Which is better, Flash or Director?

Question

I'm doing a project in college which needs to be done using either Flash or Director. I'm going to include interactive full screen videos and some bitmap images. I've read that videos work better in Flash but bitmap images end up blurry. Could you help me decide please? Pros and cons would be handy. Thank you.

Answer 1

Director needs its own plug-in, distinct from the Flash plug-in. So, to change location away from your PC, you will have to install the ShockWave plug-in if you do not pack the final demo. Advantages is: you have a standalone 'product' with ShockWave content if you render out the final with the ShockWave player. You will have to install the ShockWave plug-in at the remote location if you don't save as a 'product'.



Kind of like in PowerPoint. You have the ppt file extension and those Windozers that have the plug-in can see the Project just fine. Save out as a .pps and end-users of all stripes can watch the PowerPoint as a slide show. Not all platforms have the PowerPoint player.



Flash was originally meant to be tiny file sizes that downloaded content over the Net. Flash uses Vector-based graphics. When you render out as a Flash movie, you lose interactive functions. If you present in the context of a web browser you stay in Flash format. The Flash plug-in is ubiquitous in about 90% of the browsers connected to the Net.



You should know ActionScript for either one. Director was made for sprites and video playback. Director can mimic just about any software you have seen. Flash can't do that exactly.

Answer 2

Flash. Director was purchased with Macromedia (as was Freehand) Relevent technologies were incorporated into Flash (and Illustrator in Freehand's case) and the focus of Adobe's efforts has been on Flash. There IS no alternative to Adobe products -- I'm a FOSS user generally so believe me on that -- but they put more effort into Flash so the work you have to do do is easier.. As far as the bitmaps go, I do -- seriously -- suggest tracing them wherever possible and working with vector graphics.

Answer 3

Flash

Answer 4

Flash

Answer 5

Flash, definitely.