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Director Roadmap Survey
- Features Ranking User Type

Broad Level Feature Ranking Group Comparison

Below are weighted ranking for various groups ( in answer to primary use of Director). See also Features Ranking All - All feature groups ranking graphs and Features Ranking Combined - Feature ranking by all not limited to categories.

All Groups (307 responses - weighted average in brackets)
1. Text Engine Improvements/Fixes (3.84)
2. Enhanced Media Support (includes Flash and AS3 support, Native UI controls (5.15)
3. Architecture Improvements (includes Director Movie Clip like Flash) (5.19)
4. Authoring Tool Improvements (includes multiple undo) (5.61)
5. Player Improvements (includes printing, Shockwave plugin) (5.71)
6. 3D Improvements (5.90)
7. OS Support (6.51)
8. Audio Enhancements (6.71)
9. Workflow Improvements (7.44)
10. Improved Network Support (7.89)
11. Creative Suite Products Integration and Workflow (8.12)
12. Multiuser Improvements (8.13)
13. Language Improvements (8.9)

Desktop Application Development
(93 responses - weighted average in brackets)
1. Text Engine Improvements/Fixes (3.13)
2. Architecture Improvements (includes Director Movie Clip like Flash) (5.14)
3. OS Support (5.43)
4. Authoring Tool Improvements (includes multiple undo) (5.60)
5. Player Improvements (includes printing, Shockwave plugin) (5.65)
6. Enhanced Media Support (includes Flash and AS3 support, Native UI controls (5.72)
7. Audio Enhancements (7.23)
8. Improved Network Support (7.60)
9. Language Improvements (7.4)
10. Workflow Improvements (8.02)
11. Creative Suite Products Integration and Workflow (8.49)
12. 3D Improvements (8.56)
13. Multiuser Improvements (8.80)

Games - Combined 3D and Shockwave (98 responses - weighted average in brackets)
1. 3D Improvements (2.09)
2. Text Engine Improvements/Fixes (4.42)
3. Architecture Improvements (includes Director Movie Clip like Flash) (5.57)
4. Player Improvements (includes printing, Shockwave plugin) (5.71)
5. Multiuser Improvements (5.87)
6. Audio Enhancements (5.96)
7. Enhanced Media Support (includes Flash and AS3 support, Native UI controls (6.33)
8. Authoring Tool Improvements (includes multiple undo) (6.38)
9. Workflow Improvements (7.28)
10. OS Support (7.73)
11. Improved Network Support (7.76)
12. Language Improvements (9.40)
13. Creative Suite Products Integration and Workflow (9.50)

CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Development (84 responses - weighted average in brackets)
1. Text Engine Improvements/Fixes (3.52)
2. Enhanced Media Support (includes Flash and AS3 support, Native UI controls (4.44)
3. Authoring Tool Improvements (includes multiple undo) (4.60)
4. Architecture Improvements (includes Director Movie Clip like Flash) (4.78)
5. Player Improvements (includes printing, Shockwave plugin) (5.72)
6. OS Support (5.98)
7. Creative Suite Products Integration and Workflow (7.37)
8. Workflow Improvements (7.48)
9. Audio Enhancements (7.51)
10. Improved Network Support (8.30)
11. 3D Improvements (8.66)
12. Multiuser Improvements (9.09)
13. Language Improvements (9.39)

Kiosk Development (31 responses - weighted average in brackets)
1. Architecture Improvements (includes Director Movie Clip like Flash) (4.15)
2. Text Engine Improvements/Fixes (4.73)
3. Enhanced Media Support (includes Flash and AS3 support, Native UI controls (5.55)
4. OS Support (5.89)
5. Authoring Tool Improvements (includes multiple undo) (6.00)

3D Games
(70 responses - weighted average in brackets)
1. 3D Improvements (1.41)
2. Text Engine Improvements/Fixes (4.90)
3. Audio Enhancements (5.46)
4. Player Improvements (includes printing, Shockwave plugin) (5.53)
5. Architecture Improvements (includes Director Movie Clip like Flash) (5.76)
6. Enhanced Media Support (includes Flash and AS3 support, Native UI controls (5.87)
7. Authoring Tool Improvements (includes multiple undo) (6.39)
8. Multiuser Improvements (6.53)
9. Workflow Improvements (7.31)
10. OS Support (7.43)
11. Improved Network Support (8.29)
12. Language Improvements (9.09)
13. Creative Suite Products Integration and Workflow (9.17)

Shockwave Non-3D Games
(28 responses - weighted average in brackets)
1. Text Engine Improvements/Fixes (3.29)
2. 3D Improvements (4.12)
3. Multiuser Improvements (4.18)
4. Architecture Improvements (includes Director Movie Clip like Flash) (5.13)
5. Player Improvements (includes printing, Shockwave plugin) (6.06)