Director vs Flash Survey - Results
Director and Flash Wish Features
The wish features were broadly spread over many areas so is still a relatively small comparison. Below is the top 20 order (from most to least) of votes for feature requests.
The results were last updated on 1 April 2005.
Director Wish Features
1. movie clips instead of LDMs / improved LDMs
2. 3D capabilities / performance enhancements
3. ECMA compatible script - actionscript / javascript (now included in MX 2004)
4. vector graphics improvement
5. bug fixes
6. documentation / tutorials / support
7. unicode support
8. text handling improvements
9. better Flash integration / compatability
10. audio enhancements
11. speed / performance improvement
12. more Lingo alternate capabilities / extended library
13. Lingo improvements / make easier
14. Paint Window improvement
15. DVD authoring
16. Built in database support
17. smaller plugin file size
18. Linux version
19. printing capabilities
20. UI improvement
21. price reduction
22. improved / extended content support
23. the ability to edit and save a W3D
24. Buddy API like features
25. debuggung improvements
26. better shockwave installation
27. easier projector creation with Xtras
28. Shockwave integration in all browsers
29. more Xtras included
30. make it easier
Flash Wish Features
1. speed / performance improvement
2. scripting improvements - capability / complexity
3. better bitmap support / handling
4. Xtras
5. better timeline
6. Lingo
7. message window
8. system level access
9. better documentation / support
10. FileIO
11. 3D
12. video improvement
13. UI improvements
14. improve database fuctions
15. better text / font handling
16. memory management
17. CD output feature enhancements
18. improved scripting editor
19. better debugging tools
20. components improvments
21. bug fixes
22. QTVR support
23. OOP improvements
24. make more user friendly
25. audio synchronization
26. better large file support
27. transitions
28. Imaging Lingo
29. linux version
23. behaviors like Director
Classic / Interesting Quotes from surveys
In relation to Director:
"timeline should evolve or disolve"
"Video, Codecs are a pain in the #"%&%"!!!"
"Convert Director in to VB .NET or Visual Studio type of development platform"
Favourite feature: "all the things you can't do in Flash"
Easiest Feature: "starting the program"
"IMHO director a is unique tool, way cooler than VB, way easier than C+/DirectX, but with enough power to do some amazing things.. it's a shame MM don't know how to market it."
"I hope they delay the release of Director MX 2004 until it is bug free - Flash 2004 was a disaster!"
In answer to Easiest Director Feature: "starting the program"
In relation to Flash:
"Flash is just a re-invention of Director, only 10 years later with half the features"
"you need to invest in too MANY other technologies to deploy to web, like flash remoting, comm server, cold fusion, dreamweaver etc etc"
"if you want to publish a web page that uses databases, Flash is only good for GUI"
Hard feature in Flash: "Looks like Director but doesn't act like it."
Least favourite feature: "too popular"
"it can be difficult to find certain elements that are not in the library (and even those that are in the lib)"
"Flash is the right name for this program...it is indeed like a powerful flashy sports car...really fast and very unforgiving"
In relation to ActionScript - "Using it and debugging it is painful, like smashing your head against a wall, only harder."
In relation to both
"is there any way to integrate these products into one?"
Director - "Nothing Easy about it, it's the hardest software I ever leared."
Flash - "Nothing Easy about it, it's the 2nd hardest software I ever leared."
Other
"oops, you forgot authorware!"
"nice survey".