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<p>Integration Allows Director Developers to Import Compact, Vector-based<br />
Flash Animations, Graphics, and Text</p>
<p>San Francisco, CA-December 15, 1997-Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:MACR), today<br />
announced the immediate availability of the Flash Asset Xtra, a powerful<br />
new addition to Macromedia Director that enables developers to import<br />
vector-based graphics, animation, and text created in Flash into Director<br />
6. For the first time, Director developers can store Flash movies as cast<br />
members (the media element database of Director), and manipulate Flash<br />
movies directly within the score (the primary user interface for Director).<br />
In addition, Flash users gain the powerful output options possible through<br />
Director projectors, Shockwave support, kiosks, and interactive CD-ROM<br />
titles.</p>
<p>"Our customers have been waiting for the ability to integrate Flash's cool<br />
vector graphics within Director's incredible interactive environment," said<br />
Steve Guttman, vice president of product marketing for Macromedia's<br />
Internet and Multimedia Authoring Tools division. "Now, the integration of<br />
Director and Flash gives our developers the best of both worlds-high impact<br />
Director interactivity combined with compact and scalable Flash vector<br />
graphics."</p>
<p>Vector-based Flash files are both extremely compact and scalable to<br />
different screen resolutions offering increased flexibility to users. In<br />
addition, all elements in a Flash file are anti-aliased for smooth edges.<br />
Inside Director, Flash movies can be rendered direct-to-stage for maximum<br />
playback performance, or fully composited with other Director sprites for<br />
seamless visual integration.</p>
<p>The Flash Asset Xtra has an intuitive editing interface offering developers<br />
control over primary properties such as - position, scale, rotation,<br />
frame-rate and sound. Advanced users of Director will also be able to<br />
control virtually every Flash movie property through Lingo, Director's<br />
scripting language.</p>
<p>Pricing and Availability<br />
The Flash Asset Xtra is available immediately for Windows 95, Windows NT<br />
4.0 and PowerPC in North America for US$199. For further information, a<br />
demonstration or to purchase the Flash Asset Xtra, please visit the<br />
Macromedia Web site at <a href="http://www.macromedia.com/software/xtras/essentials/flash" title="www.macromedia.com/software/xtras/essentials/flash">www.macromedia.com/software/xtras/essentials/flash</a>.<br />
The Flash Asset Xtra ships with both authoring and run-time components,<br />
HTML-based documentation, an interactive tutorial and "show me"<br />
demonstration file.</p>
<p>Registered owners of Macromedia Director can purchase the Flash Asset Xtra<br />
and Flash 2 together for the special price of US$399 - $100 off the regular<br />
price for both products by calling 800-457-1774. Outside the U.S.,<br />
interested parties should contact their Macromedia distributor for pricing<br />
and availability.</p>
<p>About Macromedia's Xtra Essentials<br />
The Flash Asset Xtra is the latest offering from the Macromedia Xtra<br />
Essentials product line. Xtra Essentials are powerful software additions<br />
engineered and tested by Macromedia specifically for users of Macromedia's<br />
authoring tools. Xtra Essentials empower developers to extend Macromedia<br />
tools in ways that benefit their specialized needs and consist of three<br />
primary types of Xtras: Asset Xtras create new media types within Director,<br />
enabling new kinds of cast members and sprites, the building blocks of<br />
Director; Control and Interface Xtras, such as the Control Xtra for<br />
ActiveX, add new functionality to the User Interface of Macromedia<br />
products; Tool Xtras offer additional development features when authoring<br />
projects. For a complete listing of all the available Xtra Essentials,<br />
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