Dreamweaver 4:

• Main Use: Web-site authoring Interactive Web pages
  • Dreamweaver UltraDev is used to develop database-driven Web applications using ASP, JSP and CFML technologies.
  • CourseBuilder was a separate product providing extensions useful for designing online course with Dreamweaver. CourseBuilder has been incorporated into Dreamweaver 4.
• Primary Users: Training developers, Subject matter experts, Web designers
• Skill Level of Users: (Easy to Use)
  • 70% of projects require very little technical proficiency
  • 25% of projects require medium level of technical proficiency
  • 5% of projects require high level of technical proficiency
• Media Support:
  • Import Text, Graphics, Animation
  • Create Text, Shapes, Basic animation (4.0+ browsers)
• Media Control:
  • Provides good synchronization of media elements via timeline-based interface.
• Interactivity: Supports basic interactivity through CourseBuilder for Dreamweaver ® extensions, behaviors and JavaScript Tcoding.
• Delivery Platform: Web and intranet
• Web Delivery requirements: 3.0 and above browsers 4.0 and above browsers for rich interactivity and animation Any platform
  

Flash 5:

Used to create animated, vector-based Web content. Flash is the standard for producing high- impact Web experiences. Primarily used for creating one-time productions. Can be combined with Macromedia Generator to dynamically create graphics that include real-time data.

• Main Use: Web site interfaces, Narrative animations
• Primary Users: Web designers, Web Developers, Animators
• Skill Level of User: (Moderately Easy to Learn)
  • 60% of projects require very little technical proficiency
  • 30% of projects require medium level of technical proficiency
  • 10% of projects require high level of technical proficiency
• Media Support:
  • Import Graphics, Audio,
  • Create Text, Shapes, Sophisticated animations
• Media Control: Provides tight synchronization and control of media elements
• Interactivity: Supports good interactivity through Smart Clips, a scripting language called Action Script, as well as pre- built Learning Interactions.
• Delivery Platforms: Web and intranet LANs, CD, /DVD-ROM

FreeHand 9

Create vector-based illustrations for Flash and for print. Macromedia FreeHand 9 is the professional solution for designers publishing for print and Web, offering sophisticated illustration tools, time-saving productivity features, and tight integration with the award-winning family of Macromedia Web publishing software, including Macromedia Flash.

Fireworks 4

Design and optimize Web graphics for easy integration into your site. Macromedia Fireworks bridges the gap between design and development. Create, edit and animate Web graphics using a complete set of bitmap and vector tools. Use configurable export controls to optimize your images, give them advanced interactivity, and export them into Macromedia Dreamweaver or any other HTML editor. Compares favorably with Adobe Photoshop.

Authorware:

The industry-leading program for creating interactive, rich-media learning applications. Easy to change applications over time such as updating information, changing media content or interactions. Provides simple ways to create re-usable templates.

• Main Use: Computer-based training Web-based training
• Main Use: Training developers and Subject matter experts
• Skill Level of User:
  • 60% of projects require very little technical proficiency
  • 30% of projects require medium level of technical proficiency
  • 10% of projects require high level of technical proficiency
• Media Support:
  • Imports Text Graphics Animation Audio Video
  • Create Text Shapes Basic animations
• Media Control: Provides some synchronization of graphics, animations, sound and video. Create hyperlinks between any media types.
• Interactivity: Supports rich interactivity. Nearly all interactivity is created through smart icons and easy- to- use menus
• Delivery platforms: CD-ROM Hybrid (CD-ROM and Web) LANs CD/DVD-ROM
• Web Delivery Requirements: 3.0 and above browsers Authorware Web player Windows and Macintosh

Director 8 Shockwave Studio:

Director is the standard for creating and delivering powerful multimedia. Develop magnetic Internet destinations and powerful multimedia. Primarily used for creating high impact, one-time productions. Developers can create reusable code through behaviors.

• Main Use: Web-based multimedia Demos, presentations
• Primary Users: Web developers Multimedia professionals Corporate presentation specialists. Primarily used for creating high impact, one-time productions. Developers can create reusable code through behaviors.
• Skill Level of Users:
  • 25% of projects require very little technical proficiency
  • 25% of projects require medium level of technical proficiency
  • 50% of projects require high level of technical proficiency
• Media Support:
  • Imports Text, Graphics, Animation, Audio, Video,
  • Create Text, Shapes, Sophisticated animations
• Media Control: Provides tight synchronization and extensive control of media elements.
• Interactivity: Supports rich interactivity through behaviors and a scripting language called Lingo.
• Delivery Platforms: Web and intranet Hybrid (CD-ROM and Web) LANs CD/DVD-ROM
• Web Delivery Requirements: 3.0 and above browsers, Shockwave*, Windows and Macintosh. (*Shockwave is pre-installed in the following browsers and operating systems: IE 4+, AOL 4+, MacOS 8+, Windows 95/98®/Me)