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Magicgate Software's
Director Podcast
Episode 14 --
April 26th, 2006
The Director Podcast
Magicgate Software has been specializing in Adobe Director (previously Macromedia Director) for
over 10 years now. Come listen to programming techniques, information about Xtras (Macromedia Director's plugin library) and interviews with industry professionals. A must for any Director developer out there! We encourage you to send us your feedback and topic ideas. You can do this by emailing us at HERE, using our form below or by calling our....
Director Comment Hotline: 954-762-7962
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This Week's Shownotes:
Director Podcast Episode Fourteen, April 26th, 2006
Greetings, Who I am, where we are
Website location
April Contest:
April Contest: Best use of 3D in a game using Director.
Best score will win and be highlighted here on the Director Podcast
Prize: cXtraPrinterDoc Xtra compliments of cXtra.net
Does not matter platform. (Mac or PC ok!)
Send us your contest entry by "Snail Mail" to:
Magicgate Software
ATTN: Contest #2
757 SE 17th St, Suite #103
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 USA
Also can send us file via link from your server... just don't send us an email attachment.
New Entires:
JJ Kilforth with Monster Madness
Manny Gonzolaz with Skatin’
Geoff Timmons with Roll Your Own
Listener Feedback:
Anonymous
Mark Andrade
Colin Holgate
Xtra of the Week:
Andrade Arts Enhancer Xtra
http://www.director-xtras.com
Enhancer Xtra is your full featured solution for creating professional games and multimedia applications with Adobe Director MX.
It was specifically designed to add must needed functions for professional game development on Mac OSX and Windows.
Add joystick and game pad support, change display settings, system calls and much more all in one small Xtra that will give your game that polished edge.
*Change screen size and color depth for Full screen games with Projectors and Shockwave
*Show and hide the desktop with a custom background window.
*Access to the Windows registry.
*Use multiple joysticks and game pads.
*Check the REAL speed of the CPU
*Pop up menus
*Customizable multi-button alerts
*Shockwave Safe!
Shareware and Commercial Licenses available. Remember to use the coupon code Podcast for a discount!
http://www.director-xtras.com
Sighting of the Week:
Usher 8701 Enhanced CD
Released in 2001
Written with version 8.5. Works on both the Mac and PC
On Mac, launches classic startup
2 videos and a photo gallery
Slide transitions poor, once into the screens, everything looks great.
Created by Masterdisk
http://www.masterdisk.com/
Resource of the week:
Our good friend Dean from Australia has put together an excellent set of resources
http://www.fbe.unsw.edu.au/learning/director/resources/
Closing Remarks, request feedback
Contact Info, director@magicgate.com, 954-762-7962, http://www.magicgate.com/podcast/
Don’t forget our other podcast, The Kiosk Podcast.
Thank You Listeners!
What to expect next: Working on some more interview! Submit your contest entries and info that you want us to talk about on Episode 20. Listener Feedback Contest. Tune in again next week to the Director Podcast where we talk about the software we all love to use.
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