sy import and manipulate vector animations. There's also enhanced Windows support for QuickTime 3.0, allowing snappy digital video. What type of visual media will it let user incorporate?Macromedia Director allows many different types of visual media to be incorporated. I will explore four types of media and its capabilities and limitations Director provides.(Andre Persidsky 97 – Director 6.5) The four types are:TextAnimationBitmaps and Vector grathicsTextDirector supports three different types of text that you can incorporate in your movies. These are bitmapped text, Rich text and field. Each type has it advantages. A summary has been given below.Rich text (or otherwise known as simple text) is created using Directors text window, or with the text tool found on in the Tool palette. Of the three types, Rich text has the most extensive formatting controls. Unlike Bitmapped text, rich text can be edited after it has been created. The text window provides features of any ordinary word processor e.g Microsoft Word, offering definable tabs, margins, paragraph formatting, line spacing, and other controls we find in any word processing packages. Rich text can also be edited directly on the stage.(Andre Persidsky 97 –Director 6.5) A Field Text is created with the Field tool in the Tool palette, or otherwise in the field window. The distinguishing feature of this can of text is it can be edited whilst a movie is being played. This is extremely useful if you making an interactive movie, where the users type in data to interact. This type of text should only be used if its absolutely necessary since they animate the slowest, and also require the same fonts be installed on the system that will be running your movie, which could be rather tricky.(Andre Persidsky 97 –Director 6.5)Bitmapped text is created in directors paint window. You can apply all the effects and tools in the paint window to the bitmapped text, as you would ...
