-compressed AIFF sounds and QuickTime soundtracks that have been IMA-compressed work only as linked external files. If you try to import IMA-compressed sounds without selecting the Linked checkbox in the Import dialog box, the import does not work. COMPATIBILITY ISSUES **Adobe Type Reunion** Adobe Type Reunion features do not work in Director. **Scantastic** Director 5 is not compatible with Scantastic Access, a system extension that ships with the scanning application Scantastic.