Chuck Neal is CEO of MediaMacros, Inc. and owner and operator of www.mediamacros.com, a free Web resources for Macromedia Director developers. He has been involved in multimedia for over 8 years in both traditional multimedia as well as 3D animation and video. Over the years Chuck has worked on projects for a number of major clients, including Coca-Cola, United Parcel Service, and Ford Motor Company. Through MediaMacros, he strives to push the envelope of multimedia taking on full projects as well as offering advanced coding services to over 40 multimedia firms in over a dozen countries around the globe.
One of the primary strengths of Macromedia Director is the various media
types it can combine in any application. Director can utilize most any
standard graphic format, audio format, and almost every popular video
technology on the market. If there is not a current media type supported
Director can easily extend its feature set with an Xtra, making it infinitely
expandable. This allows for amazing flexibility, but all these different
formats can create some authoring hassles.
Video formats vary in capabilities, quality, and size. There is no one
universal format that seems to outweigh all others for every use. Flash video
is wonderful for Web delivery, and for smaller files. If you need a perfect
quality video for a kiosk MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 may suit your needs. QuickTime is
great for CD delivery, but there is always the hassle of having to install
applications on the... (more)
Chuck Neal is CEO of MediaMacros, Inc. and owner and operator of www.mediamacros.com, a free Web resources for Macromedia Director developers. He has been involved in multimedia for over 8 years in both traditional multimedia as well as 3D animation and video. Over the years Chuck has worked on projects for a number of major clients, including Coca-Cola, United Parcel Service, and Ford Motor Company. Through MediaMacros, he strives to push the envelope of multimedia taking on full projects as well as offering advanced coding services to over 40 multimedia firms in over a dozen countries around the globe.
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