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1- Introduction
2 - Products and Evaluation
3 - Hardware, Op Sys, and Software
4 - Text
5 - Graphics
6 - Digital Audio
7 - Digital Video and Animation
8 - Product Design
9 - Authoring Tools
10 - Multimedia and the Internet
11 - The Development Team
12 - The Development Process
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News and Information Resources
- Astound Enterprise -
announced October 8 1998. According the press release..."The solution provides
companies with integrated tools, technology and services that create measurable
enhancements for corporate communication to employees, channels, and customers. "
- Macromedia Introduces
Authorware 5 Attain for Rich-Media Web Authoring and Online Learning -- Next
Generation Authoring Eases Development and Deployment of Mission-Critical Enterprise
Learning
San Francisco, Calif.-- September 2, 1998 --Macromedia's (NASDAQ:
MACR) Interactive Learning Division (http://www.macromedia.com/learning) today announced Authorware 5
Attain™, the next generation of the industry's leading visual rich-media authoring
tool for Web and online learning. This new release of Authorware delivers significant
enhancements in rich-media support, authoring productivity, Web authoring and delivery,
and student tracking and course management. (from the Macromedia website)
Multimedia/Hypermedia
Interchange Standards - a resource for coding and development of multimedia products.
Springboard 98 - A Windows
95 version (32 bit) of Springboard is now available. It includes many new features
and capabilities (and it's free!).
Links to Authoring Tool Vendors
Programming Tools
Linear Presentation
- PowerPoint by
Microsoft - probably the best and standard for simple linear presentations.
Simple Interactive
- Astound by Gold Disk - the
best tool for those who want to jump beyond PowerPoint without getting bogged down in
learning to program.
Complex Interactive
- ToolBook II
Instructor by Asymetrix - considered by many to be the best tool for Windows-only
multimedia production.
- Authorware by Macromedia -
high-end tool built for complex, cross-platform training applications.
- Director by Macromedia - the
best tool on the market for multimedia producers.
- IconAuthor
by Asymetrix - comparable to Authorware, best suited for complex training applications.
Resource Information
Author Tool Reviews
Director 6.0 - Click here for the Macromedia
Director Web Site and reviews.
Visual
Basic - Version 6.0 released September 1998. New features for
working with web technology (server-based scripting and DHTML). My initial
impressions are that this is a significant leap for Visual Basic. Check back soon
for an in-depth review.
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